The water level of #LakeGarda Italy’s largest lake (370km2) is under pressure from weeks of dry winter weather and the Alps having only received less than 1/2 of its usual snowfall. Water level records have been kept since 1950. The graph shows a red line (maximum), a green line (average) and a yellow line (minimum) to give context to where the levels are today which 44.90cm Italy is bracing itself for another water scarce summer (See https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italy-faces-new-drought-alert-after-another-dry-winter-2023-02-20/) The Copernicus Sentinel 2 🛰️ got this image of Isola San Biagio — the island that is no longer an island (See https://nitter.lacontrevoie.fr/CopernicusEU/status/1627942812405665792) Water is becoming a major issue in many parts of the world as we continue to heat.

In the race to create a good life for all but within planetary boundaries—the sweet spot being the circle at the top left of this graphic,—🇨🇷Costa Rica & 🇲🇺Mauritius lead the way! Here is the research (2021): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-021-00799-z Here is the interactive dashboard:

A Good Life For All Within Planetary Boundaries

A Good Life For All Within Planetary Boundaries

See how countries have been moving towards (or away from) the goal of meeting the needs of their residents within the means of the planet.

#CycloneFreddy now described as a very intense tropical cyclone with wind speeds of 250km/h is set to brush past Mauritius on Monday. Having been on the island during a cyclone, I am wishing them safety as the winds can be truly terrifying.

Some important data from instruments tracking the Thwaites Glacier in Antartica was released this week. Scientists lowered an Icefin ROV (pictured) into a borehole more than 500m deep and were able to get look at the glaciers underbelly—what they found was extremely important. Much of the melting, caused by the heating ocean, is concentrated in places where the glacier is already under mechanical stress — within massive cracks called basal crevasses—some of which are more than 100m wide—and which are melting at rates of up to 45m per year. Of course when these crevasses reach the surface, the ice sheet will, in all likelihood, experience a catastrophic collapse. This data is especially important if you live along the coast in the northern hemisphere, which experience a considerable sea level rise as a result of a Thwaites collapse Here is the research paper released this week: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05691-0

Understanding what is happening to glaciers and snow coverage in the Alps is extremely important as the Alps function as a “water tower” for four of the major European river basins. These river basins provide as much as 90% of the water to lowland Europe! The Alps have one of the longest traditions of climate data collection, with air pressure, temperature and precipitation series dating back to the mid-18th century. Which is obviously very valuable in understanding current trends. But in a study just released researchers found a way to track snow coverage even further back than the 1850’s by looking at growth rings of juniper shrubs instead of trees in the Alps. What they found has massive implications to downstream adaption as it highlights an alarming trend. #heating #adaptation #alps https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-022-01575-3

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We are going through some things at the southern tip of Africa. On Monday the government declared a national state of disaster after 7 of our 9 provinces experienced extreme precipitation events… and it doesn’t seem to be done as we look into Thursday. Much property and infrastructure has been badly damaged by the flood waters. This is happening against a backdrop of the atmosphere holding about 9% more water vapour than the 1850-1900 baseline. (See

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NASA: "𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩’𝘴 𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 7%, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴." (Source

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Climate Change - NASA Science

NASA is a global leader in studying Earth’s changing climate.

Recently on display across the Middle East in the form torrential downpours causing flooding in the UAE, Gaza, and Alexandria, Egypt. And this on Christmas Day in Petra, Jordan: *1,700 Tourists Rescued From Flash Floods In Petra, Jordan*

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Floods reportedly forced 1,700 tourists to evacuate the ancient city over the weekend, as heavy rain pummeled the Middle East.

#climatecrisis #floods #petra