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September 2026

Study Finds that 42% of the Megadrought in the U.S. Southwest Has Been Caused by Climate Change; and Texas Too

By Abrupt changes, Climate Catastrophes, climate emergency, Drought, Earth systems, evolutionary boundaries, Extreme Weather, Heat, Impacts, megadrought, Tipping

Only cool mud remains Study Finds that 42% of the Megadrought in the U.S. Southwest Has Been Caused by Climate Change; and Texas Too Our climate has crossed evolutionary boundaries of Earth systems Degradation has begun, that emissions reductions alone cannot stop   First published on Drought.gov in 2022. See https://www.drought.gov/research-spotlight-climate-driven-megadrought from 9/15/2026 This study is…

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Continuous El Nino Conditions Due to Human-Caused Climate Warming

By Abrupt changes, evolutionary boundaries, Extreme Weather, Heat, Impacts, ocean processes, Oceans, Point of No Return, Temperature, Tipping

Continuous El Nino Conditions Due to Human-Caused Climate Warming by Bruce Melton PE ClimateDiscovery.org ClimateChangePhoto.org El Nino is not just periodic any longer. Current ocean warming has created continuous El Nino conditions. When NOAA tells us it’s an El Nino in the Pacific, this reflects conditions that are “warming above average,” where the average ocean…

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