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Currently en República Dominicana — 27 de octobre: Finaliza la semana laboral con lluvias y temperaturas frescas en RD
Jean Suriel & Eric Holthaus
October 26, 2023
El tiempo, currently.
Finaliza la semana laboral con lluvias y temperaturas frescas en RD
Las condiciones meteorológicas en República Dominicana continuarán dominadas por una vaguada que mantendrá las precipitaciones entre moderadas y fuertes en gran parte del país: para este viernes en la mañana se esperan lluvias moderadas hacia el sureste, noreste, este y norte por los efectos del sistema atmosférico.
Los aguaceros más importantes ocurrirán después del mediodía debido a los remanentes de Tammy que todavía seguirán en el Atlántico.
Tercer día con aire polar en el territorio dominicano, por lo que las temperaturas se mantendrán frescas durante las noches, las madrugadas y primeras horas de la mañana: hasta el domingo en la madrugada permanecerá el ambiente fresco.
El Ciclón Post-Tropical Tammy seguirá generando fuertes marejadas hasta la costa atlántica, con olas entre 7 y 10 pies de altura.
What you need to know, currently.
Ocean warming will triple for the rest of this century near the vulnerable West Antarctica ice sheet, according to a new study out this week. Even more worrying, over the next ~20 years, there is no statistical difference between the course global emissions take and the melt rates of key ice shelves which hold back enormous Antarctic glaciers.
We’ve spent the last few years modelling the future of the Amundsen Sea in West Antarctica, and I regret to inform you that it’s not good news.
— Dr Kaitlin Naughten (@kaitlinnaughten)
3:12 PM • Oct 23, 2023
Here’s more, from The Guardian:
Accelerated ice melt in west Antarctica is inevitable for the rest of the century no matter how much carbon emissions are cut, research indicates. The implications for sea level rise are “dire”, scientists say, and mean some coastal cities may have to be abandoned.
The ice sheet of west Antarctica would push up the oceans by 5 metres if lost completely. Previous studies have suggested it is doomed to collapse over the course of centuries, but the new study shows that even drastic emissions cuts in the coming decades will not slow the melting.
It’s times like these that I always refer back to the original scientists that conduct these important studies. In this case, I’ll give the final word to Kaitlin Naughten, the scientist for the British Antarctic Survey that led the study’s research: “I would hate for people to read this story and think “we should give up on climate action, we’re all doomed anyway”. We must remember that West Antarctica is just one cause of sea level rise, and sea level rise is just one impact of climate change.”
Basically: It is never, ever too late.
Naughten’s parallel essay on her team’s findings is worth a read for everyone — and a worthy call to courage in a time of bad climate news.