The #Mediterranean is on fire at the moment. #Heatwaves #Europe Data:

Mediterranean Sea Surface Temperature - Trend - CEAMed

⚠️ Early Warning “The ongoing scorching heatwave across Europe and Turkey’s S and SE parts will finish with a deep upper wave emerging from the west, producing a major severe weather event across the Alpine region, northern Mediterranean, and central Balkan countries.” #Europe #Heatwave #Storms

Severe Weather Europe

Severe Weather Forecast / Outlook for Europe - July 24th and 25th, 2023

Severe weather outlook - forecast features areas of organized severe weather with risk levels and severe weather threats across the European contin...

Tourism on a heating planet. The economic impact of where we are headed is coming into focus and this at 1.28°C of warming. Heatwaves, fires & drought do not go hand in hand with having a relaxing summer holiday. #ClimateCrisis #Heatwaves #WildFires

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Attached: 1 video The scenes on the ground in #Rhodes as tourists and locals are told to evacuate. #Ροδος #Greece

The truth is we are completely and utterly unprepared for a world at +1.5°C We can hardly cope with the current +1.28°C

How Extreme Heat Affects Workers and the Economy (Published 2023)

“It drains your brain. It slows your cognitive function. You’re overwhelmed.”

As heat domes sit over Asia, Europe and the US, this is a critical piece of #ClimateLiteracy regarding #Heatwaves “Overnight minimum temperatures are expected to reach new highs. This is concerning because repeated high night-time temperatures are particularly dangerous for human health because the body is unable to recover from hot days, leading to increased cases of heart attacks and death. Whilst most of the attention focuses on daytime maximum temperatures, it is the overnight temperatures which have the biggest health risks, especially for vulnerable populations. “We need the world to broaden its attention beyond the maximum temperature alone. In many locations where the maximum is reaching into the high 40°Cs and higher, the temperature may still be near 40°C at midnight. In these circumstances, the minimum temperature is more important for health and failing critical infrastructure during extreme heatwaves.”—John Nairn WMO extreme heat advisor. https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/heatwaves-show-importance-of-health-early-warnings-and-action-plans

#Japan experiencing some extreme precipitation in the southeast. Latest reporting with video visuals here https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/one-killed-heavy-rain-triggers-landslides-japan-2023-07-09/ ⚠️ JMA issues warning for continued heavy downpours overnight and tomorrow for the same area.

World Meteorological Organization hosts special news briefing to address records in land and ocean temperatures. Stay informed as the climate crisis continues to evolve. Recording of live press briefing here: https://media.un.org/en/asset/k11/k11r4ljniw Media release here: https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/preliminary-data-shows-hottest-few-days-record-sea-surface-temperatures-unprecedented #ClimateCrisis #ElNino #OceanHeating

There is absolutely no way to “negotiate” with the physics of our dumping 39 Gt CO2 into the atmosphere per year. This behaviour results in accelerating climate change as can be witnessed by the rise in the global average temperature to +1.27°C above pre industrial averages. If we continue to treat earths atmosphere as a CO2 sewer we will all but ensure catastrophic climate change within the next 70 years. We understand the physics. As a result we also understand what we need to do to avert catastrophe. Here it is: We need to go from emitting 39 Gt CO2 per year to 19 Gt CO2 by 2030. This means we need to look at EVERY emission source and avoid it or shift to non-carbon emitting energy sources. If your business burns fossil fuels to generate revenue it would be prudent for the long term survival of your business to decouple revenue generation from the need to burn fossil fuels as a matter of urgency. If you don’t do this voluntarily be assured that you will be forced to do so in the near future. Voluntary transition is WAY less painful than forced transition as Air France-KLM just discovered. Court ruling: “𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦.” https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/netherlands-can-cap-schiphol-flights-dutch-appeal-court-rules-2023-07-07/ Which will it be? #ClimateLiteracy #ClimateCrisis #Leadership

We are at +1.27°C of warming. And CO2 atmospheric concentrations at at 424.68 ppm (June) The resulting extreme weather events are now so common they hardly make the news anymore. This is #Zaragoza, #Spain, on Thursday July 6th after an extreme precipitation event caused a flash flood trapping people in their cars as roads turned into raging rivers. We are in a climate emergency. (Source:

Express.co.uk

Desperate car drivers cling to roofs as they are washed away by flash flood

Dramatic scenes unfold in Zaragoza as cars are swept away by floodwaters during torrential rainfall

#ClimateCrisis

What

Image Context. 2016 & 2020 were tied the hottest years on record. On Aug 14, 2016 a daily global average 2m air temperature record was set at 16.92°C On July 11, 2020 the highest average was 16.82°C On Mon July 3, 2023 we broke the 2016 record with a new high of 17.01°C Yesterday, Tuesday July 4, 2023👇🏻 🧪

So there will be no Threads for the EU for the “foreseeable future.” #Meta #Threads Source:

Irish Independent

No Instagram Threads app in the EU: Irish DPC says Meta's new Twitter rival won't be launched here

Meta will not launch its new Twitter rival, Threads, in Ireland or the EU for the foreseeable future.

Yesterday we broke a record. We recorded an average global temperature of +17.01ºC for the first time since instrumental records began. With another month or so of heating to go before it turns down again 2023 may become the warmest year on record, beating out 2016.

The impacts of the #climatecrisis are being felt in #China there is no doubt about that: "China will face multiple natural disasters in July, including floods, severe convection weather, typhoons and high temperatures, authorities warned."

China issues yellow alert for geological disasters

China issues yellow alert for geological disasters-

The heating ocean and melting ice, a hallmark of the evolving climate crisis, are causing seas to rise. (Global average sea level has risen 21–24 centimeters since 1880. In 2021, global sea level set a new record high—97 mm (3.8 inches) above 1993 levels.) There are many places where retreat is the becoming the only option, one of these places is Khun Samut Chin, just outside of Bangkok. Here 1.1km to 2km of land has already been swallowed by the sea. More here:

the Guardian

Just four pupils left: how the sea rose up on a Thai village

The school is on stilts, the shore has advanced by 2km – and the mangroves that used to reduce the waves have been lost for shrimp farms. How lon...

#ClimateCrisis #SeaLevelRise #Thailand

How do we know that the #ElNino phase has arrived? We use our instruments: “Satellite- and ocean-based measurements of sea surface temperature are one way to detect the arrival of El Niño. Its signature also shows up in satellite measurements of sea surface height, which rises as ocean temperatures warm up. That’s because warmer water expands to fill more volume, while cooler water contracts. The [image] depicts sea surface height anomalies across the central and eastern Pacific Ocean as observed from June 1–10, 2023. Shades of blue indicate sea levels that were lower than average; normal sea level conditions appear white; and reds indicate areas where the ocean stood higher than normal.”

NASA Science

El Niño Returns - NASA Science

The climate phenomenon emerged in late spring 2023, as waters grew warmer and sea levels rose higher than usual in the tropical Pacific Ocean.

The heat has already “lasted 20 days”

Yahoo News

Mexico’s Power Grid on Alert as Weeks-Long Heat Dome Persists

(Bloomberg) -- Mexico’s power grid is on alert after a record-breaking, nationwide heat wave has strained it for weeks. Most Read from BloombergT...

#Mexico #Heatwave

The Texas heatwave as observed by NASA satellites. CO2 424 ppm +1.27°C above preindustrial Source:

Eyes on the Earth - NASA/JPL

Eyes on the Earth - NASA/JPL

Welcome to NASA

#ClimateCrisis #Heatwave #Texas

More than 40 million people in the US are currently under a heat alert and on some places the infrastructure is beginning to fail. #Texas #Heatwave

the Guardian

Record-breaking Texas heatwave enters third week as thousands lose power

New Mexico, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas also face scorching temperatures as heat dome settles over US south-west

Today the Beijing Meteorological Bureau upgraded the city to a level red warning, the highest heatwave warning, as temperatures soared to just above 41°C Beijing is home to 22 million people, who were urged to take emergency measures to prevent heatstroke. Stop outdoor work in the open air. Take protective measures for the elderly, the weak, the sick and the young and pay special attention to fire prevention. Source: https://weather.cma.cn/web/alarm/11000041600000_20230623070925.html #ClimateCrisis #Heatwave #Beijing