Zack Labe
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Climate Scientist at @climatecentral.org | PhD | Passionate about improving science communication through data-driven stories | Harrisburg, PA | https://zacklabe.com/
Views, thoughts, and opinions expressed here are only my own.
Views, thoughts, and opinions expressed here are only my own.
The effect of greenhouse gas forcing really began to amplify warming.
January 11, 2026 at 11:59 AM
The effect of greenhouse gas forcing really began to amplify warming.
No, this is due to high variability in the sea-ice edge around the Greenland Sea, which can cause this artifact due to how the linear trends are calculated.
January 11, 2026 at 11:58 AM
No, this is due to high variability in the sea-ice edge around the Greenland Sea, which can cause this artifact due to how the linear trends are calculated.
Yep, recent weather has been generally cloudy and cool during summers in the last decade, which has limited melt. Though aside from August and September, most other months have set new sea-ice extent records recently
January 10, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Yep, recent weather has been generally cloudy and cool during summers in the last decade, which has limited melt. Though aside from August and September, most other months have set new sea-ice extent records recently
The baseline is the standard 30-year period of 1981-2010 for this graph.
January 10, 2026 at 8:20 PM
The baseline is the standard 30-year period of 1981-2010 for this graph.
This event's data and losses estimates are still being assessed.
January 8, 2026 at 10:07 PM
This event's data and losses estimates are still being assessed.
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January 8, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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Yes! We can look at that recommendation as part of the reanalysis project
January 8, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Yes! We can look at that recommendation as part of the reanalysis project
We'll be expanding the dataset and research for the 100 million threshold later this year :)
January 8, 2026 at 7:28 PM
We'll be expanding the dataset and research for the 100 million threshold later this year :)
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January 8, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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I know, wait until you see some of the other 2025 stats I've been updating this week 😬
January 8, 2026 at 5:49 PM
I know, wait until you see some of the other 2025 stats I've been updating this week 😬
"The future of this database of the most costly U.S. weather and climate disasters was uncertain after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ceased project operations in May 2025."
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January 8, 2026 at 5:47 PM
"The future of this database of the most costly U.S. weather and climate disasters was uncertain after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ceased project operations in May 2025."
This event did not reach the billion dollar threshold in financial losses. This is detailed a bit in the Climate Matters article.
January 8, 2026 at 2:45 PM
This event did not reach the billion dollar threshold in financial losses. This is detailed a bit in the Climate Matters article.