Vast Cold Wave About To Sweep The U.S.; No, Jellyfish Aren't Taking Over The World; Greek Study Challenges CO2-Temperature Causality; Temperature Variations and Civilizations; + X-Flares

Monthly low temperature records are under threat.

Vast Cold Wave About To Sweep The U.S.

Last week's forecast appears to be holding up: summer threatens to quit early this year.

The United States is about to be painted 'blue' and 'purple' as descending polar chills crash down from on north.

The cold wave will start today (Tuesday) for northern states, for the likes of Montana, and will have engulfed much of the CONUS by Friday.

As per latest GFS runs, thermometers could drop as much as 20C below summertime norms:

GFS 2m Temperature Anomalies (C) Aug 9 [].

Monthly low temperature records are under threat.

Let's see if the media gives this as much attention as they did last month's standard summer heatwave:

Exaggerations and obfuscations.

No, Jellyfish Aren't Taking Over The World

Data from the Spanish Mediterranean coast shows a clear decline in jellyfish stings—a reliable proxy for populations—since 2008.

These findings challenge the much-propagandized narrative that jellyfish are proliferating due to climate change...

...that they are "taking over the world":

A recent paper "Epidemiology of Jellyfish Using the Sting Index to Identify Trends and Support Proactive Management" debunks the alarmist notion that jellyfish populations are increasing due to climate change.