March 31, 2023
By David Fogarty
Singapore - A major ocean circulation (click here) that forms around Antarctica could be headed for collapse, risking significant changes to the world’s weather, sea levels and the health of marine ecosystems, scientists say, offering a stark warning about the growing impacts of climate change.
Global warming is accelerating the melting of ice in Antarctica, and the increased amount of fresh water flooding into the ocean is disrupting the flow of the Antarctic overturning circulation, according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal Nature.
The Antarctic overturning circulation is part of a global network of currents that shift heat, oxygen and nutrients around the globe....
The warmer the climate gets the worse the weather. This tornado killed Americans way outside the NORMAL SEASON FOR TORNADOES!
By Amada Holpuch and McKenna Oxenden
A large tornado struck (click here) near Little Rock, Ark., on Friday afternoon, tearing down trees and destroying homes, according to the National Weather Service, whose meteorologists in the local office were forced to evacuate.
The tornado is part of a complex and dangerous storm system began hitting the Upper Midwest and South, forecasters said.
Images from Little Rock showed debris and damage to homes from the tornado, which KATV, a local TV station, described as “catastrophic,” saying it expected widespread damage. In addition to the tornado emergency for parts of Little Rock, forecasters also declared an emergency for parts of nearby Sherwood and Jacksonville, Ark. It was unclear whether there had been injuries.
Meteorologists at the National Weather Service office in Little Rock had to move to a tornado shelter on Friday afternoon, as it became clear that their office was in the tornado’s path. The Memphis office of the Weather Service planned to issue warnings and monitor the weather on their behalf, said Desiree Meadows, a meteorologist in Memphis. In the aftermath of the tornado, another tornado warning was issued for the Little Rock area....
