A severe heatwave gripped much of Europe on Sunday, with temperatures nearing 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), prompting nationwide warnings, transport disruption and signs of strain on wildlife and at tourist hotspots.
The heat surge on June 21, the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere and typically the start of the three hottest months of the year, raised concerns of an early and persistent onset of extreme conditions.
I am quite concerned as a south European, the heat every summer becomes more and more unbearable, the official temperatures don’t do it justice, I have seen temperatures above 52° celsius on my car thermometer parked in the shade. We have no protection against this extreme heat, on the cold you can dress warmer, but with the heat there is nothing we can do if you have to work in the street. Migraines all the time, heat rashes all the time, food spoils all the time, wildfires all the time. A constant nightmare
There’s this sort of little known concept known as “climate change”, it was known as “global warming” a long time ago. The idea is that as we releaae greenhouse gases like CO2 into the atmosphere, more of the sun’s energy gets trapped inside the atmosphere making it warmer.
As it gets warmer, stuff like this is expected to become more common. We haven’t known about this for very long, and so our greenhouse gas emissions continue to speed up day by day, but if we can spread the word about this new and very important phonomenon, we might be able to avoid the worst of it in the long run.
Or maybe it will all just go away and get better one day if we just do nothing and wait and see. I don’t think we know enough about this “climate change” thing yet to really make any drastic changes. I mean what if we’re wrong?
I bet building a ton of data centres is the answer ✨
Good thing climate change is a liberal hoax. Otherwise I’d be worried, right?
The secret is that the temperature underground is much cooler than surface temperatures. To take advantage of this, you dig a hole about 6 feet down, lie down flat, then pull the dirt back over yourself and fill the hole or have someone else do it for you.
Didn’t you guys like enslave the entire equatorial world 200 years ago? I didn’t know they had heat pumps on the ships
40C is just June through August where I live.
I have a window AC, but most summers I don’t bother installing it. I did order a ceiling fan for my bedroom, though. Should be here tomorrow.
You’ve heard, “but it’s a dry heat”? Yeah, that makes a huge difference. It’s currently 9% humidity and dropping here.
I’m moving to Iceland
Sorry, it’s “Slushland” now
