“World Meteorological Organization declares El Niño underway, increasing chance of record high global temperatures… The agency’s announcement on Tuesday marks eight years since the last El Niño developed, which began in 2015, and ended in 2016…
“”The onset of El Niño will greatly increase the likelihood of breaking temperature records and triggering more extreme heat in many parts of the world and in the ocean,” WMO secretary-general Professor Petteri Taalas said.
“”The declaration … is the signal to governments around the world to mobilise preparations to limit the impacts on our health, our ecosystems and our economies,” he said.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-04/world-meteorological-organisation-declares-el-nino/102560580
“Hottest global temps ever shatter records for two consecutive days, preliminary data show.
“The planet’s temperature spiked on Tuesday to its hottest day in decades and likely centuries, and Wednesday could become the third straight day Earth unofficially marks a record-breaking high. It’s the latest in a series of climate-change extremes that alarm but don’t surprise scientists.”
“‘We haven’t seen this’: June’s record-smashing temperatures — in data.
“June has been a record-breaking month for Earth. Key climate markers including global air and sea surface temperatures both surpassed previous records for the month (see ‘Temperature records broken’), and global sea ice was at an all-time low for June.”
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02219-y
“‘A Wake Up Call’: The World Needs to Prepare for Massive Crop Failure…
“Climate change is messing with the jet stream, and it means more extreme weather events in the future… The climate crisis has changed weather patterns, and this could increase crop failure in multiple agricultural regions around the world, a new study says.”
https://gizmodo.com/study-world-needs-to-prepare-for-massive-crop-failure-1850605691
“Another harsh heat wave in the Arctic/Subarctic areas, this time between European and Asian Russia with temperatures up to 33/35C [95F].
“Some remarkable values in the past 2 days include: 34.7 Altay; 34.0 Nadym lat 65N; 34.0 Pravaja Hetta lat 65N; 33.0 Novyj Urengoj lat 66N.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1676262444019195905
“The far reaches of Northern Quebec in Kuujjuaq near the Arctic Ocean reached a new all-time record high of 93 [33.9C].
“This beats Miami’s high of 92 yesterday.”
https://twitter.com/WeatherProf/status/1676622095428509696
“After experiencing their warmest May on record, Canada just had their warmest June on record.
“Combined, of course, it was the warmest May-June on record. A big spot of record warmth covered half the country for the 2-month period.”
https://twitter.com/Climatologist49/status/1676444892481085441
“As Canada reels from wildfire, First Nations hope for larger role.
“With Canada in the throes of a record-breaking early wildfire season, the country’s Indigenous communities, which include First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples, say it is time for them to be given a more prominent role in shaping the country’s approach to fire and forest management.”
“As the climate warms, parts of the American Southwest are experiencing more frequent dust storms.
““What happens is there is a mixture of drought or dry conditions, higher temperatures, and reduced soil moisture, as well as wind, that come together and create these giant walls of sand and dust,” says Dr. Caitlin Rublee, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the University of Colorado.”
“The summer hot spell in Florida will continue to rewrite record books and bake the Sunshine State in a heat-and-humidity combo, making it feel like it’s as hot as 110 degrees or more…
“The high humidity values make it extremely difficult for the body’s sweat to evaporate and provide natural cooling effects.”
“Heatwave claims lives and affects hundreds in Tamaulipas, Mexico.
“State officials in Mexico are reporting a significant impact on the population as scorching triple-digit temperatures sweep across the state of Tamaulipas. Health officials have confirmed that 33 people have tragically lost their lives due to heat-related causes, while an alarming 210 cases of heat stroke have been reported.”
https://www.kgns.tv/2023/07/05/heatwave-claims-lives-affects-hundreds-tamaulipas-mexico/
“Extreme weather in Latin America unlocks vicious cycle that further fuels climate dangers…
“”Prolonged drought led to a drop in hydroelectricity production in large parts of South America, prompting an upsurge in demand for fossil fuels… Wildfires across swaths of Latin America in 2022, fuelled by dry soils and extreme heat, led carbon dioxide emissions to spike…”
“Just incredible warmth in South America where it ‘s supposed to be winter and temperatures look like summer in many areas.
“Over 30C [86F] in Central Argentina and Chile, record warmth also in Peru with over 27C in Lima-La Molina, hottest June day on records. Abnormal warmth will go on.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1676376073582288898
“The North Atlantic Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly is still 0.25°C higher than in any preceding year.
“In the past three years, the anomalies started to rapidly increase in July and August. Is the worst yet to come for the North Atlantic Ocean?”
https://twitter.com/LeonSimons8/status/1676610624200011777
“Extraordinary marine heatwave in North Atlantic Ocean may continue throughout 2023…
“Such warming has never been observed in the region before and could lead to long-lasting impacts… On June 18, temperatures in the North Sea were more than five degrees Celsius above normal, while they were 8°C above normal in the Baltic Sea, according to the ESA satellite data.”
“The UK Government must take urgent action to save seabirds after an unprecedented “severe” marine heatwave in our seas, conservationists have warned.
“The RSPB called on Tory ministers to throw struggling seabirds a “lifeline” as warming oceans makes it harder for them to find fish to eat.”
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/seabirds-hit-marine-heatwave-under-30389115
“Revealed: UK plans to drop flagship £11.6bn climate pledge.
“The government is drawing up plans to drop the UK’s flagship £11.6bn climate and nature funding pledge, the Guardian can reveal, with the prime minister accused of betraying populations most vulnerable to global heating.”
“The Netherlands was battered by the strongest summer storm on record on Wednesday, killing one person and throwing international air and rail travel into chaos…
“Destructive gusts of up to 146 kmh (90 mph) hammered the low-lying country’s North Sea coast, downing trees and prompting Dutch authorities to warn people to stay at home.”
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230705-strongest-summer-storm-batters-netherlands
“37-degree [98.6F] heatwave forecast for Germany.
“Thunderstorms and temperatures in the mid-20s have made the summer weather in Germany pretty pleasant in recent weeks. Now, weather reports are forecasting highs of 37 degrees in parts of Germany in the coming days, as a heatwave crosses the federal republic.”
https://www.iamexpat.de/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/37c-weekend-heatwave-forecast-germany
“German study finds ambulance callouts increased by a third when average temperatures hit 30C [86F]…
“The hotter the weather, the busier paramedics become. A study carried out in the German city of Würzburg found that ambulance callouts for cardiovascular complaints rose by more than a third during heatwave conditions…”
“‘Unimaginable’: Austria’s highest paradise feels heat of climate change…
“Alpine glaciers saw a new record mass loss for a single year in 2022, caused by very low winter levels of snow, a hot summer as well as deposits of wind-blown Saharan dust. Experts have warned that Austrian glaciers will melt away by 2075 at the latest.”
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/unimaginable-austrias-highest-paradise-feels-051134694.html
“Milan streets flooded after Lombardy hit by two weeks’ rainfall in just 3 hours.
“A ‘water bomb’ that pummelled parts of the northern Italian region of Lombardy with rain and hail over the course of several hours on Tuesday night felled trees and flooded homes, national media reported.”
“Fierce heat again today from North Africa to Middle East: 3 stations in Algeria above 49C / 120.2F (few decimals from historic records), first 50C in Western Iran, first 45C in Turkey.
“Next days very hot both in Spain (possible 45C) and in Russia (40/42C). Middle East might see 52C/53C.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1676665392377352208
“UAE Braces for Record-Breaking 50°C [122F] Temperature Spike…
“The NCM has also cautioned that humidity levels could rise, going 100 percent in Sweihan and Al Ain on Wednesday. High humidity means that the air is fully saturated and cannot absorb additional moisture, including human sweat. This hinders the body’s natural cooling process.”
https://propakistani.pk/2023/07/05/uae-braces-for-record-breaking-50c-temperature-spike/
“Iraq plagued by power cuts as extreme heatwave adds to daily struggles…
“As temperatures in Iraq approach the 50°C mark, the country again finds itself grappling with a severe electricity crisis. The scorching heatwave, coupled with persistent power cuts, is pushing Iraqis to their limits, especially vulnerable people, such as the elderly and the ill.”
“Record-high rainfall claims seven lives as Lahore [Pakistan] sees severe urban flooding.
“At least seven people were killed as incessant monsoon rains lashed Lahore [Pakistan], breaking a 30-year record on Wednesday with up to 291 millimetres [11.5 inches] of precipitation within a span of 10 hours, leaving major streets and low-lying areas submerged in water.”
https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1087272-lahore-life-disrupted-as-heavy-rain-breaks-30-year-record
“Hundreds of people in Mongolia’s capital have fled their homes as heavy flooding inundated basement apartments, with authorities placing the city on high alert Wednesday.
“Swathes of Asia have been hit by extreme weather that scientists say has been exacerbated by climate change, with over a dozen killed by heavy rain in China since Monday.”
https://phys.org/news/2023-07-hundreds-homes-mongolia-capital.html
“China floods: Xi Jinping urges action as rains kill 15 and displace thousands.
“Fifteen people died and four were missing after torrential rain lashed the metropolis of Chongqing and swathes of southwestern China, local officials and state media said on Wednesday. Heavy rain has displaced thousands…”
“In China it’s starting one of the worst heat waves in its history. Today widespread temperatures over 40C [104F], including in the capital Beijing, as high as 43.7C in Xinajang.
“Next days the heat will be extreme in a very huge area with temperatures reaching near 45C even in humid areas.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1676574549830168579
“Metro Manila records highest-ever July temperature.
“PAGASA reports that the maximum temperature in Port Area, Manila, reached 37.0°C [98.6F] at 3:30 PM today. This is provisionally the highest-ever recorded in Metro Manila for July, breaking the record set last July 1973 (36.5°C).”
https://twitter.com/sciencekonek/status/1676573732897447936
“Never ending record heat in Australia: Every day records have been falling for weeks and today 5 July is not an exception.
“Records for rainfall and Highest Min. temperatures for July were set in Queensland.”
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1676410572596805633
“Christchurch a whopping 3.9C above average in June as temperatures soar for most, while Central Otago shivers [NZ].
“Dunedin Airport (20.8C) and several West Coast towns had record June highs, with Westport getting to 19.6C and Hokitika 20.2C. Wellington Airport had its second-warmest June high with 18.5C, and Taupō and New Plymouth had their third-warmest…”
“‘We’ve Run Out of Time’: Experts and Activists Urge Climate Action Amid Summer of Extremes.
“In a speech to a United Nations panel discussion on Monday,, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk cautioned that current policies put the planet on course for a “dystopian future.””
https://www.commondreams.org/news/experts-urge-climate-action-amidst-extreme-summer
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Here we go.
Lord have mercy on humanity.
We tied the hottest temp again today, I see, and still the full effects of El Nino pending:
“For three days in a row, the planet reached its hottest day ever recorded as regions all over the world endure dangerous heat.”
https://abc7ny.com/hottest-global-temperature-record-days-on-earth/13468582/
Hey Pan *et al*
Got here late today, but I watched the movie-length version of Paul Beckwith’s latest ’roundup’ of climate events, and recently published research papers.
https://youtu.be/ddYqn-vlhds
Its quite long, but my own take-aways are that Paul believes warming is speeding up, the IPCC climate models need re-working in the light of improved data and timelines getting shorter.
Others on Twitter etc disagree however, seeing this year and probably 2024 being worse, one-off “outliers” before returning to the “gradual” pace of warming.
The rapidly rising earth energy imbalance and the level of warming we saw in 2022 even under a third year of La Nina suggest to me that Paul Beckwith is correct.
“Summer 2022 was the hottest on record for Europe and each boreal summer month was at least the third warmest globally. Overall, 2022 was the second warmest year on record for Europe, while globally it was the 5th warmest year. 2022 was the 5th warmest year – however, the 4th-8th warmest years are very close together. The last eight years have been the eight warmest on record.”
https://climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-2022-was-year-climate-extremes-record-high-temperatures-and-rising-concentrations