Extreme Heat and Rain Trigger Flooding in Punjab, Pakistan 0725.rtf
Asia Is Warming Twice as Fast as the Rest of the World 0725.rtfHeat Deaths in Spain Have Surged This Summer, amid Record Temperatures 0725.rtfLondon Commutes Aren’t Ready for Climate Change 0725.rtf - Underground subways are not cooled.Scientists Say Extreme Heat ‘Now the Norm’ in UK 0725.rtfBurning Fossil Fuels Caused 1,500 Deaths in Recent European Heat Wave 0725.rtfThe Mediterranean Sea Is Experiencing a Record-Smashing Heat Wave 0725.rtfRecord Hot June in Spain & England, Deadly Heat Wave in Spain, Italy & France 0725.rtfEuropean Heat Wave Closes Eiffel Tower’s Top Floor and Bakes Wimbledon 0725.rtfRising Temperatures and Extreme Weather Hit Asia Hard 0625.rtfChina’s Scorching Heat Poses Summer Test for Electricity Grid 0625.rtfHeat Wave Triggers Health Alerts, Nuclear Power Cuts in Europe 0625.rtfSevere Heat Wave Hits Southern Europe and Raises Wildfire Risks 0625.rtfExtreme Heat Grips Southern Europe as Temperatures Surpass 100°F 0625.rtfRecord-Breaking Arctic Heat Wave Made 3°C Hotter by Climate Change 0625.rtfNorthern India Boils, Heat Waves Disrupt Normal Lives, Raise Health Concerns 0625.rtfHighways Baking at 158°F Signal a Red-Hot Summer From China to the US 0625.rtfExtreme Rain, Heat, Power Demand Sweeping across China 0525.rtfLondon Sets Heat Record as Northwest Europe Set for Warm May 0525.rtfIndia and Pakistan Already Sweltering in ‘New Normal’ Heat Wave Conditions 0425.rtfPhilippines Braces for Extreme Heat as Index Nears 50°C ‘Danger’ Level (122°F) 0425.rtfStates in India Record Severe Heat Weeks ahead of Schedule 0325.rtfArctic Ice Melting Faster, Methane Time Bomb Threatens 0225.rtfThe Floods This Time - In the Mediterranean, Climate Change Is Already Here 0125.rtfClick for moreThe Terrifying Truth - Britain’s a Hothouse, but One Day, 40°C Will Seem Cool 0722.rtf - London (Heathrow) peaked at 40.2°C (104°5 F) on July 19, 2022, smashing Britain’s previous record. A village several miles to the northeast hit 40.3°.
Extreme Heat to Persist in India for 3rd Straight Month 0422.rtf - March was record hot, April was 2nd hottest on record.
'Perfect Storm' of El Niño and Warming Boosted Alberta Fires 0516.rtf
- Western Canada temperatures up to 20°C > normal
Huge Blob of Warm Pacific Water Threatens Ecosystem, May Intensify Drought 0415.rtf
The excess heat in the blob off California (1,000 miles across and 100 yards deep, 5.5°C warmer than normal) contains as much excess heat energy as the US uses for 50 years. Its heat dwarfs human energy use.
The 2 similar blobs farther north can be associated with record warmth in Alaska (and east Siberia). Their excess heat ALSO exceeds yearly human energy use.
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