Drought and strong winds are combining to make these some of the most powerful wildfires to grip southern California in years. Several people have tragically lost their lives and thousands have lost homes and businesses. Unfortunately, climate change is fuelling such these events, making them more frequent and more destructive.

What a car crash 2024 was. Here's a summary of the year's main climate events.

Happy new year. We made it. The planet's hottest year in human memory has just finished, and boy, was it a car crash for the climate. ################################################## Contents 00:00 - We made it. 00:27 - Hottest year 01:40 - Extremes 03:26 - Warm oceans 04:27 - All COPs Are Bonkers 05:30 - Trump 06:22 - Some wins 07:40 - Cheers #ClimateChange ################################################## Special thanks to my Patreon subscribers, including my Patreon Saints: Steven Cowling, Eliot Bryant, Baerbel Winkler, Patrick Hillberg, Michael Unterweger, James Harley Gorrell, Gary Stark & Lucien Mansell. You all rock ♥️. ################################################## References & Resources https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/extreme-downpours-increasing-in-southern-spain-as-fossil-fuel-emissions-heat-the-climate/ https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/2024-track-be-hottest-year-record-warming-temporarily-hits-15degc https://climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-2024-virtually-certain-be-warmest-year-and-first-year-above-15degc https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/news-and-media/media-centre/weather-and-climate-news/2024/2025-global-temperature-outlook https://climate.metoffice.cloud/current_warming.html https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/news-and-media/media-centre/weather-and-climate-news/2024/uk-experiences-coolest-summer-since-2015 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/23/catastrophic-marine-heatwaves-are-killing-sealife-and-causing-mass-disruption-to-uk-fisheries https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2024/the-unbelievable-may-that-had-everyone-talking https://youtu.be/vQbbqtybTVs https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/14/almost-half-of-spains-flood-victims-were-over-70-figures-show https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/extreme-downpours-increasing-in-southern-spain-as-fossil-fuel-emissions-heat-the-climate/ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/06/warn-valencia-government-flooding https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/153533/valencia-floods https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20241216-seven-quiet-breakthroughs-for-climate-and-nature-in-2024-you-might-have-missed https://climateactiontracker.org/countries/china/ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/09/human-rights-violated-inaction-climate-echr-rules-landmark-case https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/27/climate-crisis-dangerous-heat-2024

Once upon a time, two campaigners hatched a plan to get the UK to commit to cutting emissions and taking action on climate change. And it worked, pushing the creation of the world's first law enshrining climate targets in law. On the 26th November, 2008, the Climate Change Act was born. However, since then progress has stalled. And not just in the UK. The world is at a crossroads: we must make a choice between a green future where climate action is taken seriously and a fossil fuelled future, where deadly extreme events and environmental destruction are the norm. If you live in the UK, please sign this petition calling for government to develop a Big Climate Plan and get climate action back on the table: ✍️ https://foe.uk/43dqe ..and if you don't live in the UK, check out the links below for ideas of how to get involved in climate action wherever you are. ################################################## Contents 00:00 - Intro 00:47 - Mine's a Guinness 01:37 - A world first 02:17 - Did it work? 03:03 - F+ for effort 04:14 - A crossroads 04:52 - Take action #ClimateAction ################################################## Now more than ever, evidence-based climate creators like us need your support. Sharing, liking and subscribing really helps, but if you want to go that extra step further you can support me by subscribing here on Youtube, or on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dr_gilbz/ Thanks as ever to my Patreon subscribers, including my Patreon Saints: Steven Cowling, Eliot Bryant, Baerbel Winkler, Patrick Hillberg, Michael Unterweger, James Harley Gorrell, Gary Stark, Sergiu Coroi & Lucien Mansell. ################################################## ** More info (UK-focused) ** Friends of the Earth have also put together some resources to mark 16 years since beginning of the Climate Change Act: https://foe.uk/zf1gg - about the Climate Change Act https://foe.uk/bdqil - research report describing their new analysis Find a campaign group near you: https://groups.friendsoftheearth.uk/ ** International action (a starting point) ** https://www.greenpeace.org/international/get-involved/ https://climatenetwork.org/ https://friendsoftheearth.uk/climate/international-climate-campaign-fair-global-action https://www.wri.org/climate/international-climate-action

Donald Trump has won re-election in the USA. But what does it mean for climate change worldwide? I discuss climate science, climate policy, and Trump's anti-science agenda with the fabulous @ClimateAdam. Check out the companion video over on Adam's channel here: https://youtu.be/MuzZm_UcCc8 ################################################## Contents: 00:00 - I'm back! 00:56 - Trump's "liquid gold" addiction 02:23 - "Clean" coal 04:10 - Climate-denier-in-chief 05:40 - 12 years to save the planet 06:20 - Sea level rise 07:30 - It's weather, stoopid 08:57 - Trump hates Paris 11:11 - ...And the "deep state" 12:37 - Project 2025 14:15 - The Donald vs. D/Misinformation 16:18 - How to help 17:20 - A look ahead #USElection #DonaldTrump #ClimateChange ################################################## Now more than ever, evidence-based climate creators like us need your support. Sharing, liking and subscribing really helps, but if you want to go that extra step further you can support me by subscribing here on Youtube, or on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dr_gilbz/ Thanks as ever to my Patreon subscribers, including my Patreon Saints: Steven Cowling, Eliot Bryant, Baerbel Winkler, Patrick Hillberg, Michael Unterweger, James Harley Gorrell, Gary Stark, Sergiu Coroi & Lucien Mansell. ################################################## References and reading Reactions of climate experts: https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/11/06/us-election-climate-experts-react-to-donald-trumps-victory/ Implications for climate change: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/28/donald-trump-climate-change-environment Fact check: https://www.factcheck.org/2024/09/trump-clings-to-inaccurate-climate-change-talking-points/ Fossil fuels at COP29: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crmzvdn9e18o https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/01/a-trump-presidency-could-cripple-the-paris-climate-agreement-warns-un-chief-antonio-guterres https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/28/trump-paris-climate-treaty-withdrawal-again-00165903 https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2024/11/07/donald-trump-s-election-is-a-dark-day-for-the-climate_6732013_114.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/26/trump-presidency-gut-noaa-weather-climate-crisis

Maximum winter Antarctic sea ice has reached 17 million square kilometres... making it the second lowest on record by a whisker.

Föhn winds are a common occurrence in mountain regions around the world - from the Andes to the Alps to the Rockies. And... to the Antarctic Peninsula. In fact, these "hairdryer winds" have a real impact on the climate of the Antarctic Peninsula, and can drive temperature extremes and melting. ################################################## Contents: 00:00 - Ice shelves are melting 01:29 - The setup 02:51 - Impacts on ice 03:58 - Extremes 04:50 - Climate change #Antarctic #ClimateChange #foehn #föhn ################################################## Thanks to my Patreon subscribers, including my Patreon Saints: Steven Cowling, Eliot Bryant, Baerbel Winkler, Patrick Hillberg, Michael Unterweger, James Harley Gorrell, Gary Stark, Sergiu Coroi & Lucien Mansell. Join them here: https://www.patreon.com/dr_gilbz/ ################################################## References Gilbert et al. (2022a) https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JD034766 Gilbert et al. (2022b) https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JD036012 Luckman et al. (2014) https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102014000339 Bevan et al. (2017) https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2743-2017 Elvidge & Renfrew (2016) https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-14-00194.1 Wille et al. (2022) https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00422-9 Zou et al. (2023) https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JD038138 ################################################## Contains AI generated audio