An Update on the heat crisis this week.
500 m (1 640 feet) long earth crack opens in Cocotitlán, Mexico https://t.co/8FeG0Bbekv#earthcrack#Cocotitlán#Edomex#Mexico
— The Watchers (@TheWatchers_) August 17, 2023
South America is living extremely warm anomalies with records falling from Guyana to Peru,Bolivia and Chile Last one was Tarapoto,Peru which tied its monthly record of 37.8C from the 1963 drought year. A new harsh heat wave will push heat up to 40C in Bolivia,Brazil and Paraguay pic.twitter.com/VwZPXs3ITH
— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) August 13, 2023
Uruguay Wasn’t Supposed to Run Out of Water https://t.co/jIR43SqFRy Uruguay is experiencing its longest drought ever recorded, leaving its capital almost completely dry and forcing the city to add brackish water to its supplies. The crisis is striking for a country that was…
— Svein Tveitdal (@tveitdal) August 14, 2023
"The lake has become a pond of stagnant water, unsuitable for consumption or for swimming," "The strategic water reserves in Iraq are at their lowest point" in nearly a century, Khaled Shamal, spokesman for the water resources ministry, has warned.https://t.co/b67kZwxt3n
— Doomer Girl News🐀 (@SaraHor76174949) August 14, 2023
Another view of our record-breaking July... 🟥 - warmer than average 🟦 - colder than average Overall, the average July global air temperature was +1.18°C above 1951-1980 climate baseline (+1.42°C above the 1880-1920 baseline). Data code: https://t.co/DXbFxLLHlC. pic.twitter.com/r3HHJ4W2W5
— Zack Labe (@ZLabe) August 17, 2023
The Panama Canal is running at reduced capacity because it lacks the freshwater to fill its locks due to a severe drought. The result is over 200 ships in queue. https://t.co/JE8nIUzyJI
— hk (@hassankhan) August 14, 2023
Fire:
Some scary scenes coming out of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Spain as an out-of-control wildfire continues to grow. The fire is now exhibiting extreme fire behaviour due to very dry conditions. A mandatory evacuation is in effect for villages threatened by the wildfire. pic.twitter.com/fE6pW0TXzm
— Nahel Belgherze (@WxNB_) August 16, 2023
Mr Biden when are you going to declare a Climate Emergency when there is nothing left but ashes We are running out of time fast From ocean heat off the scale and mass die off coral Reefs - to disappearing Antarctica to hottest temps in over 100,000 years https://t.co/Q0zUorqkJJ
— GO GREEN (@ECOWARRIORSS) August 9, 2023
Thick wildfire smoke sweeps over British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest 🔥💨 pic.twitter.com/BqjhLOhRBC
— Zoom Earth (@zoom_earth) August 17, 2023
Northern Canada is forced to evacuate due to uncontrollable wildfires.
With wildfires closing in on all sides, Yellowknife (pop. 20,000), one of the largest cities in northern Canada, is being completely evacuated tonight and tomorrow. We are in a climate emergency.https://t.co/BOk9FCQvAjhttps://t.co/AwWWcWNVCnpic.twitter.com/RuGr4JKXVM
— Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) August 17, 2023
Enhanced hydrological cycles.
Devastating floods around the world are signs of an enhanced hydrological cycle and a natural and inevitable consequence of increasing greenhouse gases. This is in India. #ClimateEmergencypic.twitter.com/9WfagMQFVw
— Randall Gates (@rgatess) August 14, 2023
Hurricane Hilary will bring 2-3 years of rain in 3 days to the deserts. Catastrophic flooding is possible. Get ready, California. https://t.co/SYKGk3utr7pic.twitter.com/k9pxnD7j7n
— Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) August 17, 2023
Frankfurt flooding after intense rain. Everything’s fine, remember pic.twitter.com/xvIrDa8Cj2
— Matthew Todd 🌏🔥 (@MrMatthewTodd) August 17, 2023
Storm unleashes flooding nightmare at Frankfurt airport, subway stations and across the streets#Floods#Storm#Germany#Frankfurt#Unwetter#Hochwasser#Deutschland#Climate#Gelsenkirchen#Gewitter#Überschwemmungen#Flugzeug#Regen#Weather#Viralpic.twitter.com/W11UZ1U9kJ
— Earth42morrow (@Earth42morrow) August 17, 2023
A torrential rain and heavy hail in Aydat south of Clermont-Ferrand, France 🇨🇵 (17.08.2023) TELEGRAM JOIN 👉 https://t.co/9cTkji5aZqpic.twitter.com/GGlz2P9HBe
— Disaster News (@Top_Disaster) August 17, 2023
From north to south, Europe is again battling extreme weather events, wildfires in Portugal, a heat wave in Spain elsewhere and now historic floods in Slovenia and Norway. The climate crisis is here and it will get worse the longer we fail to address it. #ActOnClimate. pic.twitter.com/s3utJP6FAk
— Mike Hudema (@MikeHudema) August 11, 2023
Heatwaves
Qeshm Dayrestan International Airport in Iran reported a heat index of 178°F (81°C) today. This would tie the record for highest heat index ever recorded, while the reported dew point of 97°F (36°C) would be a new world record. These are intolerable conditions for human life. pic.twitter.com/fgmtLM1E37
— Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) August 15, 2023
ANOTHER EUROPE HEAT WAVE European Heat Wave Expands as French Citizens Told to Stay Home. Forecast to intensify.https://t.co/RsO8DzYsoE#heatwave#climatechange#GlobalWarmingpic.twitter.com/QF6ZrCj5ni
— Peter D Carter (@PCarterClimate) August 17, 2023
A warm water mass heating up Pacific waters for months has arrived in British Columbia — raising alarms about what impact those temperatures could have on marine life native to the coast.https://t.co/DUEsREhTEz
— 🌻🇨🇦 Merlin 🇨🇦 🌻Wildfire Smoke wear an N95 (@MerlinofCanada) August 15, 2023
Heatwave in Pacific Northwest & British Columbia is breaking records. British Columbia 🇨🇦 has just registered its hottest August day on record with 42.2°C (108°F) at Lytton. pic.twitter.com/GNvFQKGD1I
— Scott Duncan (@ScottDuncanWX) August 16, 2023
#Spain is in the grip of its 3rd major heatwave this year alone. The region is becoming increasingly arid, making agriculture unsustainable and desertification inevitable. pic.twitter.com/bNrDwrDgKl
— Peter Dynes (@PGDynes) August 11, 2023
South Florida has yet again recorded a sea surface temperature over 100°F as a severe marine heatwave continues to grip the region. Severe coral bleaching is ongoing in the Florida Keys, with significant mortality reported on multiple reefs. pic.twitter.com/heFjzNmpM8
— Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) August 11, 2023
Have mercy! 00Z MON models strongly forecast a major heatwave to occur from the Plains through the Midwest and South again after a brief break starting late this week. If 500 MB heights get north of 600 DM, we'll see a "heat bomb" explosion of records. pic.twitter.com/iED1DS7oXl
— Guy Walton (@climateguyw) August 14, 2023
Remarkable Heatwave off China 🇨🇳 and Japan 🇯🇵 We need some Marine Cooling, Clouds ☁️ are more sensitive to Iron and Sulfur Cloud Nuclei than thought or guested. https://t.co/tKwbBpqOJSpic.twitter.com/ZrmUa1PwaL
— Thomas Reis (@peakaustria) August 12, 2023
Greenland
Greenland is loosing it's Albedo very fast. 13. August 2023 13. August 2017https://t.co/E0KsBA4Lnvhttps://t.co/sVFiEhiEEjpic.twitter.com/rd986QO1Kt
— Thomas Reis (@peakaustria) August 14, 2023
The Antarctic
"But when it comes to Antarctica, there is now a new urgency, because while specialists aren’t rubber-stamping climate change as the cause of this winter’s sea ice decline, they sure don’t want to see it repeated next year, or every year, either."https://t.co/1SZ6ECeSDzpic.twitter.com/NvwK4QJ4ZC
— Prof. Eliot Jacobson (@EliotJacobson) August 8, 2023
The Amazon
This year’s Amazon wildfire season should prove/disprove the “gyroscope effect” theory. If the fires burn into the new year then the lack of rain means that the Amazon water cycle has stopped. ../2https://t.co/xkgIydcI8I
— Fenrir (@SCROTUSinChief) August 9, 2023
DOOM
It's a good day to be a doomer ... "loss of sea ice in the Arctic in summer, thinning or partial collapse of the ice caps in Greenland and West Antarctica, reorganization of the Atlantic's ocean currents and the poleward expansion of tropical weather..."https://t.co/XppvIdry8k
— Prof. Eliot Jacobson (@EliotJacobson) August 15, 2023
⬆️CH4 could be a sign that the 🌍's climate is part-way through a 🆘 TERMINAL-LEVEL transition 🆘 Methane's recent increase in CH4 seems to be driven by biological emissions, not the burning of fossil fuels.#ClimateEmergencyhttps://t.co/7cmJl5EWstpic.twitter.com/SCmWh54Eey
— Sophie Gabrielle (@CodeRedEarth) August 17, 2023