Newfie wrote:Ev n boiling frogs will get uncomfortable, after a while.
What's it like up where you are now Newfie, you're in Alaska type country are you not?
Newfie wrote:Ev n boiling frogs will get uncomfortable, after a while.
Global heatwave live: Extreme temperatures hit Europe, Asia, USEurope could record its hottest-ever temperature this week on Italy’s islands of Sicily and Sardinia, where a high of 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit) is predicted. Authorities in Japan issued heatstroke alerts for tens of millions of people in 20 of its 47 prefectures. The US National Weather Service has warned a “widespread and oppressive” heatwave in southern and western states is expected to peak as wildfires rage in southern California. China recorded its highest-ever temperature, 52C (126F) on Sunday. In South Korea, heavy rain continues to trigger floods and landslides that have killed at least 40 people.
Typhoon Talim has made landfall in the coastal area of south China’s Guangdong province. Nearly 230,000 people in Guangdong had been evacuated.
Greek authorities have evacuated 1,200 children from holiday camps threatened by wildfires.
Mediterranean heatwave set to intensify.
Extreme temperatures across the globe are predicted to break heat records and exacerbate wildfires as the dire consequences of climate change become more apparent with each passing year.
jawagord wrote:Canada has had Carbon Taxes for many years, it's now $65 per tonne, I'm sure the planet is cooler because of it! Reality is a carbon tax is just another fuel tax, it will be great at raising revenue, next to useless at cutting consumption. Canadian funny: The Province of NFLD said we have lots of taxes on fuels how about we just change to name to carbon tax and call it even!
Newfoundland and Labrador introduced a carbon price of $20 per tonne on Jan. 1, 2019. At the same time it reduced its provincial gas tax by about the same amount.
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/0 ... -explainer
jawagord wrote:Canada has had Carbon Taxes for many years, it's now $65 per tonne, I'm sure the planet is cooler because of it! Reality is a carbon tax is just another fuel tax, it will be great at raising revenue, next to useless at cutting consumption.
The National Weather Service (NWS) is warning about more scorching heat across the United States in the coming days—with about 80 million Americans set to experience 100-degree-plus temperatures this weekend... The extreme heat isn’t a phenomenon limited to the United States. Other parts of the world are also facing high temperatures.
In Europe, Rome has seen record-high temperatures of 107.2 degrees F, with the heat wave being cited as the main reason for a 20 percent surge in the number of people visiting emergency rooms at hospitals.
According to a July 10 post by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the first week of July was the “hottest week on record” for the world... “We are in uncharted territory, and we can expect more records to fall as El Nino develops further, and these impacts will extend into 2024,” Mr. Hewitt said.
The June global surface temperature was 1.89°F (1.05°C) above the 20th-century average of 59.9°F (15.5°C), making it the warmest June on record. This marked the first time a June temperature exceeded 1.8°F (1°C) above the long-term average.
A remarkable warming of ocean waters this July has some of the Atlantic marine districts reaching record highs. Data provided by Peter Galbraith, a research scientist with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)
The waters off the South Shore of Nova Scotia, including parts of Lahave Bank and the Scotian Slope, are particularly remarkable. There the expected average for July 2023 is 17.4 C. That currently exceeds the standing record of 15.5 C set in 2022 by nearly 2 degrees. The Bay of Fundy is sitting at 14.85 C which is just over the record of 14.81 C set in 2022.
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