Ambarish Karmalkar
@ambarish.bsky.social
Climate Scientist | Studying how global warming affects us locally | Assistant Professor @ University of Rhode Island | https://web.uri.edu/geo/ambarish-karmalkar/
Greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow www.carbonbrief.org/unep-new-cou...
November 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow www.carbonbrief.org/unep-new-cou...
How little CO2 Jamaica has produced over time compared to the major polluters
October 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
How little CO2 Jamaica has produced over time compared to the major polluters
A super quick look at the total change in temperature for the period 1901-2023:
April 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
A super quick look at the total change in temperature for the period 1901-2023:
At least it's honest.
February 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
At least it's honest.
Mumbai alone is adding 193 new cars daily!!! The city saw a 10% increase in vehicle population in 2024; the total number of vehicles (cars+two-wheelers) is close to 5 million now!
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/mumbais-vehi...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/mumbais-vehi...
January 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Mumbai alone is adding 193 new cars daily!!! The city saw a 10% increase in vehicle population in 2024; the total number of vehicles (cars+two-wheelers) is close to 5 million now!
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/mumbais-vehi...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/mumbais-vehi...
You know you've been away too long when you start taking random photos of things you once took for granted -- easy access to a wide variety of fresh leafy greens and vegetables on every street. 😍 #mumbai
January 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
You know you've been away too long when you start taking random photos of things you once took for granted -- easy access to a wide variety of fresh leafy greens and vegetables on every street. 😍 #mumbai
India climate opinions: Interesting that the vast majority believe global warming is happening, but only a relatively small % think it's human-caused or know s'thing abt it.
Major info or edu gap?
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climatecommunication.yale.edu/visualizatio...
Major info or edu gap?
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climatecommunication.yale.edu/visualizatio...
December 18, 2024 at 7:39 PM
India climate opinions: Interesting that the vast majority believe global warming is happening, but only a relatively small % think it's human-caused or know s'thing abt it.
Major info or edu gap?
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climatecommunication.yale.edu/visualizatio...
Major info or edu gap?
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climatecommunication.yale.edu/visualizatio...
Oof this title and subheading - killed any curiosity I had about reading the article.
November 23, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Oof this title and subheading - killed any curiosity I had about reading the article.
10-week EDDI. Source: psl.noaa.gov/eddi/
November 20, 2024 at 10:21 PM
10-week EDDI. Source: psl.noaa.gov/eddi/
How unusual is this?
Drought conditions across North America. www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit...
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Drought conditions across North America. www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit...
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November 20, 2024 at 1:32 PM
How unusual is this?
Drought conditions across North America. www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit...
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Drought conditions across North America. www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit...
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"While the mid-1960s drought is a severe drought in the context of the new reconstruction, the region experienced repeated droughts of similar intensity, but greater duration during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries."
From Pederson et al. 2013: journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
From Pederson et al. 2013: journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
November 9, 2024 at 10:52 PM
"While the mid-1960s drought is a severe drought in the context of the new reconstruction, the region experienced repeated droughts of similar intensity, but greater duration during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries."
From Pederson et al. 2013: journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
From Pederson et al. 2013: journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
The last two months were the driest Sep-Oct in the Northeast US since 1895.
High variability in regional precipitation means we could experience extreme fluctuations in both directions in any given season or year even though the long-term trend point towards wetter conditions.
High variability in regional precipitation means we could experience extreme fluctuations in both directions in any given season or year even though the long-term trend point towards wetter conditions.
November 9, 2024 at 2:20 PM
The last two months were the driest Sep-Oct in the Northeast US since 1895.
High variability in regional precipitation means we could experience extreme fluctuations in both directions in any given season or year even though the long-term trend point towards wetter conditions.
High variability in regional precipitation means we could experience extreme fluctuations in both directions in any given season or year even though the long-term trend point towards wetter conditions.
I have put together a starter pack of people sharing climate-related content from regions outside North America and Europe. Who am I missing?
October 20, 2024 at 12:01 PM
I have put together a starter pack of people sharing climate-related content from regions outside North America and Europe. Who am I missing?
Typhoon Krathon to make landfall in Taiwan.
'Typhoons are common in Taiwan, but they usually hit the island’s mountainous, sparsely populated east coast, and rarely make landfall on the more populated west coast.' www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/w...
'Typhoons are common in Taiwan, but they usually hit the island’s mountainous, sparsely populated east coast, and rarely make landfall on the more populated west coast.' www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/w...
October 1, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Typhoon Krathon to make landfall in Taiwan.
'Typhoons are common in Taiwan, but they usually hit the island’s mountainous, sparsely populated east coast, and rarely make landfall on the more populated west coast.' www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/w...
'Typhoons are common in Taiwan, but they usually hit the island’s mountainous, sparsely populated east coast, and rarely make landfall on the more populated west coast.' www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/w...
Helene triggering exceptionally high streamflow conditions across the southeast US. waterdata.usgs.gov/nc/nwis/rt
September 28, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Helene triggering exceptionally high streamflow conditions across the southeast US. waterdata.usgs.gov/nc/nwis/rt
A picture is worth a thousand words.
Condo buildings built in the 1980s, Galveston Texas.
Credit: from www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Condo buildings built in the 1980s, Galveston Texas.
Credit: from www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
September 24, 2024 at 1:13 AM
A picture is worth a thousand words.
Condo buildings built in the 1980s, Galveston Texas.
Credit: from www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Condo buildings built in the 1980s, Galveston Texas.
Credit: from www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Lots of variability accompanied by a clear trend
September 19, 2024 at 2:02 AM
Lots of variability accompanied by a clear trend
Jun-Aug 2023 - hottest on record. www.space.com/nasa-2023-su...
September 18, 2023 at 12:08 AM
Jun-Aug 2023 - hottest on record. www.space.com/nasa-2023-su...