Thanks to Salon.com for pointing the way to a forward-looking World Meteorological Organization and Weather Channel weather report on YouTube for September 23, 2050 using "predictions from the IPCC report and the National Climate Assessment."  The weather report even features a message on the impending climate apocalypse by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. These types of future weather forecasts are a new science communication low for the organizations (the WMO is a creature of the U.N.), which is quite the feat to achieve, given what we've already seen. The part of this video I'll deal with begins at the 2:01 mark and involves a weather forecast for the Chicago area on September 23, 2050.  Chicago is experiencing a searing heat wave, with temperatures near and above the triple-digits, and is on-track for the hottest September ever.  Even the Chicago Cubs have to play at night in order to avoid the hottest part of the day in this...(Read Full Post)