Temperatures reach 46C in Spain as Europe heatwave continues
Temperatures reach 46C in Spain as Europe heatwave continues
Health warnings have been issued across many parts of Europe as temperatures soar to the mid-40s Celsius.
A heatwave continues to grip large parts of Europe, with authorities in many countries issuing health warnings amid searing temperatures.
Southern Spain is the worst-affected region, with temperatures in the mid-40s Celsius recorded in Seville and neighbouring areas.
A new heat record for June of 46C was set on Saturday in the town of El Granado, according to Spain's national weather service, which also said this month is on track to be the hottest June on record.
While it is hard to link individual extreme weather events to climate change, heatwaves are becoming more common and more intense due to climate change.
Not that hard after all.
From a scientific point of view this is correct, the climate system is too complex to say this particular event is due to climate change. Exceptional events happened in the past too. So you can only draw conclusions from larger statistics. What's solid science is the increasing averages, increasing frequencies of extreme events etc. If it was scientifically informed, that's what this kind of sentence mean.
Scientists do actually make attempts to investigate the contribution of the trends to specific events, it's called extreme event attribution, but it is a very young field and the error bars on everything are still huge. That said,
The American Meteorological Society stated in 2016 that "the science has now advanced to the point that we can detect the effects of climate change on some events with high confidence". [12]
But the quote from the article was strictly correct in saying "it's hard".
It started out hotter than it would be and the heatwave is at least a few degrees more severe than it would be otherwise.
“It’s hard to link changes in climate to climate change”
Is the author stupid?
That sentence perfectly states the difficulty though. The trend: easy to link. One individual event: not that easy.
Have they considered spending 5% of their GDP on weapons? That will surely save humanity.
There are steps needed to slow global warming and become carbon neutral. Those don't matter much if someone shows up and machine guns your town and loots it.
Honestly if they spend that on weapons and then use it lower the population it could help.
Shoot maybe Thanos was right...
It's an endless loop if you think about it
114 in ‘merican
Most places in Europe have hit normal summer temperatures where I am (about 35). This is ridiculous, though. It is hotter in Spain right now than it is in Phoenix.
Let that sink in. It is hotter in Barcelona than it is in Death Valley right now.
I would right out melt getting out of the plane.
Watch them get to 50C in a few years
Dont be so modest. 60°C
Maybe because of global warming.
Nah, its because of the gay frogs
Across the Mediterranean to the south and east it is even hotter. Wearing shorts and putting on sunblock isn't the best way to deal with the heat, you need to shield yourself and make use of the chimney effect.
The Bedouin lesson: A scientific study proves robes are the best garment to wear in the desert heat
A Bedouin outfit might not fit socially, but a loose summer dress might work just as well.
So as a counter to the "pants for women" movement, let's start a "summer dresses for everyone" movement.
Just sell it as a modern take on (manliest of manly) Roman and Greek tunics. Alpha bros will be drooling for it in no time. That, however, will ruin the purpose by making the dress unwearable again so nah.
I prefer using the Boyle Law effect.
Was just talking with my friend from Latvia who said it has been the coldest end of June since forever. Climate is so fucked and its just the beginning.
Here in Finland we just might hit +20C this week. Maybe a bit over that in the south. Maybe not coldest since forever, but definetly colder than last couple of summers so far.
The last years saw up to 50°C in Northern Africa already. This will be the fate of Southern Europe, as the peak temperatures in the center and North of Europe will go to 45°C.
As the mean temperature rises roughly linear, so do the peak temperatures, but at a much faster rate. So 1,5-2°C increase in mean temperature often correspond to 5-7°C increase in peak temperatures.
Well, that depends on whether the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation stops working or not as that's what, for example, means that Lisbon which is roughly at the same latitude as New York has a temperature which is about 5 - 10C higher.
One of the weirdest effect of Global Warming might very well be that the westernmost parts of Europe get colder (though who knows what other side effects the stopping of the AMOC will bring beyond reducing the temperature moderating effects of the Atlantic along the Westernmost coasts of Europe).
Famine for ocean animals and more hurricanes in the even hotter tropics for starters.
I had to convert from Common to Freedom for this one. Are y'all ok over there? I'm used to that kind of heat here in the desert but goodness I couldn't imagine 115f near the coast y'all must be dying 😬
The south of spain usually has dry air, it's at 12% right now.
But even in germany it's okay because it hasn't really rained that much this year (yay climate change), so it's hot but bearable. It's 31°C with "only" 45% right now.
We will get 37°C the next days, so I might change my stance.
Are y'all ok over there?
No, not really, with humidity and no aircon anything over the high 90s starts to get pretty unpleasant, especially when it goes on for days and doesn't cool down properly at night, so you can't cool your house down.
Cooling down at night is actually a really big deal, plants and animals both use the chill night to rest from the heat. When the night stays hot then the heat really does a lot more damage to health.
At this temperature, emergency medical departments are guaranteed to be full. Weeks later, an uptick in mortality is registered on stats, without exception.
The Mediterranean is 4-6°C warmer than usually at this time of year
Here's to drinking lots of H2O. At least it's a dry heat. I lose my shit in high humid heat.
That's 115° in human units. Absolutely bonkers.
We have to put up with US-defaultism even in world@lemmy.world
Would it kill you to not jokingly deny the humanity of every person outside the United States, Liberia, and the Cayman Islands? Just say Fahrenheit. Jeez, yank.
I'm having a cool low 30s C something summer in Tx.
We still have all of July, August and September and most of October to go...
And December.
I’m not. Today in Austin was “feels like 110 degrees Fahrenheit” according to the weather app.
86 in Texas right now? I'm calling bs
same, and my apartment complex is refusing to fix the AC.
It'll help keep the tourists away.
46 degrees is just a fine chilly day!
::laughs in Fahrenheit::
::Laughs at fahrenheit::
Nice n cozy
46 is a bit nippy. Might need a jacket.
WHO touched the thermostat this time geeez you??
Toasty enough for Jeff Bezos.
The Spanish roulette is not having a siesta.
