BREAKING: Hottest Day On Report third Day In A Row — International Heating Is Right here

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Excessive warmth has been ravaging North America, Europe, and Asia this summer season. We’re gathering information, but once more, and the worst factor is that we all know that is solely the start … summer season warmth of right this moment will appear like a snug, cool breeze in a few many years. However, sure, let’s not even go there, as a result of this summer season has been unhealthy sufficient (and it’s not even midway over).

Already again in Might, Reuters reported, “Meteorologists say a climate phenomenon generally known as a ‘warmth dome’ has trapped sizzling air over the southern Gulf of Mexico and northern Central America, inflicting temperatures to soar to 45 levels Celsius (113 levels Fahrenheit) in some areas. Between Might 12 and Might 21, authorities mentioned 22 individuals died from heat-related causes, including to a complete of 48 deaths since March 17. As compared, throughout the identical interval in 2022 and 2023, warmth waves claimed the lives of two and three individuals, respectively.”

Mexico has been struggling by way of one of many worst heatwaves in its historical past over the past two weeks, shattering dozens of all-time information with no indicators of letting up.

Temperatures will soar above 45°C (113°F) as a relentless warmth dome restrengthens and stays parked overhead… pic.twitter.com/bXSnDB4YB7

— Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) Might 24, 2024

#ClimateCrisis #Mexico

The final embrace.

Howler monkeys, who dropped useless from bushes in unlivable warmth, are buried in one another’s arms.

We’ve ignored many years of scientific warnings but, amid international catastrophic penalties, we’re nonetheless digging our personal graves. pic.twitter.com/qVl7B5rR3U

— Tom (@DrTOMontgomery) Might 25, 2024

Greater than 100 howler monkeys have dropped useless from bushes in current weeks in southern Mexico’s tropical forests amid a nationwide drought and warmth wave, with rescuers racing to offer water to the threatened monkeys. https://t.co/naVb1GkSlM pic.twitter.com/kCpeIQouK9

— ABC Information (@ABC) Might 23, 2024

After all, excessive warmth results in different unusual or unprecedented excessive climate occasions, as evidenced right here:

A 34.7 °C at 2,300 meters altitude could be about 50 °C at sea stage!

How lengthy will low latitude mega cities stay liveable? https://t.co/Bv8kj5csbJ

— Leon Simons (is okay) (@LeonSimons8) Might 26, 2024

🔴⚠️♨️🔥🇲🇽It is among the worst and longest heatwaves hittin4 #Mexico.Greater than 100 #wildfires from #Yucatan to central areas, extensive #drought are the outcomes. And temperatures may rise once more in few days. Right here #GOES16 in a 12hrs animation of May24 #oladecalor #climateemergency pic.twitter.com/U3ejBTKFrX

— SatWorld (@or_bit_eye) Might 25, 2024

⚠️WARNING: GRAPHIC FOOTAGE⚠️ A presidential marketing campaign rally in Mexico was struck with devastatingly sturdy winds, inflicting the stage to break down and taking the lives of 9 individuals. Particulars right here: https://t.co/yEn9MmMFm0 pic.twitter.com/JrP91IEt3r

— TMZ (@TMZ) Might 23, 2024

ICYMI: Cameras caught the second a stage collapsed at a political rally in Mexico, killing at the least 9 individuals. Officers mentioned sudden sturdy winds tore aside the massive concert-style construction. pic.twitter.com/ehzkemRD5x

— DW Information (@dwnews) Might 25, 2024

Residents shoveled thick layers of ice after an sudden hailstorm hit Puebla, Mexico within the midst of a heatwave pic.twitter.com/tebAcwyVUy

— Reuters (@Reuters) Might 26, 2024

Mexico, freak hailstorms in opposition to n inflicting flooding. Killing wildlife and animals and wiping out crops. #foodsecuroty #climatechange pic.twitter.com/QefJkijnSC

— Inexperienced Cllr Scott (@cllrLisaScott) Might 25, 2024

Extra footage of the flooding after heavy rainfall and a hailstorm yesterday in Puebla, Mexico 🇲🇽

▪︎ 24 Might 2024 ▪︎#storm #hailstorm #floods #flooding #Puebla #Mexico pic.twitter.com/Z7JWyEDNeO

— DISASTER TRACKER (@DisasterTrackHQ) Might 25, 2024

Large hat tip to DailyKos for that assortment of tweets.

In the meantime, over in Delhi, India, the capital metropolis of famously sizzling India set a brand new warmth file in Might, earlier than summer season formally arrived, reaching 52.3 levels Celsius (Fahrentheit)! “The best temperature ever recorded in India has been recorded. In accordance with the nationwide Indian meteorological authority IMD, 52.3 levels Celsius had been recorded on Wednesday afternoon in Mungeshpur, a suburb within the Indian capital area of Delhi, which has been hit by a warmth wave. The earlier file for India was 51 levels: it was measured in 2016 within the desert area of Phalodi within the state of Rajasthan,” TA Worldwide writes.

And down in Venezuela, the nation misplaced its final glacier — in early Might.

Then, this previous Sunday, the world — the Earth as an entire — reached its hottest day on file. However that was quick lived, as the file was damaged once more the following day, on Monday.

“In accordance with preliminary information from the European Union’s Copernicus Local weather Change Service, the worldwide common temperature reached 17.15 levels Celsius (62.87 levels Fahrenheit) on Monday, toppling the prior day’s file of 17.09 C.” So, not solely was it a brand new file, it was a reasonably sharp rise over the earlier file.

As I used to be going to get the graph for this, although, I seen one thing else. Tuesday’s information is now in, and Tuesday was even hotter than Monday! So, for the third day in a row, it was the most well liked day on file.

Additionally, whereas these rises in file temperature might not look like so much on the floor, keep in mind that these characterize international averages. The extra excessive instances in numerous areas will probably be way more … excessive. Additionally, one metereologist defined it effectively with a superb old school metaphor: “Let’s say your physique temperature went up half a level, that wouldn’t fear you in the event you’re 98.6 F, however in the event you’re already 103 F, that further half a level is admittedly unsettling,” meteorologist Bob Henson mentioned.

Temperatures in Fairbanks, Alaska, had been forecast to hit 90 levels Fahrenheit (32 levels Celsius) yesterday. Earlier in July, Las Vegas “noticed 5 straight days with a excessive temperature of 115 levels Fahrenheit or extra, breaking the outdated file of 4 consecutive days set in July 2005, per The Guardian. It additionally hit a file excessive of 120 levels on July 7.”

And in the event you assume warmth is one thing we are able to deal with with air-con and water, observe that warmth kills extra individuals within the US than each different catastrophe you’ll be able to assume up. “The Nationwide Climate Service stories that warmth has been the main explanation for weather-related deaths in our nation for at the least 30 years. On common, warmth has killed extra individuals in the course of the previous three many years than floods, lightning, and hurricanes mixed,” TCD writes.

June was the thirteenth month in a row to set a brand new warmth file for the month. We may be certain July would be the 14th month in a row.

I don’t know what tales we’re going to see in coming days about file human deaths, dying animals, and excessive climate occasions from this file warmth wave. However we may be certain they’re coming.

The planet, our house, is getting cooked. And we’re clearly not doing sufficient to cease it.

International heating is right here. What are we going to do about it?