Very excited to share the published form of our new #OpenAccess study: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ae51a6

Given significant increases in Northeast U.S. extreme precipitation trends, we then test responses to rapid greenhouse drawdowns using a 25-km resolution climate model. Ultimately, our results show the benefit of early climate mitigation in terms of reducing extreme precipitation events, but also the complexity of regional climate responses, which can be modulated by seasonality, local-scale effects, and other factors.

March 2026 #Arctic sea ice extent was statistically tied for the lowest on record for the month...

This was 1,300,000 km² below the 1981-2010 average. March ice extent is decreasing at about 2.49% per decade. Data: https://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index

#Antarctic sea ice extent reached its annual minimum in late February (16th lowest on record in the satellite era). This was mostly due to strong winds in the Weddell Sea region pushing the ice equatorward, which is reflected in March's ice concentration field.

Graphic by: https://zacklabe.com/antarctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/

Welcome to April! Here's a look at how temperatures have changed around our planet over the last four decades... 🌷🪻

Data from https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.f17050d7

Many weather stations across the southern two thirds of the U.S. are already logging a record number of 80°F (and even 85°F+) days this year. This really highlights to me the extreme nature of the warmth in March, with many areas already seeing summer-like heat.

Graphic from: https://sercc.com/

The latest monthly status on carbon dioxide and methane levels...

For more data/info: https://gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/

RE: https://fediscience.org/@ZLabe/116312563964875907

More bad news about tools for climate monitoring. #Arctic #SeaIce

A timeline of rapid change in the #Arctic from 1950 through all of 2025...

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Download high-resolution version: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-temperatures/. (ECMWF ERA5 temperature data)