“Japan records hottest spring in history, blaming global warming.
“Japan recently witnessed its hottest spring on record, according to the national weather agency. The Japan Meteorological Agency revealed that average temperatures during the months of March, April, and May were 1.59 degrees Celsius (34.9 Fahrenheit) higher than the long-term average.”
https://pakobserver.net/japan-records-hottest-spring-in-history-blaming-global-warming/
“Japan storm: one dead and two missing as thousands urged to evacuate…
“With several cities including Toyohashi and Koshigaya near Tokyo reportedly seeing the highest 24-hour rainfall on record, the Japan Meteorological Agency urged residents to “be on high alert for landslides, overflowing rivers and flooding of low-lying areas”.”
“‘Linear’ torrential rains double in Japan in 45 years, global warming to blame: study.
“Torrential rains brought on by training “linear precipitation zones” hit Japan in 2020 2.2 times more often than they did 45 years before, and global warming is likely the cause, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)’s Meteorological Research Institute (MRI).”
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230603/p2a/00m/0sc/008000c
“Taiwan tribe despairs as drought shrinks bamboo crop.
“Generations of the Tsou tribe have lived off Alishan township’s bamboo forests… but… “the weather in the last few years has really been out of whack,” the 62-year-old tribal chief says. “The rainfall has been delayed and the bamboo shoots’ growth is noticeably affected.”
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/02/asia-pacific/taiwan-tribe-drought-destroys-crop/
“Pigs, rabbits and fish are dying from searing temperatures in China.
“With parts of China experiencing record high temperatures and heavy rains, reports of farm animals and crops suffering from extreme weather patterns are dominating headlines in the country, raising concerns about food security in the world’s second largest economy.”
“It’s really hard no to blow one’s mind with these insane temperatures at high elevations in China like:
“42.2C [108F] at 1250m above sea level; 38.3C at 2168m asl; 34.0C at 3260m asl. The world is living something historic – the one shot most intense heat wave ever seen.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1664273355007221772
“More Extreme Weather in SE Asia: Hottest June day in History in Hong Kong with 37.9C [100.2F] at Sheng Shui.
“Endless record heat in Thailand (10 weeks breaking records almost daily); Records high for June; 40.0C Tung Chang; 39.5C Tha wang Pha.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/166460841756928409
“SE Asia Heat Wave: 13th week of the most brutal never ending heat wave the world has ever seen.
“Yesterday 1 June Vietnam recorded its hottest June day in history with 43.8C [110.8F] at Muong La. In Laos and Thailand June records tied at: 37.3C Luang Namtha 37.3C; 39.5C Nong Khai.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/166454237344632013
“Street sellers struggle as Hanoi sweats through heatwave…
“Thousands of street vendors, mostly women, in Vietnam’s capital have had no choice but to work through a series of heatwaves that have struck the north of the country in recent weeks. Scientists say global warming is exacerbating adverse weather.”
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/street-sellers-struggle-hanoi-sweats-103918977.html
“Australia has recorded its second driest May on record. For Western Australia, it was the driest May on record.”
“Winter is going to be a delight across much of Australia – but a grim new record is expected later in the year…
““Somewhere in Australia is likely to break the country’s all-time record of 50.7 degrees,” said Sky meteorologist Rob Sharpe. “In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s beaten by a few places and we see our first 52 degree [125.6F] day. From a climate perspective it’s almost the perfect set-up.””
“Dunedin [NZ] breaks June temperature record.
“Winter, what winter? The first day of the new season arrived not with a chill but a pleasant dose of record-breaking sunshine. Dunedin Airport today recorded a balmy 20.8degC [69.4F], the warmest June temperature since recording began there in 1972.”
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/dunedin-breaks-june-temperature-record
“Calendar says winter has arrived in Argentina. Weather conditions say otherwise with not even any resemblance of winter.
“This is [the forecast for] Rosario in the Central Pampa, with even tropical nights possible this week. An insanely warm week is on the cards for most of Argentina. Records can fall.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1664723572407820292
“Uruguayans Protest Over Drinking Water Shortage…
“As the South American country struggles with persistent drought, the Uruguayan state-owned company Obras Sanitarias del Estado (OSE), is mixing brackish water from the Rio de la Plata river with its dwindling supplies of fresh water from the Santa Lucia River basin.”
https://www.barrons.com/news/uruguayans-protest-over-drinking-water-shortage-2b006b5b
“Panama Canal water levels are dangerously low because of a massive drought and it could mean bad things for global inflation…
“Just as the world’s delivery bottlenecks are easing, Panama’s drought and worrisome weather patterns elsewhere threaten to revive some of the chaos of 2021, when a surge in shipping costs and consumer demand resulted in shortages of goods, helping to drive US inflation to a four-decade high.”
https://fortune.com/2023/06/02/panama-canal-water-levels-drought-inflation/
“Arizona sets limits on construction around Phoenix as groundwater dwindles.
“Arizona will not allow new housing construction in the Phoenix area that depends on groundwater, a decision that comes as the state grapples with a multi-decade drought and diminishing water supplies.”
“Watchdog report cites multiple failures in Buffalo’s response to blizzard that killed 31 people…
“The storm inundated Buffalo with more than 50 inches of snow from during Christmastime, caused snowdrifts of up to 15 feet and killed 15 Erie County residents and 31 people who died in Buffalo’s city limits. The storm included hurricane-force winds, whiteout conditions and wind chill temperatures that reached 30 degrees below zero.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/02/us/buffalo-blizzard-failures-report/index.html
“Crippling heat is forcing northern U.S. schools to close. Again.
“For the second year in a row, a late-spring heat wave is forcing schools in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes to close, send kids home early or shift to remote learning. Climate change is making hot days before the end of the school year more common…”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/06/02/heat-school-closings-northeast-climate/
“Record heat also in Vermont. Burlington with 96F [35.6C] has never been that hot so early.
“We need to go to 15 June to find a higher temperature (97F). Only 4 days in history in June has been hotter than today, despite being the 1st of the month.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1664417591719350273
“May 2023 in Canada was historic: Record heat swept the country the whole month.
“The East started cool and ended near or just below average. In the West many stations had their warmest May on records with anomalies between +1C and +6C. Exceptional.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1664750674972758017
“‘Unprecedented’ Canadian fires intensified by record heat, climate change…
“It’s already a wildfire season for the record books in Canada, with the blistering heat of summer and howling winds of fall still ahead. About 200 wildfires are currently burning across the country, and more than half are out of control.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/06/02/canada-wildfires-record-heat-climate/
“Nova Scotia hopes forecast rain will help contain largest wildfire on record…
“The huge Barrington Lake fire in Nova Scotia’s south-west is now considered the province’s largest wildfire on record. Burning more than 200 square kilometers (more than 75 sq miles) in Shelburne county, the blaze continues to withstand round after round of water-bombers and air tankers dropping water and fire retardant from the cloudy skies.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/02/nova-scotia-wildfires-rain-canada
“Extreme heat wave in Siberia: Crazy temperatures day and night
“38.1C [100.6F] Zabelovka lat 52; 36.7C Kurgan lat. 55; 36.4C Isim lat 56; 35.7C Majsk lat 57; 34.3C Novyj Vasyugan lat. 58 after a tropical night. Even more insane Makusino lat 55N Tmin 23.1C Tmax 35.6C. Next days much worse!”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1664674878274822145
“Western Lapland chilled by Finland’s coldest-ever June temperature.
“A weather station near Lapland’s Saana fell recorded a chilling -7.7 degrees Celsius [18.1F] on Thursday. Saana fell is in the municipality of Enontekiö, in western Lapland. The Finnish Meteorological Institute said on Twitter that this is the coldest reading ever recorded in Finland in the month of June.”
“Northern Ireland potato crops being hit by changing weather…
“A dry February allowed farmers to plant their early crops but then the rain came. And now there is not enough of it… “The weather seems to come in blocks now – it’s dry for a longer period, then it’s wet for a longer period.””
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65778102
“The month of May was the warmest at seven stations across Ireland. Warmest temperatures were recorded at Moore Park, Co Cork with a mean temperature of 13.2C [55.8F], Oak Park, Co Carlow with 13.1C and Phoenix Park, Co Dublin with 12.9C.”
https://www.farmersjournal.ie/last-month-was-the-warmest-may-on-record-768284
“[UK] Fewer bugs this summer because their larvae died in last year’s drought, experts say…
““The drought last year in particular, is a concern,” said Matt Shardlow, the CEO of Buglife, which conducts an annual survey on bug numbers. “In the southeast, where it was driest for longest, very low numbers are being reported by people,” he said.”
“Rainfall records have been smashed in the Murcia region [of Spain] with the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) saying that it was the wettest May in the area since 1941.
“Further north in Alicante province, it’s been the highest recorded May for rainfall since 1982… despite the recent rains, the area is still in a prolonged period of drought.”
“New month, new record….
“Hottest June day on records in Botswana with 33.9C [93F] at Mababe today. Next days Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mauritius and perhaps Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique can also beat historic records for June. Southern Hemisphere must wait to see any trace of winter…”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1664343096115568640
“Huge sandstorm sweeps across Suez Canal in Egypt
“A video posted online shows a sandstorm surrounding the Suez Canal, which led to authorities closing two ports. Parts of Egypt have been hit by clouds of dust and sand. One person died and five others were injured on Thursday, when a billboard collapsed as a result of the sandstorm…”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-africa-65788250
“60 Wildfires Scorch Across Israel as New Heat Records Set.
“‘There is no doubt that this is one of the most extreme events we’ve experienced at this time of year’ says meteorological service official, as towns reach hottest recorded June days [“Temperature reached 45.3C at Tszivi Station below sea level but also 43.8C at Beit Dagan which is a new record for June,” says extremetemps].”
“Iraq’s oil boom blamed for worsening water crisis in drought-hit south.
“Western oil companies are exacerbating water shortages and causing pollution in Iraq as they race to profit from rising oil prices after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Water scarcity has already displaced thousands and increased instability…”
“While SE Asia (Thailand,Laos,China) is beating records heat like crazy today (yes, again…), Pakistan had records of low temperatures for June:
“17.8C [64F] Lahore; 17.5C Bahawalnagar; 18.5C Multan. Cool and rainy starts of June in Kashmir and Rajastan too.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1664243723121704960
“World’s wheat supply at risk of a dangerous shock due to heat and drought, study warns…
“The research, published Friday in the journal npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, assesses a worst-case scenario in which extreme weather hits two breadbasket regions in the same year, hammering winter wheat crops in both the U.S. Midwest and northeastern China.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/wheat-supply-at-risk-climate-change-rcna86911
“El Niño may push heating past 1.5C but urgent action could avert catastrophe…
“Scientists know there are “tipping points” within the climate system, when warming triggers a cascade of impacts – for instance, the melting of the ice caps, or the point at which a drying Amazon turns from rainforest to savannah. More of these tipping points are likely to be triggered, the higher temperature goes.”
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Hello Panopticon,
I have been following the ‘water conondrum’ for years with increasing bewilderment. Now again that article about Basra and ‘our’ oil companies. But it is a long string of misery stories from Uranium mining in Niger to thermal coal plants in India etc etc….now you name it.
Not that it makes me happy but very informative your daily efforts. It keeps you on your toes.
In the link, a report on Niger and my French uranium friends 🙂 Beautiful pictures to accompany an extremely sad story.
https://decorrespondent.nl/3637/in-dit-dorp-zag-ik-de-verwoestende-gevolgen-van-het-uranium-dat-in-onze-kerncentrales-wordt-verwerkt/9382c4f8-4472-07a9-1c06-a7f443973ff6
“Not that it makes me happy but very informative your daily efforts. It keeps you on your toes.”
Thank you, Zip. The amount of heat records falling around the world even before we are officially in an El Nino is alarming. Unlike the scientists quoted in the final article, I see a very real possibility that no regression to the mean will occur once it has passed.
Those are beautiful, if bleak, pictures in your article btw. A reminder to be grateful for what one has.