Summer heat: Hamilton’s run of hot days shatters previous record
Hamilton’s recent run of hot days likely beats anything the city has experienced since temperature records began, says a climate scientist.
The place once dubbed the City of the Future by a marketing campaign is experiencing a taste of its own climate future with a run of hot days, which senior climate scientist Luke Harrington says is probably unprecedented.
“The last 10 days, actually now 11, have been the hottest continuous 10 or 11 days stretch certainly of the records that I have available. They go back to the early 1990s, but I think if you went further back in time they would still remain the worst on record.”
The University of Waikato lecturer said this kind of event will become more common, because of the blanket of human-made greenhouse gases heating the planet.
I simply don’t believe voters appreciate how much danger we are now in and that with every passing year this only gets worse and worse…
Hottest January on record mystifies climate scientists
A run of record-breaking global temperatures has continued, even with a La Niñaweather pattern cooling the tropical Pacific.
The Copernicus Climate Change Service said last month was the warmest January on record, with surface – air temperatures 1.75C above preindustrial levels.
…record breaking heat DESPITE La Niña.
I don’t think people appreciate what comes next.
Almost 600 000 workers couldn’t go to work in California in January thanks to fires, the highest level ever where climate change has impacted the physical mechanics of employment.
Capitalism will start becoming increasingly dysfunctional.
What the LA Fires really tell us is that despite being the richest Americans, they couldn’t protect themselves and their privilege from climate change.
When the homes of the Movie stars burn down, shit just got real.
Things start shutting down now, like economies, like biospheres, like democracy.
The speed of change will demand a level of adaptation we are not ready for.
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Im loving the good weather though.
Thats the thing though millsy, everything is fine if it suits us, to hell with everyone one else.
Wait until winter power shortages are on us due to low lake levels caused by the weather you love and the increased generation required while you cool your house with a electric heat pump running in reverse, you will then wonder if enjoying the good weather was worth it.
I don’t need to worry, I’ve got solar and a wood burner.
Lake levels go up and down.
Power shortages are largely a result of an infrastructure and long-term planning deficit.
Which some wuld argue is a result of companies putting profit before local needs
Yeah, exactly. We never had this carry on with MOW and NZED in charge.
It’s good until it isn’t,
When you are gasping swimming in sweat and unable to thermo regulate.
But climate change is a conspiracy and not real.
stupid people.
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