A long Twitter thread with powerful scientific images about the current heatwave in Europe. By Karl Mathiesen, the senior climate correspondent for POLITICO Europe.
The coming days in Europe are likely to see one of the continent's most extreme climate disasters. I'll try to track as many of the heat records, public statements, scientists, fire warnings and reporting here.
— Karl Mathiesen (@KarlMathiesen) July 16, 2022
Europe's hottest week — a THREAD
70% of crops died in Italy's Po River Delta: Video
Video: Pasajeros quedaron en medio de incendio en tren, provocado por ola de calor en España https://t.co/lOTCSJ72a4
— RCN Radio (@rcnradio) July 18, 2022
Our pyroscape has become deranged, with fire taking on new shapes, visiting new places and consuming new fuels https://t.co/3sl4PAxtPx
— The Guardian Long Read (@gdnlongread) July 18, 2022
By the way:
The cooling effect of a single, young street tree is the same as 5 room-sized air conditioners operating 20 hours/day.
— Jon Burke FRSA 🌍 (@jonburkeUK) July 17, 2022
If every London borough had delivered the 50% increase in street trees that I did as a Hackney Cllr, we may have prevented the U.K’s first 40C+ heatwave. pic.twitter.com/5BI33cZxTc
HuffPost article
Also FYI:
Today Politics Live spent ten minutes debating trans people and zero minutes talking about climate change – during the first ever red warning for extreme heat. I just cannot.
— Ellie Mae O'Hagan (@elliemaeohagan) July 15, 2022
NEW:
— Climate Crisis Advisory Group (@ClimateCrisisAG) August 25, 2022
Latest @metoffice data shows the record-breaking heatwave experienced across Europe will be considered an 'average' summer by 2035.
It finds that, according to current predictions, an avg. summer in central Europe by 2100 will be +4°C hotter than the pre-industrial era. pic.twitter.com/QVoADNzykI
Scorching and it is only April. Heatwave in North Africa and Iberia is shattering records by large margins.
— Scott Duncan (@ScottDuncanWX) April 27, 2023
Córdoba airport in Spain 🇪🇸 just recorded 38.7°C, pulverizing previous monthly record by nearly 5°C. This provisionally breaks the European hottest temperature in April. pic.twitter.com/CKGcMTKlR2
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