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Global Water Weirding, Wilding, & Whiplashing: New Water Report by World Meteorological Organization
Of course, Earth is a misnomer, and we are really a water planet. Here I chat about the global water cycle and how it is being greatly intensified by abrupt climate system mayhem.
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Article: Changing intensity of hydroclimatic extreme events revealed by GRACE and GRACE-FO — Nature.com
https://coyotegulch.blog/2025/09/21/article-changing-intensity-of-hydroclimatic-extreme-events-revealed-by-grace-and-grace-fo-nature-com/
Peer-reviewed paper in Nature Water science journal:
Changing intensity of hydroclimatic extreme events revealed by GRACE and GRACE-FO
nature.com/articles/s44221-023-00040-5
Abstract
Distortion of the water cycle, particularly of its extremes (droughts and pluvials), will be among the most conspicuous consequences of climate change. Here we applied a novel approach with terrestrial water storage observations from the GRACE and GRACE-FO satellites to delineate and characterize 1,056 extreme events during 2002–2021. Dwarfing all other events was an ongoing pluvial that began in 2019 and engulfed central Africa. Total intensity of extreme events was strongly correlated with global mean temperature, more so than with the El Niño Southern Oscillation or other climate indicators, suggesting that continued warming of the planet will cause more frequent, more severe, longer and/or larger droughts and pluvials. In three regions, including a vast swath extending from southern Europe to south-western China, the ratio of wet to dry extreme events decreased substantially over the study period, while the opposite was true in two regions, including sub-Saharan Africa from 5° N to 20° N.
Excellent and highly detailed graphic on the global water cycle:
https://coyotegulch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/USGS_WaterCycle_English_ONLINE_20230302-1.png
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) website on new report:
State of Global Water Resources 2024
Publication on 18 September 2025
Key messages
State of Global Water Resources report highlights cascading impacts of too much or too little water
Only one third of river basins had normal conditions in 2024
All glacier regions worldwide report losses due to melt for third straight year
Report calls for more monitoring and data sharing
Link: https://wmo.int/publication-series/state-of-global-water-resources-2024?fbclid=IwY2xjawM9fKVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFVaTVBWkpPTklyYkNWVmNzAR5rm27H-n_Z0HSv-x3aknGg1wlv7uxSMSmwu4qai4934F3RQfrRBFPF_dg30g_aem_pY32tX1xOomRDq5F9iCyzQ
Website to download report: https://library.wmo.int/records/item/69629-state-of-global-water-resources-report-2024
Direct link to report pdf:
State of Global Water
Resources
2024
WMO-No. 1380
WEATHER CLIMATE WATER
Report
https://library.wmo.int/viewer/69629/download?file=WMO-1380-2025_en.pdf&type=pdf&navigator=1
Please donate to PaulBeckwith.net to support my research and videos connecting the dots on abrupt climate system mayhem.
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Global Water Weirding, Wilding, & Whiplashing: New Water Report by World Meteorological Organization
Of course, Earth is a misnomer, and we are really a water planet. Here I chat about the global water cycle and how it is being greatly intensified by abrupt climate system mayhem.
Please donate to PaulBeckwith.net to support my research and videos connecting the dots on abrupt climate system mayhem.
Please subscribe to my YouTube channel. As well as my website, and YouTube, you can find me on Patreon, Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Reddit (multiple climate channels within), Quora, TikTok, Discord, Mastodon, Twitch, Vimeo, Bluesky, TruthSocial, Threads, Substack, Tumblr, Pinterest, etc...
Article: Changing intensity of hydroclimatic extreme events revealed by GRACE and GRACE-FO — Nature.com
https://coyotegulch.blog/2025/09/21/article-changing-intensity-of-hydroclimatic-extreme-events-revealed-by-grace-and-grace-fo-nature-com/
Peer-reviewed paper in Nature Water science journal:
Changing intensity of hydroclimatic extreme events revealed by GRACE and GRACE-FO
nature.com/articles/s44221-023-00040-5
Abstract
Distortion of the water cycle, particularly of its extremes (droughts and pluvials), will be among the most conspicuous consequences of climate change. Here we applied a novel approach with terrestrial water storage observations from the GRACE and GRACE-FO satellites to delineate and characterize 1,056 extreme events during 2002–2021. Dwarfing all other events was an ongoing pluvial that began in 2019 and engulfed central Africa. Total intensity of extreme events was strongly correlated with global mean temperature, more so than with the El Niño Southern Oscillation or other climate indicators, suggesting that continued warming of the planet will cause more frequent, more severe, longer and/or larger droughts and pluvials. In three regions, including a vast swath extending from southern Europe to south-western China, the ratio of wet to dry extreme events decreased substantially over the study period, while the opposite was true in two regions, including sub-Saharan Africa from 5° N to 20° N.
Excellent and highly detailed graphic on the global water cycle:
https://coyotegulch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/USGS_WaterCycle_English_ONLINE_20230302-1.png
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) website on new report:
State of Global Water Resources 2024
Publication on 18 September 2025
Key messages
State of Global Water Resources report highlights cascading impacts of too much or too little water
Only one third of river basins had normal conditions in 2024
All glacier regions worldwide report losses due to melt for third straight year
Report calls for more monitoring and data sharing
Link: https://wmo.int/publication-series/state-of-global-water-resources-2024?fbclid=IwY2xjawM9fKVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFVaTVBWkpPTklyYkNWVmNzAR5rm27H-n_Z0HSv-x3aknGg1wlv7uxSMSmwu4qai4934F3RQfrRBFPF_dg30g_aem_pY32tX1xOomRDq5F9iCyzQ
Website to download report: https://library.wmo.int/records/item/69629-state-of-global-water-resources-report-2024
Direct link to report pdf:
State of Global Water
Resources
2024
WMO-No. 1380
WEATHER CLIMATE WATER
Report
https://library.wmo.int/viewer/69629/download?file=WMO-1380-2025_en.pdf&type=pdf&navigator=1
Please donate to PaulBeckwith.net to support my research and videos connecting the dots on abrupt climate system mayhem.
Please subscribe to my YouTube channel. As well as my website, and YouTube, you can find me on Patreon, Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Reddit (multiple climate channels within), Quora, TikTok, Discord, Mastodon, Twitch, Vimeo, Bluesky, TruthSocial, Threads, Substack, Tumblr, Pinterest, etc...
