“Oman just recorded its hottest day in history. Temperatures soared to +51.6°C (124.9°F). This is +0.8°C above the old all-time record for the country.
“Numerous intense heatwaves unfolding across the Northern Hemisphere right now.”
https://twitter.com/ScottDuncanWX/status/1405246710255964160
“The head of Kyrgyzstan’s government has admitted in parliament that low river levels this summer are posing a grave danger to the nation’s food security…
“Kyrgyz farmers, particularly in the northern Chui region, have in recent weeks been warning that they are on the verge of losing a season’s worth of crops.”
https://eurasianet.org/kyrgyzstan-government-provides-little-comfort-to-drought-hit-farmers
“Hottest May in 51 years raises heatwave concerns in Turkey…
“The average temperature in May, which was 16.7 degrees Celsius (62 degrees Fahrenheit), rose 2.6 degrees according to data provided by Turkish State Meteorological Services (TSMS). Thus, it exceeded May 2007 figures in terms of temperature increase.”
https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/hottest-may-in-51-years-raises-heatwave-concerns-in-turkey/news
“Is the climate crisis impacting Sahara dust storms? …Vast dust clouds from the Sahara desert are sweeping across the Atlantic and heading for the Caribbean and Florida this week.
“While the clouds will likely create dramatic skies, public officials are warning those with allergies and respiratory problems that the spike in small-particle air pollution could exacerbate health conditions, and that some symptoms may mimic those of Covid-19.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/sahara-dust-storms-florida-caribbean-b1867352.html
“Spain: Storm Floods Streets In Oviedo.
“This footage was filmed and produced 16 June 2021. Several streets and businesses were flooded across Oviedo, norther Spain Wednesday, June 16 after a severe storm hit the city in the afternoon.” [Video:]
“Disease causing mass deaths of frogs reaches Britain…
“Nearly one in three amphibian species is threatened with extinction, and emerging infectious disease, along with habitat destruction, is the main driver of decline.”
“Gulf Tropical System Could Drench One of America’s Most Rain-Fatigued Regions.
“Areas from eastern Texas into Louisiana and the lower Mississippi Valley have been repeatedly soaked since May… The budding Gulf system that we’ve been tracking for several days will likely bring additional rainfall to some of these already-soaked regions.”
“Drought deepens: River levels approaching record lows in Minnesota.
“Our rivers will likely get even lower. Less than 1 inch of rain is forecast for much of Minnesota in the next week.”
“The shocking numbers behind the Lake Mead drought crisis.
“The United States’ largest reservoir is draining rapidly. Plagued by extreme, climate change-fueled drought and increasing demand for water, Lake Mead on Wednesday registered its lowest level on record since the reservoir was filled in the 1930s.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/17/us/lake-mead-drought-water-shortage-climate/index.html
“Record-shattering heat wave bakes western US… Summer has yet to officially begin and temperatures are soaring, bringing bad air quality and worsening the mega-drought…
“This week the temperatures hit 106F (41C) in Billings, in northern Montana. In Arizona, animals were scorching their paws on blistering asphalt.
“In Texas, authorities asked residents to limit cooking and cleaning to preserve a creaking power grid.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/17/heat-wave-western-us-drought-fire
“One of Arizona’s largest wildfires has scorched more than 139,000 acres and continues to spread rapidly as weather conditions are expected to remain hot and dry.
“More than 1,000 people are fighting to tame the Telegraph Fire, burning east of Phoenix, as it has grown and began merging with the neighboring Mescal Fire.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/16/weather/arizona-wildfires-wednesday/index.html
“‘Ferocious’ storm destroys large patches of central Victorian forest [Australia]… some locals are saying it is the worst storm damage they have ever experienced…
“The wild weather was highly unusual because of the wind direction and length of time such high winds lasted…”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-17/tree-storm-damage-wind-event/100216056
“Melbourne residents hit by devastating storms told they will not have power for three more weeks… The storms hit Gippsland in the state’s east and Melbourne’s outer east last week, leaving two people dead in flood waters.
“An emergency Cabinet meeting was scheduled for Wednesday to respond to the disaster.”
“A federal panel of experts has suggested the conservation status of koalas could be upgraded from vulnerable to endangered in Queensland, NSW and the ACT.
“Koalas could soon be listed as endangered in Queensland, NSW and the ACT after bushfires smashed already struggling populations and destroyed precious habitat.”
“Many killed in monsoon flash floods, landslides in Bhutan, Nepal…
“Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains have washed away a remote mountain camp in Bhutan [glacial outburst now suspected], killing 10 people and injuring five, while floods in neighbouring Nepal left at least three dead and seven missing, authorities said.”
“Ladakh desert faced a 30-metre-high flood once; global warming will only make it worse…
“The cold desert in Ladakh once experienced a large flood that rose to more than 30-metre above the present-day river level, claimed a study, and that there are possibilities of serious flooding in the region in the future.”
“Displaced thousands sleep hungry in India weeks after cyclone.
“Thousands of people continue to sleep in temporary tarpaulin shelters without food in eastern India almost a month after Cyclone Yaas destroyed their homes and stored food grains.”
https://www.ucanews.com/news/displaced-thousands-sleep-hungry-in-india-weeks-after-cyclone/92933#
“Tropical storms hit southern Russia on June 16 and 17, causing severe flooding in several regions, including the Republic of Crimea, the Krasnodar region and the Rostov province.
“In the city of Kerch, located on the eastern coast of Crimea, the rains began on Wednesday afternoon and continued throughout the night.” [Video:]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwvDHkh2_8o
“Large Methane Leak Detected Over South Africa Coal Mining Region.
“The potent greenhouse gas — methane traps roughly 84 times more heat than carbon dioxide in its first two decades in the atmosphere — was emitted at an estimated rate of 65 metric tons an hour on May 10, according to Kayrros SAS…”
“Russia’s Gazprom Says Pipeline Emergency Caused Giant Methane Leak.
“A massive methane plume detected earlier this month over Russia stemmed from emergency repairs that forced the partial shutdown of a Gazprom PJSC pipeline, the company said…”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-18/gazprom-admits-to-massive-methane-leaks
“A new Arctic oil region emerges on the banks of the Tazov Bay.
“It will be a new Arctic oil cluster, Gazprom underlines. Annual production is ultimately to reach 1,7 million tons of oil and 8 billion cubic meters of natural gas.”
“Heatwaves are hitting headlines all across the Northern Hemisphere right now but parts of the Arctic are about to get pummelled by ferocious heat.
“This will accelerate ice melt in places already at record low levels… Air temperatures around the fringes of the Arctic sheets are expected to approach +30°C for consecutive days.”
https://twitter.com/ScottDuncanWX/status/1405571714495533066
“NASA says Earth now trapping ‘unprecedented’ amount of heat — and it’s doubled in just 15 years.
“A joint study between the two government agencies NASA and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reveals that more energy in the form of heat has been entering and staying in the Earth’s atmosphere than leaving…”
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