“China gears up for disasters as flood season enters ‘critical period’… China tells regional officials to ready for disasters after months of torrential rain.
“China routinely faces heavy flooding during its summer, but record-breaking rain in some regions this year has highlighted the challenges it faces as it tries to adapt to climate change, with temperatures also reaching fresh highs…
“Since the flood season began in March, average rainfall across the country is 10.7% higher than normal, and has doubled in some parts of the south. Rain in the Pearl River basin in the southeastern province of Guangdong is at its highest on record.”
https://www.brecorder.com/news/40185088
“South China early summer harvest is washing away… Erratic weather is adding to farming challenges across China…
“Insurance claims for agricultural losses rose sharply after flash floods swept across large swathes of Guangdong, reaching 328 million yuan (about $49 million) as of June 23. The damage was exacerbated by Typhoon Chaba, which landed in Guangdong on Saturday, flattening crops.”
https://www.freshplaza.com/article/9442426/south-china-early-summer-harvest-is-washing-away/
“Rainstorms lash northeast China, trapping cars, buses in floods…
“In Shenyang, capital of Liaoning province, its 7.6 million residents were caught off-guard by the unexpectedly heavy rain even though several red alerts, the highest in a four-tier storm warning system, had been issued.”
“Intense heat wave in Central China in Gansu with extremely high temperatures at high elevations.
“Tazhong (lat. 39N,alt. 1100m) 43.6C [110.5F]; Zhangye (1462m) 40.3C highest temperature on records; In Sichuan, new records at: Mabian 40.7C and Qingchuan 40.2C; 17 more records were broken.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1544961920951787520
“Unprecedented heat in Far East Russia – some remarkable values:
“Srednikan (62N) 37.7C [99.9F]; Ust Bakhapcha 37.0C; Talaya in Magadan (61N ,710m) 36.4C;
Khabarovsk Krai morning dew points above 25C [77F]!”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1545060071314538496
“Oymyakon, Sakha, is famous for having the record of the lowest temperature in an inhabited village with -67.7C on 6th February 1933.
“89 years later, today 8th July an opposite record was set: its warmest night on record with an overnight minimum of 18.6C [65.5F] and almost 23 hours were “tropical”.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1545170382264606720
“Floods and destruction as storm hits Moscow, Russia on July 7th 2022.
“Trees and electrical cables were pulled down in strong winds. Areas of the city were left without electricity, with aid services unable to restore power. Heavy rain caused flooding, particularly in the area of Taganka. Subway systems were stopped, as floods filled underground areas.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d642sU12-OU
“Climate change brings Europe its second-warmest June on record…
“Temperatures continue to rise globally due to climate change, making it the third-warmest June on record, 0.31 degrees higher than the 1991-2020 average. Long spells of exceptionally high temperatures were felt in northern parts of China and Japan where heatwaves broke local records.”
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40912862.html
“Record-high heatwave sours Hungary cherry grower’s season.
“The more than two week long heatwave in Hungary, with record-high temperatures ranging between 37 and 40 degrees for days on end during the early summer, is souring the harvest season for growers and exporters… According to Csaba Juhos, sales manager at the co-operative Fresh Fruit TÉSZ… their problems started before the heatwave with frost damage in early spring.”
“Farmers feel heat as northern Italy suffers worst drought in decades…
““Neither my father nor I have ever seen anything like this,” said the 52-year-old whose family have leased the traditionally fertile land in the Lombardy region for half a century. “If it doesn’t rain for at least five days soon, we’ll lose everything.””
https://www.ft.com/content/d4d75c22-3a14-4a6a-bd8f-4aaff510557f
“Current drought in southern Europe could become worst ever.
“The European Union is bracing itself for a difficult wildfire season with hundreds of firefighters from different member states being deployed as the drought in southern European countries could become “the worst ever”.”
“Portugal is bracing for a heat wave, with temperatures in some areas forecast to climb as high as 43 C (109 F) this weekend just as a severe drought grips the country.
“The Civil Protection Agency, a Portuguese government body that coordinates official responses to emergencies, said Thursday it is placing crews on high alert because of the risk of wildfires.”
“If Capetonians [South Africa] think it was unseasonably warm in June, which is generally cold and rainy, they’re not wrong. Maximum temperatures during the month hit records…
“The weather station at Cape Town International Airport, which covers the Cape Flats area and has been operating since 1960… recorded its highest temperature for June at 30.9 °C [87.6F]…”
https://www.news24.com/fin24/economy/cape-town-hit-by-record-hot-days-in-june-20220707
“Three dead and seven rescued in Oman as heavy rain causes flooding.
“One adult and two children were killed in flash flooding in Oman’s Dhakiliyah and Rustaq governorates on Thursday, as rain continues to lash the sultanate… Oman’s Civil Aviation Authority issued a severe weather warning on Thursday for the governorates of Muscat, Al Sharqiyah, Dakhiliyah, Al Batinah, Dhahirah, Wusta and Dhofar.”
“Heavy rains, unseasonal flood kills 10 in Afghanistan.
“It’s the second time that the eastern region has experienced flash floods in less than a month, with 19 people killed and 131 people injured in heavy rains that occurred over two days in June, the statement said.”
“At least 77 people have died in monsoon rains lashing Pakistan, the country’s climate change minister said Wednesday, warning more heavier-than-usual downpours lay ahead.
“”For me, it’s a national tragedy,” Sherry Rehman told a news conference in the capital, adding the toll was taken from June 14, when the monsoon started.”
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220706-monsoon-rains-kill-77-in-pakistan
“‘In the mouth of dragons’: Melting glaciers threaten Pakistan’s north…
“Pakistan is home to more than 7,000 glaciers, more than anywhere else on Earth outside the poles. Rising global temperatures linked to climate change are causing the glaciers to rapidly melt, creating thousands of glacial lakes. The government has warned that 33 of these lakes… are at risk of bursting…”
https://phys.org/news/2022-07-mouth-dragons-glaciers-threaten-pakistan.html
“Stalled monsoon behind devastating floods in northeast India and Bangladesh.
“A lack of easterly winds and other unusual weather patterns have also meant low rainfall in north and central India… this year, the situation has been worsened due to the absence of easterly winds that usually push the monsoon clouds on to the Indo-Gangetic plains…”
“NSW Mid North Coast rainfall records broken as flood damage assessed.
“Rainfall records have been toppled in some Mid North Coast areas, including Taree where 305 millimetres [12+ inches] fell in the 24 hours to 9am on Thursday… The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed it’s the highest daily rainfall figure in the township of Taree since [record-keeping began in] 1881…”
“Years for fruit trees to grow back after ‘unrelenting’ NSW floods, growers say…
“Vegetable crops wiped out by this week’s floods won’t grow back for months, putting even more strain on already-high food prices. But for Guthrey and other fruit growers on the fertile banks of the Hawkesbury and Nepean rivers, it will take years to replace trees uprooted by the wild weather.”
“Incredible record at Noumea, the capital of the French territory of New Caledonia in Oceania.
“With a staggering 34.0C [93.2F] it broke the territorial record of July and also broke its own July record by 3.1C, with a value above the records of June and May.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1545022320758194176
“Historic June heat marks record hospitalizations in Japan.
“The sizzling temperatures in Japan last month saw a record number of people falling ill… Around 15,657 people were hospitalized due to heatstroke in June, the data showed. The figure doubled from 2011 when 6,980 people reportedly fell ill due to rising temperatures…”
“Anchorage, Alaska just had its second warmest June on record, and it’s also expected to go down as one of the state’s driest Junes ever — if not the driest.
“That’s according to National Weather Service climate researcher Brian Brettschneider, back for our Ask a Climatologist segment. And he says, while the meager June precipitation totals aren’t official yet, a drought designation for parts of the state is.”
https://www.ktoo.org/2022/07/06/june-is-set-to-go-down-as-one-of-alaskas-driest-ever/
“Yellowstone floods reveal how climate change has made forecasting difficult.
“The Yellowstone National Park area’s weather forecast the morning of June 12 seemed fairly tame: warmer temperatures and rain showers would accelerate mountain snow melt and could produce “minor flooding.” …By nightfall, after several centimetres of rain fell on a deep spring snowpack, there were record-shattering floods.”
https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/yellowstone-flood-climate-change-1.6513638
“Derecho turns sky green, sweeps through 5 states with 90+ mph winds… [more on the derecho mentioned in the previous thread]…
“Ahead of the derecho, thousands witnessed skies turn an ominous shade of neon green, the heavens appearing borderline phosphorescent. While green skies are sometimes byproducts of thunderstorms, few meteorologists could remember having seen skies reflect that peculiar hue.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/07/06/derecho-green-sky-south-dakota/
“Disastrous hailstorm shreds crops [Montana]…
“On the outskirts of Huntley, hail reached nearly 3 inches in size or roughly that of a baseball, National Weather Service meteorologist Nickolai Reimer said… Hail over 2 inches, Reimer said, is enough to seriously injure any living creature caught outside.”
“The amount of snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere during June 2022 was almost 4 million square kilometers below average…
“Data is from https://climate.rutgers.edu/snowcover/.”
https://twitter.com/ZLabe/status/1545208032644239361
“When the Weather Gets Hot Enough To Kill.
“From South Asia to the US, from Africa to Europe, intense heat is pushing the human body beyond the bounds of physiological tolerance… As the climate warms, conditions once experienced only in saunas and deep mineshafts are rapidly becoming the open-air reality for hundreds of millions of people…”
“Climate change is killing pollen…
“According to researchers, extended heat waves can break down proteins that are critical for the development of pollen. And no pollen means no crops. “There is basically no return,” Jenna Walters, a botanist, told Grist. “[Heat] exposure for just four hours is enough to lead to permanent damage.””
https://www.conservation.org/blog/news-spotlight-climate-change-is-killing-pollen
“Rampant wildfires once led to global mass extinction, scientists say. Can it happen again?
“…New research suggests the accelerating fires of this apocalyptic period 252 million years ago were not just a symptom of a warming planet, but a driver of extinction in their own right. Increasingly frequent fires overwhelmed plants’ ability to adapt and set off chains of events that threatened life in habitats untouched by flames themselves—just as scientists fear they are doing today.”
https://phys.org/news/2022-07-rampant-wildfires-global-mass-extinction.html
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