December 2023

12/1/23 – The Arctic is 6.83 C higher than normal today!



12/1/23 – 236 Earthquakes Worldwide Today

M 3.9 – 13 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah

  • 2023-12-01 07:16:47 (UTC)
  • 37.433°N 113.119°W
  • 11.4 km depth

24 EQs Ocotillo, California

M 4.8 – 11 km E of Ocotillo, CA

  • 2023-12-01 07:43:27 (UTC)
  • 32.752°N 115.873°W
  • 8.7 km depth


12/2/23 – Methane Report for CAMS Data for Thursday, 11/30/23



12/2/23 – The Arctic is 6.98 C higher than normal today!



12/2/23 – 279 Earthquakes Worldwide Today

49 large EQs Philippines

M 7.6 – Mindanao, Philippines

  • 2023-12-02 14:37:03 (UTC)
  • 8.527°N 126.449°E
  • 32.8 km depth

M 6.4 – 47 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines

  • 2023-12-02 16:03:43 (UTC)
  • 8.415°N 126.776°E
  • 64.3 km depth

M 6.2 – 44 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines

  • 2023-12-02 17:40:12 (UTC)
  • 8.412°N 126.746°E
  • 18.0 km depth

M 6.2 – 62 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines

  • 2023-12-02 18:09:26 (UTC)
  • 8.444°N 126.919°E
  • 54.9 km depth

M 6.0 – Mindanao, Philippines

  • 2023-12-02 20:52:22 (UTC)
  • 8.353°N 126.843°E
  • 49.1 km depth

2 EQs at the base of the Juan de Fuca plate

58 EQs Hawaii



12/3/23 – Methane Report for CAMS & NOAA Data for Friday, 12/1/23 & Other Updates

Margo also reads 1 Chronicles Chapter 28.



12/3/23 – 262 Earthquakes Worldwide Today

M 6.6 – Mindanao, Philippines

  • 2023-12-03 10:35:57 (UTC)
  • 8.450°N 126.720°E
  • 56.2 km depth

M 6.9 – 35 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines

  • 2023-12-03 19:49:37 (UTC)
  • 8.957°N 126.628°E
  • 30.5 km depth


12/3/23 – Methane Weekly Report with Margo (Dec. 3, 2023)

Margo reviews methane data from CAMS & NOAA for Saturday, 12/2/23. Margo also reads 1 Chronicles Chapter 29.



12/4/23 – 242 Earthquakes Worldwide Today

22 large EQs Philippines

M 5.1 – Island of Hawaii, Hawaii

  • 2023-12-05 03:53:45 (UTC)
  • 19.323°N 155.204°W
  • 1.9 km depth

24 EQs West Texas

M 4.1 – western Texas

  • 2023-12-04 23:59:09 (UTC)
  • 31.676°N 104.376°W
  • 6.6 km depth


12/4/23 – Methane Report for CAMS Data for Sunday, 12/3/23



12/5/23 – 251 Earthquakes Worldwide Today

10 EQs Gulf of Aden

22 EQs Philippines

32 EQs West Texas



12/5/23 – Methane Report for CAMS & NOAA Data for Monday, 12/4/23

Margo also reads 2 Chronicles Chapter 1.



12/6/23 – A23a: World’s biggest iceberg on the move after 30 years

“The world’s biggest iceberg is on the move after more than 30 years being stuck to the ocean floor. 

The iceberg, called A23a, split from the Antarctic coastline in 1986. But it swiftly grounded in the Weddell Sea, becoming, essentially, an ice island. 

At almost 4,000 sq km (1,500 sq miles) in area, it’s more than twice the size of Greater London.

The past year has seen it drifting at speed, and the berg is now about to spill beyond Antarctic waters.”

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67507558



12/6/23 – NSIDC Sea Ice Analysis:  A brief winter pause

“While autumn sea ice growth is in full swing, brief pauses are not unusual. Starting November 22, the ice growth stalled almost completely for five days as a series of storms guided an atmospheric river into the Arctic, transporting warm, moist air.”
https://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/2023/12/a-brief-winter-pause/



12/6/23 – NSIDC Arctic & Antarctic Sea Ice as of 12/5/23



12/6/23 – Here are the latest Arctic & Antarctic Sea Ice Thickness models from the U.S. Navy



12/6/23 – Here’s the latest Arctic Data from Climate Reanalyzer



12/6/23 – Sea Ice Weekly Report with Margo (Dec. 6, 2023)

Margo reports on the latest state of the Arctic and Antarctic sea ice and looks at Climate Reanalyzer. Margo also goes over two sea ice and iceberg articles. Margo also reads 2 Chronicles Chapter 2.

Show Links:

https://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/2023/12/a-brief-winter-pause/

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67507558



12/7/23 – 265 Earthquakes Worldwide Today

M 7.1 – 123 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu

  • 2023-12-07 12:56:30 (UTC)
  • 20.659°S 169.206°E
  • 48.4 km depth

54 EQs Hawaii

M 4.4 – Hawaii region, Hawaii

  • 2023-12-07 03:16:37 (UTC)
  • 19.436°N 155.217°W
  • 23.0 km depth


12/7/23 – Methane Report for CAMS Data for Tuesday, 12/5/23



12/7/23 – Here’s updated Arctic and Antarctic sea ice for 12/7/23 from the U.S. Navy



12/7/23 – Methane Report for CAMS & NOAA Data for Wednesday, 12/6/23

Margo also reads 2 Chronicles Chapter 3.



12/8/23 – 266 Earthquakes Worldwide Today

6 EQs Reykjanes Ridge



12/9/23 – Methane Report for CAMS Data for Thursday, 12/7/23



12/9/23 – 252 Earthquakes Worldwide

14 large EQs Reykjanes Ridge

26 EQs West Texas

25 EQs Salton Sea, California

50 EQs The Geysers, California



12/10/23 – Methane Report for CAMS & NOAA Data for Friday, 12/8/23

Margo also reads 2 Chronicles Chapter 4.



12/10/23 – 192 Earthquakes Worldwide Today

11 large EQs Reykjanes Ridge

M 4.2 – 10 km NNE of Guide Rock, Nebraska

  • 2023-12-10 19:31:18 (UTC)
  • 40.166°N 98.291°W
  • 7.1 km depth


12/10/23 – from Sam Carana:  Will temperatures keep rising fast?

“The trend warns that temperatures could keep rising rapidly over the next few months. A number of things can contribute to such a rapid rise.”

https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/12/will-temperatures-keep-rising-fast.html



12/10/23 – from Andrew Glikson:  Climate change terror

“As temperatures rise, fires engulf large tracts of land, storms intensity and sea levels rise, the living Earth is entering a critical stage. Having ignored the existential threat of climate change, extreme nationalism and fascism ─ the ideology of death ─ spill rivers of blood in many parts of the world.”

https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/12/climate-change-terror.html



12/10/23 – Methane Weekly Report with Margo (Dec. 10, 2023)

Margo reviews methane data from CAMS & NOAA for Saturday, 12/9/23. Margo also shares two recent posts from Arctic News. Margo also reads 2 Chronicles Chapter 5.
Show Links:
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/12/will-temperatures-keep-rising-fast.html
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/12/climate-change-terror.html



12/11/23 – We’ve lost the regional overviews for 2m Temperature Anomaly on Climate Reanalyzer

This was posted on their site on 12/10/23:

“Climate Reanalyzer is now utilizing daily temperature estimates from the ECMWF Reanalysis version 5 (ERA5), a latest-generation global reanalysis with a record period beginning January 1940. Therefore, we are no longer downloading daily grids from the NCEP Climate Forecast System. The table below is not updating and will be removed Monday 11 December. Global and regional temperature estimates from ERA5 can be viewed on the interactive chart page.”



12/11/23 – 210 Earthquakes Worldwide Today

2 EQs Reykjanes Ridge

M 6.1 – 158 km W of Neiafu, Tonga

  • 2023-12-11 06:33:31 (UTC)
  • 18.676°S 175.483°W
  • 238.4 km depth


12/11/23 – Methane Report for CAMS Data for Sunday, 12/10/23



12/12/23 – Methane Report for CAMS & NOAA Data for Monday, 12/11/23 & Other Updates

Margo also reads 2 Chronicles Chapter 6.



12/13/23 – 252 Earthquakes Worldwide Today

M 5.3 – Norwegian Sea

  • 2023-12-13 19:30:46 (UTC)
  • 72.555°N 3.450°E
  • 10.0 km depth

M 5.5 – Norwegian Sea

  • 2023-12-13 20:20:10 (UTC)
  • 72.572°N 3.484°E
  • 10.0 km depth

M 4.7 – Reykjanes Ridge

  • 2023-12-13 02:58:36 (UTC)
  • 56.637°N 34.438°W
  • 10.0 km depth

44 EQs Hawaii

M 3.8 – 181 km WSW of Port Orford, Oregon

  • 2023-12-13 22:17:24 (UTC)
  • 42.344°N 126.637°W
  • 12.3 km depth


12/13/23 – NSIDC Arctic & Antarctic Sea Ice as of 12/12/23



12/13/23 – Here are the latest Arctic & Antarctic Sea Ice Thickness models from the U.S. Navy



12/13/23 – Here’s the latest Arctic Data from Climate Reanalyzer



12/13/23 – Sea Ice Weekly Report with Margo (Dec. 13, 2023)

Margo reports on the latest state of the Arctic and Antarctic sea ice and looks at Climate Reanalyzer. Margo also reads 2 Chronicles Chapter 7.



12/14/23 – Methane Report for CAMS Data for Tuesday, 12/12/23



12/14/23 – from Space Weather:

STRONGEST FLARE OF THE CURRENT SOLAR CYCLE

Sunspot 3514 erupted on Dec. 14th (1702 UT), producing a strong X2.8-class solar flare. This is the strongest flare of Solar Cycle 25 (so far) and the most powerful eruption the sun has produced since the great storms of Sept. 2017. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the extreme ultraviolet flash.
https://spaceweather.com/



12/14/23 – Methane Report for CAMS & NOAA Data for Wednesday, 12/13/23 & Space Weather

Margo also reads 2 Chronicles Chapter 8.



12/15/23 – Methane Report for CAMS Data for Thursday, 12/14/23



12/16/23 – Methane Report for CAMS & NOAA Data for Friday, 12/15/23

Margo also reads 2 Chronicles Chapter 9.



12/17/23 – Methane Weekly Report with Margo (Dec. 17, 2023)

Margo reviews methane data from CAMS & NOAA for Saturday, 12/16/23. Margo also reads 2 Chronicles Chapter 10.



12/18/23 – Methane Report for CAMS Data for Sunday, 12/17/23



12/18/23 – The Reykjanes Volcano on Iceland has started erupting today. This can be followed on Volcano Discovery here:

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/reykjanes/news.html



12/19/23 – Methane Report for CAMS & NOAA Data for Monday, 12/18/23

Margo also reads 2 Chronicles Chapter 11.



12/20/23 – 264 Earthquakes Worldwide Today

M 6.2 – 11 km SSE of Iray, Peru

  • 2023-12-20 12:11:20 (UTC)
  • 15.960°S 72.603°W
  • 93.4 km depth


12/20/23 – A danger zone ozone hole has opened up in the North Atlantic just southeast of Greenland.

Source:  CAMS Ozone for 12/20/23, Global View, Total Column



12/20/23 – from Sam Carana:   Double Blue Ocean Event 2024? 

“A double Blue Ocean Event could occur in 2024. Both Antarctic sea ice and Arctic sea ice could virtually disappear in 2024. A Blue Ocean Event (BOE) occurs when sea ice extent falls to 1 million km² or less, which could occur early 2024 for Antarctic sea ice and in Summer 2024 in the Northern Hemisphere for Arctic sea ice.”
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/12/double-blue-ocean-event-2024.html



12/20/23 – NSIDC Arctic & Antarctic Sea Ice as of 12/19/23



12/20/23 – Here are the latest Arctic & Antarctic Sea Ice Thickness models from the U.S. Navy



12/20/23 – Here’s the latest Arctic Data from Climate Reanalyzer



12/20/23 – Sea Ice Weekly Report with Margo (Dec. 20, 2023)

Margo reports on the latest state of the Arctic and Antarctic sea ice and looks at Climate Reanalyzer. Margo shares Sam Carana’s latest article on a possible double Blue Ocean Event in 2024. Margo also reads 2 Chronicles Chapter 12.

Show Link:
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/12/double-blue-ocean-event-2024.html



12/21/23 – 228 Earthquakes Worldwide Today

M 6.1 – 107 km SE of Adak, Alaska

  • 2023-12-21 14:55:58 (UTC)
  • 51.327°N 175.356°W
  • 30.1 km depth


12/21/23 – Methane Report for CAMS Data for Tuesday, 12/19/23



12/21/23 – New update on Ice Sheets Today from NSIDC, now tracking Antarctic 2023-2024 Melt Season

https://nsidc.org/ice-sheets-today



12/21/23 – Methane Report for CAMS & NOAA Data for Wednesday, 12/20/23 & Other Updates

Margo also reads 2 Chronicles Chapter 13.



12/22/23 – 253 Earthquakes Worldwide Today

M 6.1 – south of Africa

  • 2023-12-22 17:36:31 (UTC)
  • 52.057°S 27.948°E
  • 10.0 km depth


12/22/23 – Methane Report for CAMS Data for Thursday, 12/21/23



12/24/23 – Methane Report for CAMS & NOAA Data for Friday, 12/22/23

Margo also reads 2 Chronicles Chapter 14.



12/24/23 – From Andrew Glikson:  Too late to save the climate?

“Whether anything can be done by humans to arrest or reverse global warming and its consequences for the habitability of planet Earth remains an open question, for which neither climate science nor the ignorant hordes of politicians and economists, oblivious to the basic laws of physics, have the answer. However, it is likely that over the next centuries or longer the flow of cold water from the melting of the Greenland and Antarctica ice sheets will lead to a transient slowdown of the rate of warming before the large ice sheets are exhausted.”
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/12/too-late-to-save-the-climate.html



12/24/23 – Methane Weekly Report with Margo (Dec. 24, 2023)

Margo reviews methane data from CAMS & NOAA for Saturday, 12/23/23. Margo also looks at Climate Reanalyzer and Andrew Glikson’s latest article. Margo also reads 2 Chronicles Chapter 15.
Show Link:
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/12/too-late-to-save-the-climate.html



12/25/23 – Methane Report for CAMS Data for Sunday, 12/24/23



12/26/23 – Methane Report for NOAA Data for Sunday & Monday, 12/24-12/25/23 & Other Updates

Margo also reads 2 Chronicles Chapter 16.



12/27/23 – Ten Dangers of Global Warming

Here’s a good review of what we’re experiencing now and what’s in store as we go deeper into abrupt irreversible climate collapse. Sam Carana knew. Here’s his post from 2007.

1. Flooding
2. Shortage of water
3. Famine and disease
4. Migration and refugees
5. Collapse of the financial system
6. Economic collapse
7. War and civil unrest
8. Pollution, in particular as a result of nuclear war, fallout and waste
9. Tipping points
10. Panic

https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/p/ten-dangers-of-global-warming.html



12/27/23 – 209 Earthquakes Worldwide Today

2 Large EQs Reykjanes Ridge

M 5.3 – 93 km SSE of Kirensk, Russia

  • 2023-12-27 05:09:19 (UTC)
  • 57.007°N 108.715°E
  • 10.0 km depth


12/27/23 – NSIDC Arctic & Antarctic Sea Ice as of 12/26/23



12/27/23 – Here are the latest Arctic & Antarctic Sea Ice Thickness models from the U.S. Navy



12/27/23 – Here’s the latest Arctic Data from Climate Reanalyzer



12/27/23 – Sea Ice Weekly Report with Margo (Dec. 27, 2023)

Margo reports on the latest state of the Arctic and Antarctic sea ice and looks at Climate Reanalyzer. Margo shares Sam Carana’s article from 2007 on the dangers of global warming. Margo also reads 2 Chronicles Chapter 17.
Show Links:
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/p/ten-dangers-of-global-warming.html
https://nsidc.org/ice-sheets-today
https://nsidc.org/ice-sheets-today/analyses/antarctic-melt-season-fast-start-greenland-2023-melt-season-review



12/28/23 – 272 Earthquakes Worldwide Today

M 6.5 – 113 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia

  • 2023-12-28 09:15:15 (UTC)
  • 44.580°N 148.990°E
  • 23.8 km depth


12/30/23 – Methane Report for NOAA Data for Tuesday-Friday, 12/26-12/29/23

Margo also reads 2 Chronicles Chapter 18.



12/30/23 – 345 Earthquakes Worldwide Today

M 6.3 – 147 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia

  • 2023-12-30 17:16:24 (UTC)
  • 2.963°S 139.353°E
  • 39.1 km depth

123 EQs Hawaii

108 EQs Kilauea

29 EQs West Texas

M 3.5 – 34 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

  • 2023-12-30 20:28:48 (UTC)
  • 31.594°N 103.953°W
  • 7.7 km depth

26 EQs Reno, Nevada area



12/31/23 – This just in from Spaceweather.com:

MAJOR X-CLASS SOLAR FLARE: 

“Mere hours after emerging over the sun’s eastern limb on Dec. 31st, big sunspot AR3536 erupted, producing a major X5-class solar flare. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the extreme ultraviolet flash.

This is the strongest flare of Solar Cycle 25 (so far) and the most powerful eruption the sun has produced since the great storms of Sept. 2017.

Radiation from the flare has caused a deep shortwave radio blackout over the Pacific Ocean: blackout map. Ham radio operators may notice loss of signal at all frequencies below 30 MHz for more than 60 minutes after the flare’s peak (2155 UT).

It’s too soon to know for sure, but this explosion probably launched a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space. Because the blast site is located near the extreme eastern edge of the sun, the CME is unlikely to have a significant Earth-directed component, but stay tuned. Solar flare alerts:SMS Text

Update: This explosion caused a solar tsunami. You can see the shock wave in this animation from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory.”
https://spaceweather.com/



12/31/23 – 246 Earthquakes Worldwide Today

M 4.4 – 113 km S of Akureyri, Iceland

  • 2023-12-31 18:05:31 (UTC)
  • 64.680°N 17.738°W
  • 10.0 km depth

50 EQs Reno Area



12/31/23 – Methane Weekly Report & Space Weather with Margo (Dec. 31, 2023)

Margo reviews methane data from NOAA for Saturday, 12/30/23. Margo also looks at Climate Reanalyzer and the latest space weather. Margo also reads 2 Chronicles Chapter 19.
Show Link:
https://spaceweather.com/