Happy October 1st and start to spooky season (though for me, that begins in early September 😅). It's my favorite time of year, so I thought I would kick it off with something pretty scary!

Sadly impressive.

All latitude bands were warmer than average over the last 3 months. This was particularly notable across the Antarctic around the South Pole (austral winter). Plot shows zonal-mean temperature anomalies, where latitude = y-axis (not scaled by distance). GISTEMPv4 data using their 1951-1980 baseline

I promised Texas would be sued. And I don't bluff. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

12 month running average Artic sea ice extent lowest on record.

Here you go, daily global sea surface temperatures through the end of July, 2025. Meanwhile, the Climate 8-ball is refusing to use the terminology "new normal."

Saturday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 5th lowest on record (JAXA data) • about 260,000 km² below the 2010s mean • about 1,080,000 km² below the 2000s mean • about 1,930,000 km² below the 1990s mean • about 2,690,000 km² below the 1980s mean More zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...

For more on the meteorology behind this devastating event, i recommend this thorough discussion by @drjeffmasters.bsky.social and @bhensonweather.bsky.social

With both poles observing unusually low sea ice conditions, global sea ice extent is the 2nd lowest on record for today's date... More sea ice graphics available at zacklabe.com/global-sea-i.... Data from @nsidc.bsky.social.

The extent of snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere during June 2025 was over 2,500,000 km² below average... 🫠 There is significant year-to-year variability along with a long-term decreasing trend in boreal spring. Data and graph from climate.rutgers.edu/snowcover/in...

To complement my plot of yearly temperatures, I added a new graph showing changes in annual precipitation averaged across the contiguous United States (CONUS) from 1895 through 2024. I will update this visualization each year at zacklabe.com/climate-chan.... Data is from NOAA NClimGrid.

My #Arctic sea-ice thickness and volume graphics are now updated for June 2025. This month was the 2nd lowest June volume on record. zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i... #SciComm #DataViz #OpenScience #OpenData

A baby roadrunner at my house.

Yes, Antarctic sea-ice extent has been crashing, with the 3-year running average recently setting a new record low, down nearly 20% from its 2016 peak and more than 10% from its long-term average. The 3-year running average smoothes out short-term anomalies and tells the story:

The only way to stop climate change is to drastically reduce CO₂ emissions.

The official Climate Prediction Center summer outlook posted today. Another hot girl summer?

Breaking News! Code Yikes! April data for "total column precipitable water" just came in from ECMWF, and, you guessed it, yet another record high for the 36-month running average, while April 2025 was the third highest April since 1940. Information overload summary: a hard rain's a-gonna fall.

As with many dark corners of the internet, once you see it, you can't un-see it.

Words of wisdom.

Oh look, the new tax is kicking in. It's good they break it out so that you can see it.

⚠️ Freeze Watch is in effect Sunday morning for the Albuquerque Metro. Temperatures could drop down into the upper 20s and low 30s. #NMwx

Last month was the 2nd warmest March on record for land areas around the world... Data provided by @noaa.gov NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0 (www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...).

NOAA Regional Climate Centers’ contracts are lapsing, and they are shutting down. The administration wants Congress to eliminate the NOAA office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, which supports thousands of employees and university research. It’s up to you to advocate against these cuts!

Trump’s America

New Summer Outlook just dropped from the Climate Prediction Center. The forecast: more pain, more suffering. 🔥

Looking back at temperature departures averaged over the last three months - what's it like in your area? 🟥 [red] warmer than average 🟦 [blue] colder than average Dataset (NOAAGlobalTempv6) described in doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...

Thanks to a follower suggestion, I've added a visualization showing the mean #Arctic sea ice extent for each summer season (June-September). This can be a way of tracking whether each region is becoming seasonally ice-free. Graphic will be updated annually at: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i... 🌊

Fox News when there’s a scandal in the Trump admin

🚨 It's official - 2025 likely observed the lowest annual maximum #Arctic sea ice extent on record! Climate change is reshaping the Arctic, all throughout the year. For more information from @nsidc.bsky.social: nsidc.org/sea-ice-toda...

Someone said I should use Hiroshima bombs. Do 11.4 nuclear bombs per second wake anyone up?

Let the brain drain begin.

That's crazy!

World SSTs 11.03.2025 The central #Pacific is now warming everywhere... The Southern #Atlantic also continues to warm Elsewhere, 💤💤💤💤💤 #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange

Update - my monthly climate change dashboard... Higher resolution graphic available at zacklabe.com/climate-chan...

I just read about more looming cuts coming for certain science agencies right after making this graph. Not good. 🫠 The data for the carbon dioxide (CO₂) growth rate over the last year is now in (gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/...). Graphic provided at zacklabe.com/climate-chan....

Dang this is pretty sad. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPzA...

Let's check in and see how European winter (Dec-Feb) temperatures have changed over the last 85 years. 🔥🔥🔥

With those odds, I'd take that bet. www.azcentral.com/story/opinio...

A new visualization tool for climate change impacts for an increase of 2°C (likely occurring in the next 20 years or so). jackiepi.xyz/nca_atlas/

The on again off again, on again, kind of off again, kind of not tariff game is completely undermining business and consumer confidence. It will be amazing if we don't have a recession. With the tariffs I think it's pretty much guaranteed. If we start a global trade war, it will be much worse.

Imagine how much money you could make off the stock market if you were the president, markets listen to what presidents say. But first you would have to have an iron grip on the justice department and destroy the watch dog agencies. Oh snap!

I am truly honored to be joining this fantastic group of individuals tomorrow, all of whom will join me at the Lincoln Memorial* in Washington DC to #StandUpForScience! standupforscience2025.org/dc-rally/ ____ *Lincoln--the very first Republican President--created the National Academy of Sciences

Fuck is right.

@noaa.gov provides lifesaving science, service and stewardship to the nation. #SaveNOAA is a group of terminated NOAA employees fighting for reinstatement to continue to deliver Americans these critical services. #SaveNOAA #NOAAStrong #NOAA #Science #Fed #FedEmployees #Federal #Layoffs

Exactly

“I won’t forget” ?

The internet never forgets.

While all of this is happening to our scientific agencies, the current extent of sea ice globally remains at record low levels... More visuals at zacklabe.com/global-sea-i...