Vibrio spikes herald unusually warm marine conditions — and they have since been utilized as barometers for ocean heatwaves and sea-surface warming patterns, not just food safety. “We see Vibrio as the indicator for climate change,”

Energy Secretary Chris Wright never said gas prices wouldn’t go down until next year. Never, never said such a thing. There was a thing on the news that I said they might not be below $3 a gallon. www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

'Extreme heat also amplifies other climate risks. It can trigger droughts, worsen water scarcity, increase wildfire risks and accelerate the spread of pests and diseases – creating what the report describes as “compound effects” that ripple across entire ecosystems'

I've mentioned the Great Lakes area for climate migrant relocation, but I also have a 100' rule whether you're on the Gulf Coast or in the mid-west. 100' above sea level or river/lake level. apnews.com/article/floo...

In my latest installment in an ongoing series on climate change and hurricanes, I look at how strong a hurricane can get. In the Persian Gulf, where SSTs get to 95°F, a 300 mph hurricane is possible. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/04/how-...

'Fans who wished to watch every NFL game last season had to pay upwards of $1,000 and subscribe to 10 services to do so, according to the FCC.' Why? There are better things to do with your day than watching millionaires play with each other. 🧐 Play with your kids. thehill.com/policy/keepi...

Mark Zuckerberg is making his “Metamates” train the robots that will walk them off the plank. They ought to mutiny. It’s also a warning for the rest of us. Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

'Over the last several days, Trump has sounded bullish on securing a superior agreement based on his negotiating skills, even claiming on Tuesday that he would have “won Vietnam very quickly” if he’d been president at the time.' - BoneSpurs is a wiener 🌭 www.yahoo.com/news/article...

'Even if the actual emissions from these power plants end up being half of the emissions numbers on the permits, they still could create more greenhouse gas emissions than the country of Norway emitted in 2024.'

How does Iran seize ships when TRUMP said their Navy has been destroyed eight times since February 28, 2026? www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

Inflation is rising, hopefully that doesn't get you down 😏 www.yahoo.com/finance/sect...

TACO Tuesday www.reuters.com/world/iran-w...

Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) are opportunistic feeders. They can’t see any difference between large mammals and humans and will hunt any animal they can overpower. www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ar...

Meanwhile, somewhere near not anywhere. Most of the rock in the Dooley Mountain area, including the highway boulder, is rhyolite, the volcanic vents also produced a type that is chemically similar but quite different in appearance — obsidian ... there's more bakercityherald.com/2026/04/20/m...

It's not my fault!!! D. Jesus Trump www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

Fairbanks, AK, is approaching 100" of snow for the season. This is now the snowiest winter since 1992-93 and is in the top 10 snowiest winters overall. ❄️ @alaskawx.bsky.social

Because Trump is always right 🙄 thehill.com/homenews/adm...

A new language for climate change was voted in: “kokushobi” heat, >40°C (104°F), from the Japanese word koku, meaning harsh or cruel. 2nd choice for the new heat term was ‘super-extremely hot day’ or ‘cho-mosho-bi’, while ‘sauna day’, ‘stay-at-home day’ and ‘boiling day’ were also among the choices.

'If future research validates these findings, the rainmaking potential of solar farms could provide an unexpected incentive for expanding renewable energy in the world's driest regions.'

“At the end of the day, Hormuz will be ​the red line. It wasn’t an issue before. It is now.” “It’s not clear how the truce will play out. One thing is certain -- Iran has tested its nuclear weapons. It is called the Strait ​of Hormuz. Its potential is inexhaustible.” www.reuters.com/business/ene...

The ceasefire with Iran expires on Tuesday. That means TACO Wednesday 😋 www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

'Companies paid more than $160 billion in tariffs, which SCOTUS ruled illegal' Oops, what about Trump tariff rebate checks? “There’s a fair degree of pessimism in the importing community about whether this is really going to work the way it’s described” www.cnbc.com/2026/04/20/t...

WOW: A stunning new report in the WSJ reveals that military advisers intentionally excluded Donald Trump from the command room during the recent high-stakes operation to extract a downed U.S. airman in Iran, because they feared his erratic behavior could jeopardize the mission. 1/

“I flew to Iraq and was extremely brave. In fact, so brave I wanted to give myself the Congressional Medal of Honor,” Trump said. “I said to my people: am I allowed to give myself the Congressional Medal of Honor?” www.yahoo.com/news/article...

A last look at satellite-derived observations (CryoSat-2/Sentinel-3/SMOS merged product) of #Arctic sea-ice thickness before summer begins (spaces.awi.de/spaces/CS2SM...) Observations will resume again in the fall in association with the freeze season. Graphic from zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...

'Trump has been panicking over his handling of the war he started. Officials said that apart from melting down so dramatically that he was banished from a briefing on a downed-pilot rescue mission, Trump has repeatedly shifted focus to other topics, ballroom, midterms' www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Carney said simply hoping the "United States will return to normal" is not a feasible strategy. Hope isn't a plan and nostalgia is not a strategy." www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

“It was a shock,” Sullivan recalls. e360.yale.edu/features/rus...

25th Amdt will only work if R's pursue this option. R's will become irrelevant when D's have 290, R's are 145. Trump looking at D's controlling Congress in 2027, his fault. 198 days until November 3, 2026, but Trump could stroke out ... on the golf course 😏 thehill.com/homenews/med...

Odd story, the predator/criminal is American. The girl was saved by an immigrant. arabamericannews.com/2026/04/17/y...

Compare different regions! These graphics look at the varying seasonality and trends in the magnitude of monthly temperature anomalies since 1940 for the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Arctic, and Antarctic... Data from doi.org/10.24381/cds...

“We’re looking at, maybe, a survival scenario for rural Alaska. At those prices, I would imagine that people are going to try to move into Anchorage. I don’t know if you can heat your house at over $20 a gallon.” alaskabeacon.com/2026/04/15/a...

When averaging temperatures across each line of latitude, all areas were warmer than the long-term average in March 2026. [Plot shows zonal-mean surface air temperature anomalies, where latitude = y-axis (not scaled by distance). Data: GISTEMPv4 (1951-1980)]

Mose is not poorly designed. It was envisioned as a project for the future, that came far sooner than expected. “You won’t have a lagoon. You won’t have a city. And all of this could happen in a timeframe that is comparable with the time that we had to design and build the Mose. We can’t wait.”

It's a strange world if I'm sharing this. I'm a reformed Catholic and identify as agnostic. Unlike Vance, I had 6 years of Catholic school and was an altar boy. I would never suggest that I know more about theology than the Pope, but I don't always agree.

Now 14 months in, Canada’s rejection of the U.S. is the most successful tourism boycott in memory.

Foster & Rahmstorf have the current warming rate of 0.36º per decade which puts 2º by 2040, so 2º by 2050 would need things to decelerate somewhat.

2C by 2050 would be a warming rate of ~0.25C per year which is more or less in-line with climate model estimate: www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-wha...

What the global line says is societally irrelevant. For adaptation we're well advised to pick results from RCP8.5 regarding nature response, how to deal with dead soil, urban heat, or melting rail tracks,… Models weren't in high resolution yet so worst possible impacts must inform our decisions, eg:

Dan F. was alarmed when his daughter, a Marine aboard the USS Tripoli, a warship deployed to fight the Iran war, sent him a photo of a meal served on the ship. A lunch tray, two-thirds empty, carried one small scoop of shredded meat and a single folded tortilla. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

"We have the strongest military in the world. You shouldn’t be running out of food, and you shouldn’t not be able to get mail on the ship," said Dan, 63, who also served in the Marines. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Sweaty Saturday for Florida! Peak heat hits Saturday with afternoon feels like temps topping 95° near/ east of I-75 - away from the Gulf. I’m looking at you Tampa, Orlando, Lakeland, Gainesville, Ocala, Villages, North Port, Ft Myers, etc… 1/

Trump lied. Iran didn't agree to relinquish nuclear dust and 'that unfreezing Iranian funds was part of the deal.' - I read this on Reuters, it's a paywall, this link is free. www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/ira...

Main Topic: Better Climate News Via the Carbon Action Tracker On The Extreme Temperature Diary FRI 4/17/2026 At: guyonclimate.com + #climate #weather +rec temp reports @katharinehayhoe.com @michaelemann.bsky.social @drpauldorfman.bsky.social @bhensonweather.bsky.social @greennewsreport.bsky.social

Trump said the blockade of Iran’s ports will remain in effect until an agreement is reached with Tehran. Iranian media described a limited reopening of the strait. The strait will be closed if the U.S. naval blockade continues, according to the report. www.cnbc.com/2026/04/17/i...

'For many years, the Iceland was the only Arctic country that could claim to be mosquito-free. But that all changed in 2025' "Mosquitoes in Iceland are more than a curiosity or future annoyance. They are a warning...," phys.org/news/2026-04...

It’s a cleaner, less expensive kind of dance, with lower stranded asset risk