Italy has put 15 cities on red alert for high temperatures, as a severe heatwave continues across much of southern Europe.
The European Space Agency, whose satellites monitor land and sea temperatures, has warned that parts of Italy could experience the highest temperatures ever recorded on the continent.
Sicily and Sardinia could see temperatures climb as high as 49 degrees Celsius.
“I’m not innocent, I broke the law and deserve to pay for my crime. However, I’m still a human. They even have warnings on the radio ... but we sit here and fry.”
The winter snow accumulation is gone, so most of the incoming solar radiation is abosrbed; it's warm and there are clear skies which means lots of sunshine.
So far, the highest October temperature ever recorded in Spain was 37.5⁰C (in 2014).
Today, it was 38.2⁰C in Montoro, near Córdoba, and 38.0⁰ in Badajoz, at the border with Portugal.
Via @extretemps on the birdsite. #globalwarming#heatwave
While each heat dome has brought its own set of impacts to different regions across the globe, the common denominator is the tally of broken temperature records.
Mali is among the countries currently suffering extreme heat with some areas hit by a temperature of 48,5°C, has recorded more than 100 deaths, victims of the heat wave. Malian meteorologists say the city Southwestern di Kayes recorded the hottest day in African history on April 4, 2024....
I see the media are continuing the age-old trend of keeping it pale, male, stale in interivews for coverage on climate change, heat waves, storms, etc. How about interviewing a wider array of experts & those actually from the Global South experiencing climate breakdown first-hand? #Climatechange#heatwave#climatecrisis#globalwarming#climatejustice
From yesterday: “We’re at a breaking point,” said Anthony Talarico, a co-worker of mail carrier Eugene Gates who died of hyperthermia deliverying mail this past summer.
A reminder as heat wave after heat wave sweeps across the globe and temperatures in some places approach or exceed 50 degrees C... Antique thermometers rarely even WENT to 50 degrees C...
Even after a #Dallas mail carrier’s recent death from extreme heat, #USPS is still forcing carriers to speed up, work overtime hours, and forego breaks.
As air conditioning demand skyrocketed during the June #heatwave, so did available #solar and #wind energy. But the state's unreliable grid couldn't handle the full load available, wasting precious power.
“The magnitude of these events in terms of the #temperatures that are being forecast and the length of time is very, very, very worrisome. It’s an absolute crisis.”
A new European heatwave dubbed Nero has raised the temperature above 0C at all of Italy’s glaciers, hastening their disappearance, and set a record for high-altitude heat in the Swiss Alps.
A weather balloon launched from Payerne in Switzerland registered the “zero-degree line” — the altitude at which the temperature falls to zero — at 5,298m, beating a previous record of 5,184m set last year.
Tropical forests could become so hot that some kinds of leaves will no longer be able to conduct photosynthesis, according to a study published in the journal Nature.
The photosynthetic machinery in tropical trees begins to fail at about 46.7C on average. The research suggests that forests may be nearing dangerous temperature thresholds sooner than expected.
#ClimateDiary I feel stupid - these fires, which have been burning for over a week now in #Brazil’s #Pantanal, the largest #wetlands on the planet, had somehow completely passed me by. The #Heatwave, #Drought and #Wildfires in Brazil are really alarming, yet seem hardly in (my) news. Is lack of coverage going to be another troubling dimension of advancing #ClimateEmergency? Or maybe always been the case. Or maybe just me missing things. Pondering all this.
Southern Florida once again has "EXTREME" Heat Risk today 5/18/24.
Extreme - This level of rare and/or long-duration extreme heat with little to no overnight relief affects anyone without effective cooling and/or adequate hydration. Impacts likely in most health systems, heat-sensitive industries and infrastructure.
Climate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory - scientists (www.bbc.co.uk)
A series of records on temperature, ocean heat, and Antarctic sea ice are "unprecedented", some scientists say.
Four simultaneous heat domes break major records across the globe - The Weather Network (www.theweathernetwork.com)
While each heat dome has brought its own set of impacts to different regions across the globe, the common denominator is the tally of broken temperature records.
Heat wave causes havoc in Mali, kills 100 people (africanperceptions.org)
Mali is among the countries currently suffering extreme heat with some areas hit by a temperature of 48,5°C, has recorded more than 100 deaths, victims of the heat wave. Malian meteorologists say the city Southwestern di Kayes recorded the hottest day in African history on April 4, 2024....
Phoenix ends record 31-day streak of above 110-degree weather (www.nbcnews.com)
The previous record for back-to-back days above 110 degrees was 18, which was set in 1974.