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box-office6 days ago•18 min saved

Cruise's 'Digger' Bombs at $8M as 'Verity' Leads; Science Experts Question Film's Climate Premise

Tom Cruise's satirical drama 'Digger' suffered a massive box office failure, opening with approximately $8 million against a ballooned budget of $160-$180 million. The film, directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, underperformed significantly, with analysts estimating a global loss of $150-$200 million. In contrast, Amazon MGM's 'Verity,' starring Anne Hathaway, debuted at No. 1 with $32.6 million. While 'Digger' faced harsh domestic criticism, international reviews were mixed, and scientific experts questioned the plausibility of its central climate disaster plot.

via Variety|

#box-office #climate-science #digger

science8 days ago•3 min saved

MDPI Retracts Flawed 2023 Paper Challenging CO2-Climate Link

A 2023 paper by Stuart Harris questioning the link between carbon dioxide and climate change was retracted by the journal Atmosphere on September 16 due to significant errors. The article, which gained widespread attention on social media, contained factual inaccuracies regarding data sources and historical timelines. Experts described the work as chaotic and unsupported by peer review standards.

via Retraction Watch|

#atmosphere-journal #climate-science #mdpi

science-tech11 days ago•10 min saved

Giant Clam Shell Decodes 200-Year-Old Climate Diary of the Great Barrier Reef

Researchers reconstructed month-by-month climate conditions at the northern Great Barrier Reef 200 years ago by analyzing the shell of a giant clam (Tridacna gigas). The study, conducted in partnership with Aboriginal communities, reveals that pre-industrial summers were 0.9–1.2°C cooler than today, while winters remained similar. The shell’s geochemical layers provided a detailed record of temperature and rainfall variability, including El Niño and La Niña cycles, offering a rare high-resolution climate archive for the Southern Hemisphere.

via The Conversation|

#climate-science #great-barrier-reef #indigenous-partnership

science16 days ago•1 min saved

Tropical Ocean Warming Triggered Record 695 Billion-Ton Ice Gain in East Antarctica

A new study in Nature reveals that East Antarctica gained 695 billion tonnes of ice between 2021 and 2023, the largest increase recorded by GRACE satellites. This temporary surge, driven by tropical ocean warming and atmospheric rivers, does not reverse long-term ice loss trends.

via BBC Wildlife Magazine|

#antarctica #atmospheric-rivers #climate-science

climate23 days ago•17 min saved

Polar ice loss accelerates to trillions of tons, nudging sea levels higher

A new study shows ice from Greenland and Antarctica is flowing into the ocean faster, with Jakobshavn Glacier calving about 41 billion metric tons of icebergs annually and overall polar ice loss reaching into the trillions of tons, contributing to rising sea levels.

via The Washington Post|

#antarctica #climate #climate-science

world2 months ago•15 min saved

Antarctica's Concordia Station Records a -119.4°F Cold Spell, 16-Year Low

While much of the Northern Hemisphere sweltered, Antarctica's Concordia Station recorded -119.4°F (-84.1°C) on July 18, 2026—the coldest reading there in 16 years and among the lowest reported anywhere on Earth since 2012. Scientists attribute the extreme cold to polar winter, high elevation, and a stable, dry air mass under a persistent high-pressure pattern that created a temperature inversion. Although remarkable, the reading is not a world record—the all-time low remains -128.6°F at Vostok in 1983—and scientists emphasize that such events reflect natural seasonal cycles rather than a broader trend. Concordia, a France-Italy station at about 3,200 meters, is a key site for climate and atmospheric research and a testing ground for long-duration isolation experiments.

via timesofindia.indiatimes.com|

#1194f #antarctica #climate-science

weather2 months ago•20 min saved

July 2026 Poised to Be U.S. Warmest Month on Record, With West Fire Risk Rising

July 2026 is on track to become the warmest month on record across the contiguous United States, as a heat dome drives record-high temperatures and heightens wildfire risk in the West.

via The Washington Post|

#climate-change #climate-science #extreme-weather

climate2 months ago•18 min saved

Europe’s warming spike: why the continent is heating twice as fast as the world

Europe is warming at about twice the global average due to geography (land heats faster than ocean), weather patterns that trap hot air, and the fading cooling effect from sulfur pollution; this summer’s record heatwaves have driven the largest wildfires France and Spain have faced, forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate as temperatures rise above 100°F and wildfire seasons stretch longer across Europe.

via vox.com|

#climate #climate-science #copernicus

science2 months ago•3 min saved

Record-Breaking El Niño Expected to Push Global Temperatures Higher

Forecast models suggest this El Niño could become the strongest on record, with peak tropical Pacific temperatures about 6.5°F (3.6°C) above average—roughly 1.4°F hotter than the 2015–2016 event—potentially driving global temperatures to as high as 3°F above pre-industrial in 2027. NOAA declared El Niño in June; the peak typically arrives Nov–Feb. If realized, it could bring hotter years and more extreme weather, with researchers warning of up to about $10 trillion in potential economic losses by 2032, though such an unprecedented 6.5°F event remains unverified and uncertain.

via Gizmodo|

#climate-science #el-nino #extreme-weather

earth-science3 months ago•17 min saved

Sky-based tweak could blunt El Niño before it begins

A Science Advances modeling study shows that targeted marine cloud brightening over the southeast tropical Pacific could weaken, or even neutralize, developing El Niño events. In simulations of the 1997–1998 and 2015–2016 super El Niños, applying the technique from June through February restored ENSO-neutral conditions, but researchers stress this is a proof-of-concept and not a-ready-for-field approach, noting uncertainties such as potentially faster La Niña onset and other unintended climate effects that require extensive follow-up before any real-world tests.

via Gizmodo|

#climate-science #earth-science #el-nino

climate4 months ago•71 min saved

El Niño forms in Pacific, raising risk of record heat and costly weather

Forecasters say El Niño has formed in the Pacific and could become one of the strongest on record, likely bringing hotter global temperatures, more extreme rainfall and floods in some regions, droughts in others, and substantial economic costs that could last through multiple seasons.

via AP News|

#climate #climate-and-environment #climate-science

space4 months ago•76 min saved

Space junk forces more satellite dodges, risking climate science data

Space debris in low Earth orbit is increasing, forcing satellites to perform more collision-avoidance maneuvers. Each maneuver uses fuel and can degrade data from climate-observing satellites (Aqua, Terra, Aura), potentially erasing long-running climate records. As debris grows, collision risk rises and insurability drops, pressuring public agencies and private operators to safeguard vital science data.

via Space|

#climate-science #kessler-syndrome #nasa

science4 months ago•11 min saved

Top Climate Researchers Rebut DOE’s Claims on Human Warming Fingerprint

A team of climate scientists led by Benjamin Santer rebuts a US Department of Energy report they say misrepresents evidence of humanity’s role in warming, reaffirming the distinctive fingerprint of climate change—tropospheric warming and stratospheric cooling—and warning the DOE analysis should not be used to justify regulatory decisions like the EPA’s endangerment finding.

via SciTechDaily|

#climate-science #doe-report #endangerment-finding

science5 months ago•4 min saved

Antarctic Ice Core Extends Earth's Climate Record to 1.2 Million Years

Europe-wide researchers drilled a 2.8-km Antarctic ice core to produce the longest continuous climate record, about 1.2 million years, showing atmospheric CO2 closely tracking global temperatures across repeated cycles and offering new clues to why ice ages intensified during the Mid-Pleistocene transition. The Beyond EPICA findings—presented at the European Geosciences Union meeting—are early results, not yet peer‑reviewed, with more data to come from the ancient air bubbles trapped in the ice.

via Nature|

#antarctica #climate-science #co2

weather5 months ago•23 min saved

El Niño Could Be One of the Strongest on Record, ECMWF Signals

Forecasters say this year’s El Niño could become one of the strongest on record, with ECMWF data showing central Pacific temperatures potentially 3°C above average by year’s end. If confirmed, it could approach or surpass the 1877 and 2015 records and potentially exceed the threshold for a super El Niño. NOAA also expects a strong El Niño to form by July, with a notable chance that 2027 could be the warmest year on record, signaling widespread global impacts on climate, agriculture, water, and economies through late this year and beyond.

via The Washington Post|

#climate-change #climate-science #el-nino