“Records crumble in Europe, Russia amid scorching heat wave…
“Moscow and St. Petersburg soared to their highest June temperature on record Wednesday, reaching the mid-90s, while Estonia and Belarus established new all-time highs for the month this week. On Thursday, Hungary, also set a new June temperature record, hitting 104F [40c]…
“In Moscow, it’s the second spell of record-breaking heat since mid-May, when temperatures catapulted into the mid-80s, breaking records over 100 years old.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/06/24/june-heat-wave-europe-russia/
“In Photos: Moscow Scorched By Record Summer Heatwave.
“Muscovites have been finding ways to beat the heat, from swimming in the river to playing in the city’s many fountains. Despite a surging wave of the highly contagious Delta variant of Covid-19, people have been coming together to enjoy the (hopefully) once-in-a-lifetime heat.”
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/06/24/in-photos-moscow-scorched-by-record-summer-heatwave-a74330
“Russia’s Record-Breaking Heatwave to Continue Into July – Weather Service…
“While meteorologists initially predicted that the heatwave would retreat at the beginning of next week, the abnormal temperatures are now expected to last well into July, Roshydromet head Roman Vilfand told Izvestia.”
“Central Asian Heat Wave And Drought Creating Water Shortages, Crop Failures. It goes without saying that it’s going to be scorching hot in Central Asia in June.
“But this year, many places are setting new records for high temperatures and — adding to the misery — drought is setting in and taking a toll that can only be fully known in the coming weeks.”
https://www.rferl.org/a/central-asian-drought-water-shortages/31324012.html
“…today Kyiv and Minsk! On 24th June the Ukranian capital had its hottest June day ever with 35.5C [95.9F] beating by 0.5C a 136 years old record.
“The Belarus capital of Minsk did even better: it tied the record of its hottest day ever with 35.8C [96.4C] (=8 Aug 2015).”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1408149974811136007
“European Heat Wave: Incredible exploits of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
“It beat its June Tmax records 3 times in a row, from an old 35.9C [96.6F] to the current 38.3C!. In Sprska Republic, new June record shattered as well in the capital Banja Luka with 38.8C [101.8F].“
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1408142273561378820
“Hottest June day ever in Malta as well today 24th June – both stations of Luqa Int. Airport and Gudja recorded 40.2C [104.4F], 0.1C above the previous record set at Luqa in 1997 and at Balzan (semi official) in 2007.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1408134146556370947
“Floods, rain and thunder as storms lash Europe.
“Several countries in central Europe have been hit by flooding after heavy storms swept across the continent. Officials in southwestern Germany said a vaccination centre was flooded and five people were injured by hail the size of tennis balls.”
https://www.euronews.com/2021/06/24/floods-rain-and-thunder-as-storms-lash-europe
“‘Living hell’: deaths reported as Czech Republic tornado devastates villages.
“A tornado and hailstones the size of tennis balls has hit the Czech Republic’s south-east, rescuers said, razing houses and causing an as yet unknown number of fatalities [update – at least five].”
“Gas infrastructure across Europe leaking planet-warming methane.
“The potent greenhouse gas methane is spewing out of natural gas infrastructure across the European Union because of leaks and venting, video footage made available to Reuters shows.”
“British foods at extinction risk without action on biodiversity.
“Brits have been urged to take urgent action in a biodiversity crisis that could wipe out many of our most treasured crops. Without urgent action now to help our pollinators, we stand to lose much-loved foods such as British fruits.”
“Glaciers All Over the World Are Shrinking Fast… Advances in satellite technology reveal ice masses in Alaska and Asia have lost 4% of their volume in less than a decade.
“Glaciers in the Gulf of Alaska and in Asia’s High Mountain region are melting so fast that the changes can be seen from space, with the shrinkage now measured in years rather than decades.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2021-glaciers-melting-climate-change-data/
“Floods continue to wreak havoc in Manang, Nepal…
“Chame, the district headquarters of Manang, saw massive floods in the river on Wednesday, leaving a bailey bridge that links upper Manang to other parts of the district at high risk of being swept away.”
https://kathmandupost.com/gandaki-province/2021/06/25/floods-continue-to-wreak-havoc-in-manang
“Record Rainfall Raises River Levels, Flood Risk in Northeast China.
“Several parts of northeastern China have been battered with heavy rainfall since last week, with authorities warning of flooding, as water levels in the region’s rivers rise to record levels.”
“Research connects air pollution to worst Taiwanese drought in nearly 60 years.
“A new study co-published by researchers at the University at Albany and National Central University (NCU) has linked air pollution to the worst drought that Taiwan has experienced in more than a half-century.”
https://phys.org/news/2021-06-air-pollution-worst-taiwanese-drought.html
“Deforestation of orangutan habitat feeds global palm oil demand, report shows.
“Palm oil giant Royal Golden Eagle has allegedly sourced the commodity from a plantation responsible for deforesting prime orangutan habitat in Sumatra, which would constitute a violation of the group’s no deforestation and no peatland destruction policies.”
“Unseasonal weather brings almost four years’ worth of rainfall to the Gascoyne [Western Australia].
“…the Gascoyne region [is] on track to have possibly its wettest year on record. Pastoralist Hamish McTaggart from Bidgemia Station, located 10 kilometres east of Gascoyne Junction, said it was an amazing year.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-25/almost-four-years-worth-of-rainfall-in-the-gascoyne/100238236
“Auckland tornado: Scale of clean-up beginning to become clear…
“Nearly a week on from the freak weather event… Auckland’s mayor Phil Goff predicted the bill for the damage could run into the tens of millions of dollars.“
“Worst drought in decades puts Brazil energy, agri interests on alert.
“The rainfall deficit is “critical” and will be aggravated in the coming months in Brazil during the Southern Hemisphere winter, the period of the year with the least rainfall, as government entities and sector experts consulted by EFE are warning.”
https://www.laprensalatina.com/worst-drought-in-decades-puts-brazil-energy-agri-interests-on-alert/
“450,000 suffer from the greatest flood in the history of the Amazon Basin.
“Climate change scholars have already predicted a greater frequency of severe flooding in the region. The population of the Amazon Basin suffers from difficult access to drinking water.”
“Rain causes floods in Tlalnepantla and Atizapán [Mexico]…
“…thousands of people were stranded in vehicles, public transport, shopping malls and work centers… the water flooded hundreds of houses and businesses.”
https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/metropoli/lluvia-provoca-inundaciones-en-tlalnepantla-y-atizapan
“Western drought [US] brings another woe: voracious grasshoppers.
“A punishing drought in the U.S. West is drying up waterways, sparking wildfires and leaving farmers scrambling for water. Next up: a plague of voracious grasshoppers.”
“Water War Breaks Out as Drought Descends.
“As Santa Barbara County and the rest of the state enter another major drought crisis, a consortium of eight county water districts just sued the County of Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors, alleging the board is illegally interfering with the water agencies’ ability to use the State Water pipeline system to buy and sell water on the open market.”
https://www.independent.com/2021/06/23/water-war-breaks-out-as-drought-descends/
“Heat wave sparks historically unseasonable wildfires in West…
“The week after one of the worst heat waves in the history of the Western U.S., a series of wildfires has already broken out unseasonably early, sparking fears that this will be one of the worst fire seasons ever.”
“Millions of Californians face losing insurance on homes in wildlife-prone areas.
“At least 2.1 million residents in California are facing the looming threat of losing their insurance cover on homes as the state’s moratorium on companies dropping coverage for homeowners in wildfire-prone areas would come to an end in November.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/california-wildfire-insurance-homes-b1871028.html
“Pacific Northwest faces one of its most severe heat waves in history.
“Forecasts for a heat wave of historic proportions in the Pacific Northwest have solidified, and a consensus is building among meteorologists that this could rank among the most extreme events the region has ever seen.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/06/24/pacific-northwest-heat-wave-historic/
“Wheat farmers, experts look toward grim harvest as drought consumes Oregon…
“Rauch said local farmers over the age of 55 remember the dry spell of 1977 as one of the worst the region has faced. But this year seems worse to Rauch. The ongoing drought, declining crop conditions and spiking prices are placing Rauch in a bind with contracts he has yet to fill.”
“Research shows Alaska infrastructure at risk of earlier failure.
“Roads, bridges, pipelines and other types of infrastructure in Alaska and elsewhere in the Arctic will deteriorate faster than expected due to a failure by planners to account for the structures’ impact on adjacent permafrost, according to [new] research…”
https://www.newswise.com/articles/research-shows-alaska-infrastructure-at-risk-of-earlier-failure
“Melting Arctic Ice Pits Russia Against U.S. and China for Control of New Shipping Route… [Like fighting over the TV remote when the house is on fire]
“After one of the warmest years on record, the Kremlin is near to realizing its controversial plans for a global shipping route in its high north—plans that have put Moscow at odds with the U.S. and could create friction with China, two countries that also have designs on the Arctic.”
“Rising greenhouse gases pose continued threat to Arctic ozone layer…
“The new findings call into question the commonly held assumption that ozone loss would grind to a halt in just a few decades following the 2010 global ban on the production of ozone depleting chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and halons.”
https://phys.org/news/2021-06-greenhouse-gases-pose-threat-arctic.html
“Crushing climate impacts to hit sooner than feared: draft UN report.
“Climate change will fundamentally reshape life on Earth in the coming decades, even if humans can tame planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, according to a landmark draft report from the UN’s climate science advisors obtained by AFP.”
https://phys.org/news/2021-06-climate-impacts-sooner.html
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These threads are showing how the changes are becoming more extreme very quickly.
Yes, things are ratcheting up. We have seen so many heat records go this year in La Nina and ENSO neutral conditions versus a tiny amount of cold records, in spite of the European cold snap. The next El Nino year is going to be crazy.