Natural Disasters United States 2024:
US Hit by ‘(7) Seven (7) Significant Climate Anomalies in One Month’. Climate Change or God’s ‘Attention Getters’? ‘Climate change’ continues to ‘increase the frequency’ of severe weather events … ‘like labor pains.’
Story by Aleks Phillips Newsweek
The United States was hit by seven significant climate anomalies in the first month of this year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as climate change continues to increase the frequency of severe weather events.
The events covered all four corners of the contiguous U.S., as well as Alaska and Hawaii, and included extremes of temperature and precipitation.
As the climate gets warmer on average, more energy is being pushed into the atmosphere, energizing weather systems and making them more erratic and more precipitous.
The increased energy in the atmosphere is also contributing to greater volatility in the jet stream—a current of air that divides colder atmospheric patterns toward the poles from warmer climes near the tropics—meaning cold weather reaches further south and warm weather farther north than before.
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A map produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration showing significant climate anomalies across the U.S. in January 2024. NOAA
Historic Snowfall in Alaska
Historic levels of snowfall continue in Anchorage, Alaska, with more than a hundred inches falling in the region since October, making for the snowiest water year—which runs between October and September and is used to evaluate surface water supply—to date.
The NOAA said that while much of the state saw below-average precipitation, above-normal precipitation was observed in Alaska’s southeast and panhandle in January. Juneau’s airport received more than 76 inches of snow in January—the highest January total on record and the second-highest monthly total overall.
Rare Blizzard Warning for Seattle
At the start of January, a blizzard warning was issued for areas surrounding Seattle, Washington, as two “powerful” atmospheric river winter storms made landfall over the Northwest, bringing several feet of heavy snow over the Cascades.
The NOAA noted that it was the first of its kind for the area in 11 years. The storms brought hazardous conditions to the Plains and were followed by further devastating weather fronts.
Arctic Blast
The arrival of a mass of cold air from the Arctic in mid-January brought freezing temperatures to central states and facilitated winter storms elsewhere, carpeting much of the northern U.S. with at least an inch of snow.
The NOAA said the weather event broke nearly 2,500 daily minimum temperature records across a swathe from the Northwest to the lower Mississippi Valley, with New York City receiving more than an inch of snow for the first time in 700 days.
A Month’s Rain in Texas
Between January 22 and 25, powerful storms brought more than a month’s worth of rain to eastern Texas and western Louisiana, causing areas of flooding. A judge in Montgomery County, Texas, subsequently declared a disaster as officials operating Lake Conroe Dam were forced to release large amounts of water downstream.
January was the 10th wettest on record across the contiguous U.S., with an average of 3.18 inches falling. However, the NOAA noted that by the end of the month, 23.5 percent of the land was in drought—mostly in the northern Midwest—owing to locally below-average precipitation, up 14 percent from the start of the month.
Flooding in Hawaii
Heavy rain fell over Hawaii in late January, causing areas of flash flooding, leading to closed roads because of felled trees and power outages—the largest being on West Oahu.
Low Snowpack in the West
While Western states did see significant snowfall due to a parade of atmospheric river storms, a mix of dry conditions and above-average temperatures led to record-low snowpack across mountains in the region.
Even though parts saw more than 150 percent of average precipitation for January, the average temperatures for the region were 3 to 6 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than usual, leading to increased snowmelt.
Unseasonable Warmth in the Great Lakes
Despite the Arctic blast, the Great Lakes region saw average temperatures as much as 6 to 12 degrees warmer than usual, with Wisconsin seeing its 10th-warmest January, leading to the lowest ice cover on record.
Great Lakes Sees Historic Low Ice Coverage—’Crossed a Threshold’ (newsweek.com)
7 weather stories to watch in 2024
An El Nino weather pattern that has dominated headlines since June appears to have peaked and will decline in strength throughout the spring. Climate patterns over the Pacific have significant implications on the weather in the U.S. and around the globe. The patterns help dictate if the country sees an active severe weather season, hurricane season and where droughts establish themselves.
Published January 10, 2024 8:57pm EST foxweather
https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/2024-news-weather-headlines-summary
The new year is underway, and if climatology tells us anything about the future, 2024 will be full of extreme weather from coast to coast and around the globe.
Annually, the U.S. experiences significant droughts, flooding, severe weather, hurricanes, droughts, fires and heat waves.
On occasion, these events can reach extreme levels and become billion-dollar disasters. In 2023, NOAA reported an unprecedented number of these extreme weather events– 28 in total, producing nearly $100 billion.
The FOX Forecast Center will track all the events to help protect you and your family. Here’s a preview of weather events to be on the lookout for in 2024.
1) Will winter be a season to remember or a no-show?
Most of the first half of meteorological winter was full of record-warm temperatures and historic snowfall deficits across the country. The lack of any winter is reminiscent of just last year when many communities east of the Mississippi River reported their least snowiest season on record.
The 2022-23 winter was controlled by a La Niña weather pattern, which ended in March. This winter’s influence is dominated by an El Niño, which is on the opposite spectrum than a La Niña event.
Typically, strong El Niño patterns produce warm winters for the U.S., with a lack of snowfall in the northern tier of the country. A weakening El Niño event, in combination with fluctuations of pressure patterns, can leave the country vulnerable to weather extremes. Right now, NOAA forecasters believe that when February ends, the country will be able to look back at the winter and say, ‘That wasn’t as bad as it could have been.’
2) How active will spring severe weather season be?
A typical year produces around 1,300 tornadoes, 7,500 reports of hail and 14,000 instances of damaging wind gusts. Both 2022 and 2023 produced around an average amount of tornadoes, but hail and damaging winds were more active than typical. With El Niño’s grip still over weather patterns, forecasters would expect numbers to trend lower in 2024 when compared to average seasons. Forecasters believe atmospheric ingredients typically aren’t as conducive during a neutral event than during a La Niña period but are more active than under an El Niño regime.
Research completed by various private, government and educational entities has found that neutral-ENSO conditions tend to produce tornado and hail events that align with average or slightly below-average historical tallies. Meteorological spring, which consists of the months of March, April and May, is typically the busiest period for severe weather as the jet stream allows plenty of warm moisture to stream northward and aid in the instability needed for thunderstorms.
3) When will the El Niño end?
The climate pattern, which has controlled global weather since June, appears to be on the verge of a quick deterioration and is forecast to end in 2024. When sea surface temperature anomalies in parts of the Pacific drop to a temperature of 0.5 degrees Celsius (0.9 degrees Fahrenheit) or below, a neutral event of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation will be underway. Many climate models show the average water temperature in critical areas of the Pacific dropping below the needed threshold during the spring, which would lead to the eventual change in weather patterns.
But when the pattern changes will be critical in helping to determine when the country could see a variation in weather. A pattern that flips during the late spring or summer would miss the heart of the severe weather season but catch the hurricane season to show its effects. A pattern change in September or beyond would miss out on impacting the 2024 hurricane season but would be in place for next winter.
4) Will North America’s fire season lead to smoke-filled skies?
No year comes close to the number of acres destroyed across Canada and the U.S. than 2023 when more than 48,000,000 acres were consumed by wildfires. Both countries experience significant wildfires every year, and due to the jet stream placement, smoke is carried either across the country or into the country, depending on the season. Unfortunately, many areas that experienced significant fires in central and western Canada in 2023 have not received beneficial precipitation, meaning the regions remain in a significant drought.
If ground moisture does not improve, this sets the country up for higher wildfire risks in 2024. Environment and Climate Change Canada outlooks point to a continued lack of snowfall with above-average temperatures through much of 2024.
5) Is another summer scorcher ahead?
Forecasters in both Europe and the U.S. believe 2024 will be the hottest year on record, and the months of June, July, and August will play an important role in the year’s global temperature trend.
The previous summer in the U.S. was the 15th warmest on record, with the hottest summer occurring in 2021. To become the record leader, anomalies this season would have to average greater than 2.60 °F above normal.
Both long-term climate models and the status of the ENSO point towards 2024 having a warmer summer than is typical, but the jury is still out if the year could be in the running to replace 2021’s record. The heat will likely lead to many heat waves and illnesses associated with such extreme events. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that, on average, more than 700 heat-related deaths occur every year in the United States.
6) Will it be another active hurricane season?
The 2023 hurricane season was the least impactful for the Southeast in about a decade, but the Atlantic basin produced 20 named storms. Unlike 2023, when tropical cyclones were forced to compete with a ramping up El Niño, the 2024 season looks like it’ll have to contend with atmospheric conditions that’ll be the opposite, with an El Niño that is in collapse. Nearly every climate model depicts a rapidly decaying El Niño event as the heart of the 2024 hurricane season approaches, which could significantly impact tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic basin.
Many seasons following an El Niño have been busy, with above-average production of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic basin. The combination of improving atmospheric conditions for tropical cyclone development in the Atlantic and warm water temperatures throughout the basin argue for a basin that’ll once again beat the typical 14 named storms and seven hurricanes.
7) Can 2024 beat 2023’s record global warmth
After the twelfth month concludes, scientists will be able to tell whether 2024 beat 2023’s record heat. Britain’s national weather service, the Met Office, expects 2024’s global temperature to finish between 1.34 °C and 1.58 °C above average. If the long-range outlook is accurate, it could beat 2023’s record, which currently sits at around 1.48 °C, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. Climate experts have long warned that if global temperature anomalies greatly exceed 1.5 °C, irreversible damage could be done to the planet.
“The extremes we have observed over the last few months provide a dramatic testimony of how far we now are from the climate in which our civilization developed. This has profound consequences for the Paris Agreement and all human endeavors. If we want to manage our climate risk portfolio successfully, we need to urgently decarbonize our economy whilst using climate data and knowledge to prepare for the future,” Carlo Buontempo, director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, said in a statement.
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In His Service,
Night Watchman
Paul Rolland
Night Watchman Ministries
Make Your (7) Decision for Christ NOW!!!!!!! Time is Up!!!!!!!
Jesus Christ’s Offer of Salvation:
The ABCs (7) of Salvation through Jesus Christ (the Lamb)
- (7) Admit/Acknowledge/Accept that you are sinner. Ask (7) God’s forgiveness and repent of your sins.
. . . “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23).
. . . “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one.” (Romans 3:10).
. . . “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8).
B. Believe Jesus is Lord. Believe that (7) Jesus Christ is who He claimed to (7) be; that He was both fully God (7) and fully man and that we are (7) saved through His death, burial, and resurrection. (7) Put your trust in Him as your (7) only hope of salvation. Become a son (7) or daughter of God by receiving Christ. (7777777) 7×7
. . . “That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. (John 3:15-17). For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13).
C. Call upon His name, Confess (7) with your heart and with your lips (7) that Jesus is your Lord and Savior.
. . . “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” (Romans 10:9-10).
. . . “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” (John 1:8-10).
. . . “And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. (John 2:2).
. . . “In this was manifested the love of god toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.” (1 John 4:9, 14-15).
. . . “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.” (Romans 5:8-10).
. . . “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23).
. . . “Jesus saith unto them, I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6).
. . . “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth.” (Romans 1:16).
. . . “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts: 4:12).
. . . “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth for there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” (1 Timothy 2:4-6).
. . . “For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Thessalonians 5:9).
. . . “But as many as received him, to them gave the power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.” (John 1:12).
True Church / Bride of Christ Spared from God’s Wrath:
Romans 5:8-10. “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.”
Romans 12:19. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 1:10. And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
1 Thessalonians 5:9. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
Romans 8:35. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Jeremiah 30:7. Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.
Revelation 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.