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Anthropogenic Global Warming ... how hot is it ?
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Shiftless2
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The rate Carbon concentration is increasing is alarming. BUT !
It's not only about Carbon. The genuine alarm is about the consequence of Carbon, global warming.
Those that have dimmed & brightened lighting with a rheostat are familiar with the instantaneous command response.
It seems atmospheric Carbon doesn't work that way, with consequences that may lag or linger for years, decades, or centuries.
Yes, we do not know what the equilibrium point is from the CO2 we already put into the atmosphere.
It could already be enough to exterminate all life on the planet after a couple hundred years of heat accumulation.
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El Niño is here and scientists say this one could become a Godzilla event
El Niño has officially begun. The recurring climate pattern, marked by unusually warm water spreading across the central and eastern tropical Pacific, can shift weather around the world for months. What was building beneath the tropical Pacific is no longer just a warning sign. The warm-water pulse we reported on in May has now surfaced into a full El Niño, with NOAA confirming that the event has begun and is expected to ....
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While I can see the concern, New Mexico normally has a June to Sept monsoon of heavy rain, but has not had one in years now.
So we are actually looking forward to this year's El Nino deluge for restoring the ground water levels.
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Greenland’s Thawing Ancient Garbage Heaps Are Releasing a 4,500-Year Bacterial Record
Learn how bacterial DNA preserved in Greenland’s ancient middens traces 4,500 years of settlement and why thawing permafrost poses little risk for now.Written by Anastasia Scott Jun 16, 2026, 11:01 PM
A study published in Frontiers in Microbiology analyzed the bacteria preserved inside ancient garbage heaps, known as middens, at sites spanning 4,500 years of human habitation in Greenland. The researchers found bacterial signatures from human and animal activity still detectable centuries after the people who left them had gone, including bacteria linked to food poisoning, botulism, and toxic shock syndrome. As Arctic temperatures rise and permafrost thaws, the question of what happens to those bacteria is becoming harder to ignore.
“These middens in the cold Arctic acted like long-term natural experiments. Human- and animal-associated bacterial signals, including opportunistic bacteria and bacteria carrying antibiotic resistance genes, have remained detectable in them many centuries later as the legacy of human activity: for example, livestock farming by the ancient Norse,” said co-author Frank Møller Aarestrup in a press release.
Read More: Greenland's Glacier Fronts Are Ideal Feeding Spots for Ringed Seals
Ancient Greenland Middens Preserve Centuries of Bacterial DNA
Between 2020 and 2021, Aarestrup and colleagues collected samples from middens across West and South Greenland, identified through the Greenland National Museum and Archives registry. The sites covered multiple waves of human settlement, from Paleo-Inuit cultures dating back to around 2,500 B.C.E., to Norse descendants of Vikings who lived there between the 10th and 15th centuries, to early modern Danish settlers arriving in 1721.At Norse sites, the team also collected soil samples from historic winter enclosures and summer grazing grounds, looking for traces of the animals those communities kept. They used DNA sequencing to reconstruct bacterial communities from the samples and compared their findings to soil taken from permafrost areas with no history of human settlement.
It's not just Greenland.
The risk of thawed pathogens such as smallpox thought to have been eradicated, may threaten a catastrophic pandemic sweeping through Earth's globalized human population with little if any resistance.
France records hottest day ever as Europe suffers brutal heat wave
Red alerts were also in place in Britain, Germany, Austria and Switzerland as the extreme early summer heat forced school closures and travel disruption.BUT !
It's typical for temperature extremes to even out around the globe.
Example: Winter weather that is particularly bitterly cold in North America may result in simultaneous unusually mild weather in Siberia.
So with record heat in Europe we might expect milder temperatures in North America.
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We've got it here too.
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Europe's heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths, WHO says, as Germany hits record 41.7C
Europe's unprecedented early summer heatwave may be responsible for hundreds of excess deaths, according to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO).Temperature records were broken across the continent again on Sunday – including in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic – as the extreme heat continued to move east.
In a post on X, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said more than 1,300 excess deaths had been recorded since 21 June "linked to high temperatures in Europe".
"Heat stress is often called the 'silent killer' - and European homes, workplaces and schools were not built for these temperatures," he said.
On Sunday morning, France's national health ministry said there had been around 1,000 more deaths than expected in the country since Wednesday.
Many of the extra fatalities are among those aged 65 over, the agency said, after logging a 40% rise in the number of people dying at home.
"Europe is the fastest-warming continent on Earth, heating at twice the global average," Tedros warned.
Millions of people across the continent are currently "living under extreme heat, hundreds have died, schools are shut, grids are buckling", he added.
People cool off in the fountain in front of the Berlin Cathedral during the ongoing heatwave
On Sunday, Germany experienced its hottest-ever day for the third consecutive day after 41.7C was recorded in the east of the country, preliminary data showed.
A station in Coschen, near the Polish border in eastern Brandenburg, recorded ....
Europe's heatwave 'linked to 1,300 deaths' as more records broken
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that Europe is not prepared for high temperatures.
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MS Calculator says 41.7 Celsius = 107.06 Fahrenheit = 314.8 Kelvin
That's why we don't use Kelvin, too hot !
Shiftless2
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Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744) created a temperature scale that was the reverse of the scale now known as "Celsius":
0 represented the boiling point of water, while 100 represented the freezing point of water.
Celsius - Wikipedia
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Anders, that was so ridiculous, you deserve to have your name spelled wrong.
And to twist the knife just a little bit more, I call it "Centigrade", which it is,
instead of Celsius, which it isn't.
Those that don't wish to call it "Centigrade" can call it suisleC.
Europe's heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths, WHO says, as Germany hits record 41.7C
Europe's unprecedented early summer heatwave may be responsible for hundreds of excess deaths, according to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Temperature records were broken across the continent again on Sunday – including in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic – as the extreme heat continued to move east.
In a post on X, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said more than 1,300 excess deaths had been recorded since 21 June "linked to high temperatures in Europe".
"Heat stress is often called the 'silent killer' - and European homes, workplaces and schools were not built for these temperatures," he said.
On Sunday morning, France's national health ministry said there had been around 1,000 more deaths than expected in the country since Wednesday.
Many of the extra fatalities are among those aged 65 over, the agency said, after logging a 40% rise in the number of people dying at home.
"Europe is the fastest-warming continent on Earth, heating at twice the global average," Tedros warned.
Millions of people across the continent are currently "living under extreme heat, hundreds have died, schools are shut, grids are buckling", he added.
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People cool off in the fountain in front of the Berlin Cathedral during the ongoing heatwave
On Sunday, Germany experienced its hottest-ever day for the third consecutive day after 41.7C was recorded in the east of the country, preliminary data showed.
A station in Coschen, near the Polish border in eastern Brandenburg, recorded ....
Europe's heatwave 'linked to 1,300 deaths' as more records broken
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that Europe is not prepared for high temperatures.
Odd because I was always told global warming would cool off Europe by the warm Gulf Stream being subducted by the lighter Greenland run off?
Could it be both?
A distinction between "weather", a daily event, vs
"climate" which prevails over decades?
Perhaps I'm just a pushover. I'm sure fault-finders can find details to cite as examples of imperfection in forecasts and predictions.
Seems to me, deviations & all, they've done not merely an impressive job, but an invaluable service, sounding the alarm decades in advance.
Apparently the AI says Europe is hot due to a temporary weather "heat dome"?
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Why Europe Is So Hot Right Now
Europe is experiencing an unprecedented heatwave driven by a powerful “heat dome” — a slow-moving, intense high-pressure system from northern Africa that is trapping hot air over the continent, much like a lid on a pot of boiling water DW+1. This dome has brought mid‑30s°C (mid‑90s°F) to parts of the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy, with some areas exceeding 40°C DW.Short‑term cause: The heat dome
A heat dome forms when a large, stable high‑pressure system remains over an area for days or weeks, suppressing cloud formation and allowing surface temperatures to soar Times Now. This current system is unusually strong and persistent, making it more intense than typical summer heat patterns.Long‑term drivers: Climate change and warming Europe
Scientists say the extreme heat has “the fingerprints of climate change” DW. Europe is warming twice as fast as the global average — about 2.4–2.5°C since pre‑industrial times, compared to 1.4°C worldwide DW+1. Key factors include:- Land‑mass effect: Europe’s mostly land surface heats faster than oceans Gulf News.
- Frequent high‑pressure systems: These are becoming more common, increasing the likelihood of heatwaves Gulf News.
- Warming Arctic: Europe’s proximity to the Arctic amplifies warming, as the Arctic is warming even faster DW.
- Greenhouse gas emissions: Human‑induced climate change has made extreme heat events “much more likely and more intense” DW.
Why it’s so dangerous now
This heatwave is breaking records — in France, the UK, and Spain — and has already caused over 1,300 excess deaths in Europe DW. Infrastructure like power grids and transport is under strain, and vulnerable populations face serious health risks.Bottom line: The immediate cause is the intense heat dome, but the extreme nature of the heat is made possible by decades of climate change, which has made such events far more likely and severe. Without significant greenhouse‑gas reductions, these record‑breaking summers could become the new norm
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Thanks R5.
Previously posted by sear: "Extreme heat is the number one weather-related cause of death in the U.S., killing more people than hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes combined." PBS NewsHour 24/06/19
But not Earthquake? Some projections on Venezuela's double quake is 10,000 dead.
I suspect they are already the new norm, or worse, not merely a shift to a different static position, but instead
an alarming segment along a progression already described, predicted.
Shiftless2
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Alaska’s highest recorded temperature reached a scorching 100°F (38°C) at Fort Yukon on June 27, 1915.
By way of contrast the highest temperature ever recorded in Hawaii is slightly cooler, at 98°F (36.7°C) in Pahala on April 27, 1931.