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Unexplained heat-wave 'hotspots' are popping up across the globe www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241126145331.htm

350 sats \ 29 comments \ @IamSINGLE 29 Nov science

The study looks at heat waves over the past 65 years, identifying areas where extreme heat is accelerating considerably faster than more moderate temperatures. This often results in maximum temperatures that have been repeatedly broken by outsize, sometimes astonishing, amounts. For instance, a nine-day wave that hammered the U.S. Pacific Northwest and southwestern Canada in June 2021 broke daily records in some locales by 30 degrees C, or 54 F. This included the highest ever temperature recorded in Canada, 121.3 F, in Lytton, British Columbia.

The researchers call the statistical trends "tail-widening" that is, the anomalous occurrence of temperatures at the far upper end, or beyond, anything that would be expected with simple upward shifts in mean summer temperatures. But the phenomenon is not happening everywhere; the study shows that maximum temperatures across many other regions are actually lower than what models would predict. These include wide areas of the north-central United States and south-central Canada, interior parts of South America, much of Siberia, northern Africa and northern Australia. Heat is increasing in these regions as well, but the extremes are increasing at similar or lower speed than what changes in average would suggest.

Climbing overall temperatures make heat waves more likely in many cases, but the causes of the extreme heat outbreaks are not entirely clear. In Europe and Russia, an earlier study led by Kornhuber blamed heat waves and droughts on wobbles in the jet stream, a fast-moving river of air that continuously circles the northern hemisphere. Hemmed in by historically frigid temperatures in the far north and much warmer ones further south, the jet stream generally confines itself to a narrow band. But the Arctic is warming on average far more quickly than most other parts of the Earth, and this appears to be destabilizing the jet stream, causing it to develop so-called Rossby waves, which suck hot air from the south and park it in temperate regions that normally do not see extreme heat for days or weeks at a time

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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @TheMorningStar 29 Nov

Many think Earth would crumble down because of pollution but the heat waves aren't the result of pollution. Thus propaganda will run until UN will exist.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Solomonsatoshi 29 Nov

'While the wealthy United States is better prepared than many other places, excessive heat nevertheless kills more people than all other weather-related causes combined, including hurricanes, tornadoes and floods. According to a study out this past August, the yearly death rate has more than doubled since 1999, with 2,325 heat-related deaths in 2023. This has recently led to calls for heat waves to be named, similar to hurricanes, in order to heighten public awareness and motivate governments to prepare. Due to their unprecedented nature, these heat waves are usually linked to very severe health impacts, and can be disastrous for agriculture,vegetation and infrastructure," said Kornhuber. "We're not built for them, and we might not be able to adapt fast enough."'

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @Solomonsatoshi 29 Nov

'Earth's hottest recorded year was 2023, at 2.12 degrees F above the 20th-century average. This surpassed the previous record set in 2016. So far, the 10 hottest yearly average temperatures have occurred in the past decade. And, with the hottest summer and hottest single day, 2024 is on track to set yet another record.

These extreme heat waves have been hitting predominantly in the last five years or so, though some occurred in the early 2000s or before. The most hard-hit regions include populous central China, Japan, Korea, the Arabian peninsula, eastern Australia and scattered parts of Africa. Others include Canada's Northwest Territories and its High Arctic islands, northern Greenland, the southern end of South America and scattered patches of Siberia. Areas of Texas and New Mexico appear on the map, though they are not at the most extreme end.

According to the report, the most intense and consistent signal comes from northwestern Europe, where sequences of heat waves contributed to some 60,000 deaths in 2022 and 47,000 deaths in 2023. These occurred across Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and other countries. Here, in recent years, the hottest days of the year are warming twice as fast the summer mean temperatures. The region is especially vulnerable in part because, unlike places like the United States, few people have air conditioning, because traditionally it was almost never needed. The outbreaks have continued; as recently as this September, new maximum temperature records were set in Austria, France, Hungary, Slovenia, Norway and Sweden.

While the wealthy United States is better prepared than many other places, excessive heat nevertheless kills more people than all other weather-related causes combined, including hurricanes, tornadoes and floods. According to a study out this past August, the yearly death rate has more than doubled since 1999, with 2,325 heat-related deaths in 2023. This has recently led to calls for heat waves to be named, similar to hurricanes, in order to heighten public awareness and motivate governments to prepare.

"Due to their unprecedented nature, these heat waves are usually linked to very severe health impacts, and can be disastrous for agriculture,vegetation and infrastructure," said Kornhuber. "We're not built for them, and we might not be able to adapt fast enough." '

Climate change is real. It is caused in the largest part by humans burning millions of years of accumulated carbon in fossil fuels over less than 200 years.

Wake the fuck up people before future generations are condemned to an apocalyptic future. In fact millions are already being severely affected by climate change.

And yes what is required once you accept climate change is real is concerted collective government led action.

Perhaps this is why Libertarians are so reluctant to even acknowledge the overwhelming scientific consensus that climate change is real and threatens human life and society.

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @xz 29 Nov

According to the report, the most intense and consistent signal comes from northwestern Europe, where sequences of heat waves contributed to some 60,000 deaths in 2022 and 47,000 deaths in 2023. These occurred across Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and other countries.

I find this extremely implausible. I have first hand experience of the region, and I can only say that there are so many questions with such a statement.

While I do take onboard the screams of the righteous, I sometimes ask those same people to carefully consider whether or not there is even a remote possibility that alarmism has become a consistant feature in many academic domains. Besides, if I were to just let my own critical thinking collapse, for the sake of argument, I'm left to consider what course of action, practically, do we take?

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Solomonsatoshi 29 Nov

The overwhelming scientific consensus is that we need to dramatically reduce GHG emissions, and swiftly.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @xz 29 Nov

Funny that you mention this, I heard via a podcast that clipped a recording of US 'MSM' reporting that the exact figure is 99%.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Solomonsatoshi 29 Nov

The only people really questioning the overwhelming evidence are the Koch brothers and disingenuous amoral Libertarian Death Cultists.

0 sats \ 21 replies \ @Imyourfed 29 Nov

You should look carefully before posting, as I already posted this yesterday (#786133). Don't you read posts in the ~science territory before posting?

41 sats \ 18 replies \ @IamSINGLE OP 29 Nov

No, I don't need to read what you post. I saw how you're doing it. You need to learn how to post and certainly how to talk.

0 sats \ 17 replies \ @Imyourfed 29 Nov

Sorry if my comment sounded rude that wasn’t what I meant at all.I was just saying that when you posted, my post with the same headline was already among in the top posts list, so I was just confused how it got missed.

20 sats \ 14 replies \ @IamSINGLE OP 29 Nov

Instead of that comment you could make this one before if you didn't mean to sound rude.

You should accept it that you got frustrated seeing something posted again. Have you ever looked at your many nonsense questions which have already been discussed here.

I was just confused how it got missed.

If you really want to know, stop posting for assmilking and defending scammers (you did yesterday). Your every post is gonna miss if you keep on behaving childish.

0 sats \ 13 replies \ @Imyourfed 29 Nov

I'm not a native English speaker and am still improving my english day by day, so sometimes my words might come off as rude or confusing, and I apologize for that.

If you really want to know, stop posting for assmilking and defending scammers (you did yesterday). Your every post is gonna miss if you keep on behaving childish.

You should make a post about it openly, and if it’s proven that I helped a scammer, I swear to God I’ll leave this platform forever. It was Darth(because we both hate each other) who made it look it like this way but it was me and ek who first exposed that scammer (if you still don't believe try to read the post by ek yesterday)

41 sats \ 12 replies \ @IamSINGLE OP 29 Nov

Not being a native English speaker is not an excuse for your words. But as I already said that's ok so no need to apologise again and again.

I've already read the post by ek and the whole thread. I don't comment a lot of places doesn't mean I don't read.

You should make a post...

TBH, I don't give a damn fuck about it until you don't cross me. You can do whatever you want and keep on posting/commenting/defending/hating/loving or anything else.

But before replying me and making any comments on my post, you gotta check twice if you're correct.

I saw you posted it in 'discussionand I posted the 'link', so your post never appeared asdupeorrelated`.

0 sats \ 11 replies \ @Imyourfed 29 Nov

I've already read the post by ek and the whole thread. I don't comment a lot of places doesn't mean I don't read.

If you've already read the post and the thread then how did you claimed I defended that scammer? Just because of some miscommunication, you tried to demean me?

41 sats \ 10 replies \ @IamSINGLE OP 29 Nov

You know better what Darth meant and what you did there. You actually came as imyourfriend and then converted to something else and then imyourfed.. what's next dude?

Good luck with what you're doing and what you'll. Please don't argue with me.

Your actions should be louder than your words to change the way people think about you.