"Climate breakdown has begun" as Phoenix breaks another heat record
Story by Andrei Ionescu, September 11, 2023
"According to the National Weather Service (NWS), on Saturday, September 9, the temperatures in Phoenix, Arizona set a new heat record, continuing to rise as the city broke its previous record of the most days at or above 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius).
New record
"This was the 54th day this year that the temperatures in Phoenix surpassed 110F – one day more that the record of 53 days set in 2020. Moreover, the daily average temperature of 97F (36.1C) in June, July, and August surpassed the previous record of 96.7 (35.9) set three years ago.
"As the weekend highs were expected to range between 108F and 114F (with night temperatures between 80F and 88F), NWS issued an excessive heat warning until 8pm on Sunday.
Anthropogenic climate change
"The scientists blame anthropogenic climate change correlated to the advent of El Nino (a temporary warming of parts of the Pacific Ocean impacting weather all over the globe). However, since this natural phenomenon is expected to peak at the beginning of next year, 2024 will most likely break all the records set this year.
"'The dog days of summer are not just barking, they are biting,' warned United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. "Climate breakdown has begun.'"
Heard about the #RegionalRiffs hashtag @Banur started via @HailsandAles's post about it. I'm currently stuck in Arizona, so my pick for here is Gatecreeper. An insanely heavy and great death metal act outta Phoenix - right in my backyard.
This is their album Deserted (get it? From the desert?) Anyway.
A pretty great moment in my life, in 2018, I saw the Meat Puppets for the third time and dragged my wife (she HATED them 😂). But we were right next to the stage, and she is SO DAMN COOL that she got this AWESOME footage of them playing one of my favorites of their songs, 'Severed Goddess Hand' - solo and all. Wow. Curt Kirkwood is a guitar GOD.