Andrew Dessler

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Prof of Atmospheric Sciences & climate scientist @ Texas A&M; AGU and AAAS Fellow; Native Texan; find out what I think at http://theclimatebrink.substack.com

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I just pulled my car into my garage and ran over a rat. How's your day going?

Anyone who thinks that temperatures in the 1930s were as high as today's is confusing global temperatures with temperatures in the U.S., which makes up 2% of the surface area of the globe. Globally, the 1930s were much much cooler than today.

Re: #HurricaneBeryl. Here's what I think is the most important thing to remember: For *literally* months, the scientific community has been saying, "Look out everyone, the sea surface temperatures in the Atlantic are really hot. Hurricane season could be intense."

Quick update on how hurricanes (tropical cyclones) are affected by climate change. Hurricanes that form will be: 1) more intense 2) bring more rain 3) bring higher storm surge

Humanity has done well by burning fossil fuels and dumping CO2 into the atmosphere. This is like running up a big credit card debt: it’s great while you’re doing it, but eventually the bill comes due. The growing carbon debt, by @hausfath.bsky.social www.theclimatebrink.com/p/the-growin...

The growing carbon debtwww.theclimatebrink.com Why the climate change is different from other environmental challenges

Climate change is making all of this extreme weather more extreme: the heat will be worse and the rain will be more intense. The cherry on top is that more extreme rain will make any flooding worse.

Mandatory Univ. training modules are not a waste of time at all.

To everyone who thinks Hunga Tonga volcanic eruption is responsible for any extreme rain event, let's run the numbers: 1) HT injected 30 billion gal. into the atmosphere 2) spread that over, say, Houston, and it's 0.2 inches of rain No, HT is not causing extreme rain.

regardless of how many legs you have, it's still "show your stripes" day!

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"CO2 is the World's Dumbest Criminal": from Peter Sinclair's interview of @andrewdessler.bsky.social.

Andrew Dessler PhD: CO2 is the World's Dumbest Criminalwww.youtube.com More from my interview with Andrew Dessler PhD of Texas A&M University. He is Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and holder of the Reta A. Haynes Chair in Geoscience at Texas A&M University. He is also the Director of the Texas Center for Climate Studies.

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sea level rise — caused by humans — is making this worse. any house with less than about a foot of water in it would be dry w/o human's warming the climate.

Humanity about to find out: you broke it, you bought it

With half the month now behind us, June 2024 is very likely to be the warmest June on record. It is on track to beat 2023's record by nearly 0.2C, and may represent an ominous sign that global temperatures are not falling very quickly despite the fading of El Nino conditions.

twitter still rules sometimes h/t @weatherwest.bsky.social

Join the brightest minds in climate, energy and policy, as well as me, for Los Alamos National Lab "Climate Security" symposium, in collaboration with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

SUMMARY - Harnessing Transformational Technologies Symposia Seriesow.ly

I literally can't think of a worse way to prepare for a thesis defense than this.

My latest on The Climate Brink: Is climate change amplifying the rainfall & flooding in Florida. Almost certainly yes. www.theclimatebrink.com/p/did-climat...

Is climate change making Florida's flooding worse?www.theclimatebrink.com almost certainly yes

I find that simply setting the twitter posts so that only people I follow can reply improves my experience by 1000% better. I strongly recommend. It is much less work than blocking. Try it a few times and you'll never go back.

Trolling + misinformation requires an audience: so when rather than responding, I simply block, they also perceive that as censorship. This latest accusation, for example, claims that, as a university professor, I am a public official and hence shouldn’t be allowed to block anyone on social media.

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front page of the @washingtonpost: it's all climate, all the time. this is a taste of the future.

Kerry Emanuel: "If somebody asked me 20 years ago what's a boring profession to go into, I might have said insurance. Boy has that turned out to be wrong." youtu.be/ZrClmskpNVY?...

The Financial Impact of Shifting Hurricanes Patterns in our Changing Climateyoutu.be Rising climate risks, such as hurricanes along the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts, are putting immense pressure on insurance companies to cover escalating costs. This leaves homeowners and businesses in a precarious situation, teetering on the edge of crisis. Watch this recording of First Street’s webinar to hear from a distinguished panel of experts on hurricane and climate implications. The session will delve into the reasons behind the evolving severity of hurricane patterns, how we can effectively track and measure these changes, and how these increasing climate risks are already leading to significant financial implications for homeowners, businesses, and local economies. The video will cover: - How hurricane patterns have changed over the years and what factors contribute to this change - How to effectively forecast and model future hurricane behaviors and impacts - How increasing climate risk impacts homeowners, local economies, and has national financial implications - The steps regulators and other entities are taking to assess climate risk

How it started vs. how it's going

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The world we live in: Talking to someone analyzing heat-related deaths. Turns out you need to subtract deaths from mass shootings or it skews your results.

An interesting plot: For everyone out there who's arguing that the Hunga Tonga volcanic eruption added a lot of water vapor to the atmosphere, here's a plot of total atmospheric water vapor (60N-60S). I've removed the dates on the x-axis, so please tell me when the eruption occurred.

Our latest on The Climate Brink: The real lesson of the Hunga Tonga volcanic eruption: When it comes to climate change, humanity is by far the most powerful force www.theclimatebrink.com/p/the-real-l...

The real lesson of the Hunga Tonga volcanic eruptionwww.theclimatebrink.com when it comes to climate change, humanity is by far the most powerful force

Carbon Dioxide is the World's Dumbest Criminal youtu.be/7pOl48AXABU?...

Andrew Dessler PhD: CO2 is the World's Dumbest Criminalyoutu.be More from my interview with Andrew Dessler PhD of Texas A&M University.He is Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and holder of the Reta A. Haynes Chair in Geos...

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thanks to Associated Press for interviewing me about summer heat. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tdm...

Climate records keep getting shattered; expert says this is the new normalwww.youtube.com Texas A&M Atmospheric Science Professor Andrew Dessler says the weather will be getting warmer; a climate on steroids, in the future.Subscribe: http://sma...

thanks to Associated Press for interviewing me about summer heat. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tdm...

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"a sustainable future hinges on politics, not technology or science. Policymakers must now call out the fact that an industry facing obsolescence is distorting the market to try to shut out a superior competitor, clean energy." @andrewdessler.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2024/06/01/o...

Opinion | Oil and Gas Companies Are Trying to Rig the Marketplacewww.nytimes.com Fossil fuel interests are spreading misinformation that renewable energy is harmful, unreliable and worse for consumers.