Study estimates increasing rate of extreme rainfall with global warming | R&D Mag

To better understand global warming’s effect on tropical precipitation, O’Gorman studied satellite observations of extreme rainfall between the latitudes of 30 degrees north and 30 degrees south—just above and below the Equator. The observations spanned the last 20 years, the extent of the satellite record. He then compared the observations to results from 18 different climate models over a similar 20-year period.

“That’s not long enough to get a trend in extreme rainfall, but there are variations from year to year,” O’Gorman says. “Some years are warmer than others, and it’s known to rain more overall in those years.”

This year-to-year variability is mostly due to El Niño—a tropical weather phenomenon that warms the surface of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. El Niño causes localized warming and changes in rainfall patterns and occurs independent of global warming.

Climate Scores: See How Your Federal Lawmakers Are Voting On Global Warming | ThinkProgress

There’s a new resource that tracks the voting records and statements from members of Congress on climate issues: Climate Scores.

Antarctic Sea Ice Graph – Zoomed In « sunshine hours

Using the data from Cryosphere I have graphed the record breaking Antarctic Sea Ice data. It is the most Antarctic Sea Ice ever (for same day over the last few days), but it may break the all time satellite record that occurred in 2007.

‘Symphony of Science’ Remixes Words of Bill Nye, David Attenborough and Others Into Climate Change Music Video | Video | TheBlaze.com

The refrain of the song is goes:

The evidence is clear.
The globe is getting too warm.
We can avoid climate catastrophes.
We can do this.
We can change the world.