One tweak: IRA + private investment in red states… “addressing climate change & embracing clean energy does not have to be bad for the economy…a recent poll by the American Conservation Coalition 76% of young conservatives support clean energy expansion” washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/…

'Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.'

Lethal levels of heat exposure are killing corals along 80% of the length of the Great Barrier Reef, and we have never seen anything like that.

Incredible

In today's Berardelli Bonus, El Niño is fading and La Niña is on deck just in time for hurricane season. Here are the details... And here's an archive of recent Bonus segments, a quick but deep discussion of the science behind weather and climate. wfla.com/news/berardell…

Summery weekend ahead for the Bay Area with heat & humidity. Could tie a record high over inland areas. The good news is the sea breeze will kick in early along the coast and temps will stay below 90 there. Great boating/ beach weather into the weekend with light winds and seas!

Wow. Ryan Reynolds wrote this beautiful tribute to his friend Michael J. Fox and now I’m crying:

“This man means a lot to me. And I know he means a lot to many of you…

⬇️

I know Michael J. Fox. Like, I know him pretty damn well. He’s funny. He’s warm. He’s handsome and…

The first half of April 2024 was easily the warmest April 1-15 on record according to Copernicus ERA5 data. We would somehow need to have *only* the 6th warmest April 16-30 to avoid setting a full monthly record for April.

Jeff Berardelli 73% of the 1080 reefs had some level of bleaching, while 39% suffered from extreme bleaching. It is the most severe and widespread event on record.

Near record heat is possible across inland Tampa Bay Area through the weekend!

Current 2024 Hurricane Seasonal Forecasts:

(Updated)

FORECASTER/TS/HU/MH/ACE

1) WxBell…………….27.5/15/7 (220)
2) CrownWS……….25/12/6 (225)
3) TWC………………..24/11/6 (xxx)
4) TSR…………………23/11/5 (217)
5) CSU………………..23/11/5 (210)
6)…

The recent deadly heatwave in the Sahel and West Africa with temperatures above 45°C would not have been possible without human-caused climate change 📈

Our study highlights the urgent need for heat planning and preparedness across the region.

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Jeff Berardelli on Dubai's Desert Deluge thinc.blog/2024/04/18/jef…

We’re gonna need a new Y axis

I have a plug-in hybrid. It’s necessary where I live, in a condo w/ no charging yet. Many buildings in Tampa are older, don’t have charging and are struggling to figure out how to make it happen. There’s FL law mandating owners have ability to charge, but execution is slow rolled

This week I went to a Tampa Toyota dealer asking about a new lease on a RAV4 prime (hybrid plug-in). He said the dealership won’t have any for 6-8 months. He said SE Toyota doesn’t get these cars. They are all out West or up north, because the SE lacks charging infrastructure :(

Journalists, this is a great headline for this study:
“Climate damages by 2050 will be 6 times the cost of limiting warming to 2°”
I would have left off the to 2°, but IMO it’s very effective.

Number of dead sawfish soars to 40 as reports of spinning fish continue to roll in. Another sawfish death reported today in Everglades National Park. The fourth in the park so far this year.
#sawfish
local10.com/news/local/202…

New research published in Nature today finds that we are on track for climate damages worth $38 trillion per year by 2050. This is a staggering figure. The damages are projected to be worth 6x more than the mitigation costs of limiting global warming to 2C.…

“Combining the Last Glacial Maximum with other lines of evidence, the best estimate [of equilibrium climate sensitivity] becomes 2.9°C, 66% range 2.4° to 3.5°C (2.1° to 4.1°C, 5 to 95%), substantially narrowing uncertainty compared to recent assessments.”