Perpetual reminder: extreme rainfall events increase due to #globalheating. Weather station data show what has been predicted for over 30 years by climate scientists. These extremes are now far outside the historical climate. Study: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

How many people understand that this is most likely the result of the extraordinary rise in Arctic temperatures compared to most other latitudes.

With a week to go in December's data, the planet is at about 1.40°C above the 1850-1900 IPCC pre-industrial baseline for December, and about 1.47°C above the baseline for all of 2025. La Nina "cooling" is in full effect right now.

Your 'doom quote' for today: "Do you not see how weak they are, the impotent and dream-like state in which the sightless human race is bound?" store.doverpublications.com/products/978...

Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record (JAXA data) 🛠️🧪 • about 500,000 km² below the 2010s mean • about 1,110,000 km² below the 2000s mean • about 1,670,000 km² below the 1990s mean • about 2,000,000 km² below the 1980s mean More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...

My latest post: climatecasino.net/2025/12/how-...

Never underestimate the stupidity of humans!

Christmas 2025 - temperature anomalies across the contiguous United States 🔥 Map from www.karstenhaustein.com/climate

Tornado Warning inside a Severe Thunderstorm Warning inside a Flash Flood Warning in LA County at the moment, if you're wondering how things are going... #CAwx #LArain

2025 will see the warmest Chirstmas on record in many parts of the U.S., with some areas of the Central US experiencing temperatures more than 40°F (22°C) above average. The Climate 8-Ball is too busy reading some unredacted files to comment. Source: www.tropicaltidbits.com

Flash Flood Warnings now in effect for most of SoCal Transverse Ranges as powerful storm slowly into the region. Rainfall has been torrential already in Santa Barbara/Ventura counties, but mostly light in LA. That will change soon, and flood risk will sharply rise. #CAwx

Special marine warnings for possible waterspouts, severe thunderstorm warnings for strong wind or large hail, plus the risk of a brief weak tornado are all possibilities, so please stay weather aware through Christmas and monitor @nbcbayarea.com for updates 12/23/25

One thing that really stands out about this week's California storms is the highly unusual risk of severe thunderstorms, both overnight Tue Wed and then again late Wed into Thu. Multiple low-topped supercells may generate very strong wind gusts and even a few tornadoes. #CAwx

We Need It!

Things are really not good around the North Pole. Anomalous warmth continues, alongside record low #Arctic sea ice conditions. Nearly every time I check the data, there seems to be yet another new record this fall. More graphics: zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...

You know a great way to drive up energy costs? Have the government block energy projects that have already been under construction for years, forcing companies to take billion dollar losses while delivering no energy at all.

Most doomers do meaningful stuff. We have been intelligent enough long enough to see the trajectory of the stupidity and insanity of humanity and hold no false hope for " realizations" by the masses saving us. This intelligence presupposes a sensitivity most lack. Hence we do meaningful stuff.

In eastern Congo, where rape is widespread, the cancellation of USAID funding has left many victims vulnerable, according to nearly 50 interviews. https://wapo.st/3YKZmdm

When demand exceeds supply, solutions stop existing. The Colorado River isn’t facing a management problem. It’s facing a biophysical one. We can negotiate scarcity, but we can’t negotiate water that isn’t there. apple.news/A7WBOTvnyQQm...

There will be litigation, but realistically this could well mark the end of any new offshore wind projects in the USA until Trump leaves office. Multiple gigawatts of wind power at sites already under construction are likely to be abandoned. www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/c...

"According to Northwell Health on Long Island, across the state, cases of RSV are up 35%, while COVID cases are up 15%, but the flu is hitting hardest, with hospitalizations spiking 75% in just one week." (CBS News) #collapse

"The US Coast Guard is in "active pursuit" of another vessel in international waters near Venezuela, an official has told the BBC's US partner CBS News, as tensions in the region continue to escalate." (BBC News) #collapse

"The US economy lost -983,000 full-time jobs in October and November, bringing the total down to 134.2 million, the lowest since December 2021." (The Kobeissi Letter) #collapse

"Chevron Corp. (NYSE:CVX) is currently engaged in talks with the Trump administration over its Venezuelan operations, with Chief Executive Officer Mike Wirth emphasizing that its continued presence there is beneficial to U.S. interests," (oilprice.com) #collapse

Here's my latest appearance on "The MEER Podcast," just released today. "we're up to the category 6 hurricane level now where we have to start thinking about that as a realistic possibility every year." Please like, share, subscribe and enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip_5...

The Arctic continues to set new record daily lows for sea-ice extent, putting early 2026 on track for a potential record low sea-ice extent maximum.

Your 'doom quote' for today: "Nothing in predictive climate science is more cerain that the extinction of many of the world's mountain-dwelling species. We can even foretell which will be the first to go." www.goodreads.com/book/show/48...

Share and tell CBS to air this! Sharyn Alfonsi, the veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent who reported a segment about migrants sent to the El Salvadoran torture prison CECOT, just sent a blistering letter to colleagues, sounding the alarm that Bari Weiss spiked the story for political reasons.

A win! A South Los Angeles tow truck driver has been found not guilty of federal charges after being accused of towing a government vehicle used by ICE during an immigration arrest earlier this year.

THOU SHALT BOYCOTT CBS!!!

“What's happening to CBS is a terrible embarrassment and if execs think they can build shareholder value by avoiding journalism that might offend the Mad King they are about to learn a tough lesson. This is still America and we don’t enjoy bullshit like this.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

An even more ridiculously warm day across most of the central and western United States, with numerous locations seeing not only calendar date record highs but in many cases all-time December monthly records. Wow. 🫠 #AZwx #NMwx #TWwx #COwx #OKwx #WYwx #KSwx #NEwx #UTwx

The localized but very serious flash flood event ongoing in/near Redding, CA may escalate yet further, with a narrow line of torrential downpours along persistent convergence line re-developing yet again over same area. Widespread inundation & swift water rescues ongoing. #CAwx

I'll host a "lunch hour" livestream on Mon, Dec 22 (noon PT) discuss the inbound series of strong winter storms in California, including the exceptionally warm initial airmass, SoCal flood risk, and eventual return of Sierra snow (yes, finally!). #CAwx

Flood watches continue for the North Bay into Monday… and it’s likely we could see more around the Bay Area with two more storms on the way this week. What could be different about them though is the wind, with two areas of low pressure rapidly strengthening near the California coast. 12/21/2025

"Plastic permanence: The rapid masking of hundreds of millions of people injected an enormous pulse of persistent polymers into the biosphere. Those materials fragment, not disappear—becoming micro- and nanoplastics now found in air, soil, water, food, and human tissue." SYSTEMS THINKING PLEASE!

An absolute freak show of record high temperatures will take place this coming week in the US. On Christmas day, large parts of the central US will see temperatures more than 22°C (40°F) above average. Source: www.tropicaltidbits.com

Predictably there r a bunch of “vibes” white liberals telling me Repubs are 100% to blame for climate inaction. If anyone with even a glancing familiarity of the current climate science AND who wants to argue why Dems r the answer wants to have a conversation I’m open to it.

Christmas: the story about an immigrant family forced to give birth in a barn because nobody would accept them. Jesus: a humble man who stood for social justice, acceptance and unconditional love. Neo-Christians: Fuck you, I got mine!

Yet another 'Science Talk' must watch. "Well, I sure hope we can stay beneath 3°C because 3°C is a very different world. Really, really dangerous, scary world." www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kcO...

The good news: global sea-ice extent is not in uncharted territory at the moment.

The US has tried to blame crime on immigrants, particularly illegal immigrants. They have been found to commit 1% of violent crime in the US Do you know who commits 85% of violent crime in the US? Take a guess. MEN www.instagram.com/reel/DMjneZy...

Our inability, particularly men's inability but women's as well to face the fact that men are by and large the problem their drives, their needs their egos have killed us all. There are men in my life I love dearly. There are some who are aware but mostly, no www.instagram.com/reel/DSbbMHN...

Good news - GIOMAS data is back. And I just updated my graphics through November 2025 for both Antarctic sea-ice thickness/volume (zacklabe.com/antarctic-se...) and global sea-ice volume (zacklabe.com/global-sea-i...). Global sea-ice volume has been near a record low almost all year.

This entire train got blown over this morning northwest of Cheyenne

"Since European colonization, North America has lost 9–11 billion birds. • ~5–6 billion before 1940 • ~1–2 billion from 1940–1970 • ~2.9 billion since 1970" (Lyle Lewis) #collapse

It’s California’s turn to share in the wealth of rain. But it will be too much, too fast for some as the Atmospheric River takes aim on the state. Flood Watches up for North/Central CA. Over the next week up to 15” of rain will fall. 1/

When Forbes is climate doomposting you know we're in trouble.