Jeff Berardelli
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Tampa, FL, United States
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Tornadoes and climate change: How a warming world may affect tornado season
Scientists are still working to understand all the factors that influence tornadoes. → Read More
Pros and cons of blocking sunlight to slow global warming
As the impact of climate change accelerates, some scientists are edging closer to supporting what many call a drastic measure. → Read More
How certain is science that humans are warming the climate?
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Over the past few decades, climate data has made it crystal clear that the Earth is warming. But how sure is science about the cause of global warming? In just the past century, the earth has warmed by two degrees Fahrenheit – most of that occurring in the past 40 years. […] → Read More
Electric versus gas vehicles: Which are better for the climate?
Sales of electric vehicles are accelerating rapidly in the US – making up 5.8% of the new car market in 2022 – nearly doubling from 2021. But as EVs get more popular, so does misinformation about their impact on climate change. → Read More
What a potential El Niño means for the Tampa Bay area
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — After three years of La Niña, El Niño may finally be on the way by summer of 2023. So what does that mean for hurricane season and how are La Niña and El Niño changing as the planet warms? We answer those questions in today’s climate classroom. The phenomena of La […] → Read More
Great Salt Lake vanishing
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Great Salt Lake in Utah is the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere.But in recent decades its lost 73% of its water and the lake is in uncharted territory. One look at this satellite comparison below between 1985 – and today – makes it easy to understand the worry. […] → Read More
Using coral to reconstruct climate centuries ago
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — In today’s climate classroom we discuss climate proxies, fossils of the distant past, used to reconstruct historical climate records hundreds and thousands of years ago. Reliable thermometer records only date back to the 1800s, yet sometimes you’ll see headlines such as one this week, showing Greenland temperatures are warmer now than […] → Read More
Atmospheric Rivers in a changing climate
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A series of Atmospheric Rivers are responsible for the dramatic scenes in California this week. Over the past week, 20 people have been killed in the state by these atmospheric phenomena.Sciencists say they are getting stronger. Atmospheric rivers are long, narrow conveyor belts carrying immense amounts of water – up to […] → Read More
5 worst global weather disasters of 2022
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — In this week’s climate classroom we look back at the top five extreme weather and climate events of 2022. We start right here on the West Coast of Florida, with the world’s most destructive storm of 2022. Hurricane Ian With estimated losses between $50 – $100 billion, Hurricane Ian is likely […] → Read More
Crucial international meeting aims to solve the biodiversity crisis
The UN biodiversity conference is underway in Montreal, Canada where every nation on Earth is meeting to try to find a solution to the biodiversity crisis. → Read More
Misinformation threatens renewable energy transition
Of all the things society can do to limit climate change, the most vital and consequential is transitioning our energy sector from fossil fuels to clean energy, to stop the flow of planet-warming climate pollution. → Read More
It’s hurricane season: What is a ‘fish storm’?
The National Hurricane Center reported a new disturbance in the Atlantic on Friday, explaining in its outlook that an area of low pressure “located well east of Bermuda” had produced sustained winds of 40 mph and limited showers over the ocean. → Read More
WWF: ‘We’ve lost an incredible amount’ of nature
For the first time ever, Alaskan Snow Crab season has been canceled due to a 90% crash in population in the Bering Sea – from 8 billion in 2018 to just 1 billion in 2021. → Read More
Explaining Ice Ages and Earth’s erratic climate
You’ve probably heard the expression, “the climate has always changed.” That’s true, although not nearly as fast as it is now. → Read More
Climate Classroom: Is climate change impacting hurricanes?
When monster hurricanes like Ian come ashore, the inevitable question always comes up — did climate change cause this? → Read More
Could Hurricane Ian become a Category 5 storm?
Hurricane Ian is moving onshore in Florida, taking aim at the state’s southwestern coast as a powerful Category 4 storm, just shy of Category 5 strength. → Read More
Antarctic glacier may soon rapidly retreat, USF study finds
Thwaites Glacier, also known as the Doomsday Glacier, in Antarctica is among the most vulnerable and concerning glaciers on the planet. → Read More
Rare shark encounters increasing due to warming waters
Swimming side by side with sharks is just a fact of life in Florida. But increasingly it’s becoming common in places not accustomed to these shark encounters. That’s because along the U.S. East Coast and the U.S. West Coast as well, warming waters are now shifting shark migrations. → Read More
The reason behind the slow hurricane season and what’s next
fter a 60 day gap between Danielle and the last named storm, Colin, the 2022 hurricane season seems to be finally coming alive. This is likely only the beginning as a more favorable pattern for tropical systems is in the forecast for next week. → Read More
Warmer world means fewer tropical systems, study finds
So far, the Atlantic hurricane season has been one of the quietest in many years, with only three named storms and no hurricanes. → Read More