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All-time hottest temperature records set all over the world this week

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Saya

Saya

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Oct 25, 2017
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I don't mind the heat that much, but the drought is terrible. Trees, plants, and grasses around here are dying. If it would only rain for a while... but it doesn't seem like it will. Predicted to get even hotter next week, approaching 40c.
 
aspiegamer

aspiegamer

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Oct 27, 2017
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ZzzzzzZzzzZzz...
Dastidood said:
So what is causing all this heat wave...?
Greenhouse effect or something else...?
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There's never one specific thing that causes any given heat wave. Weather is extremely fluid and complex. The frequency of extreme heat (and cold) periods are enhanced by climate change, and the intensity of the heatwaves is directly influenced by global warming. Nothing going on here is going to make things worse in the short term. For example, just randomly polluting a lot in some area doesn't cause temporary climate change or anything.

For a more scientific answer, this has been months in the making in Europe. Sea ice in the arctic in the Scandinavian region has been at a record low for months, which means there's less of a colder bubble to push back. There's some evidence of a direct connection between heat in the UK and Scandinavia with the retreat of sea ice, but because this has been changing so quickly for the past decade it's hard to calculate trends. Sea surface temperatures all around Europe are far above normal which promotes more air from north Africa to spread northward over eastern Europe. This sort of positive feedback loop takes a long time to develop and is difficult to break apart quickly.
 
br0ken_shad0w

br0ken_shad0w

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Oct 27, 2017
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Washington
hitme said:
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Everyone come down to the coolest part in this country.

Actually don't.
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I flew from Houston to NYC this week and was hoping a break from the Texas heat. Well...fuck.
 
Snake Eater

Snake Eater

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Oct 27, 2017
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It is going to be disease which wipes out of this world, not any nuclear weapons. Tropical diseases are going to be very rapidly spread all over the world now that the climate is conducive for it
 
Strangelove_77

Strangelove_77

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Oct 25, 2017
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If it's all going to go to shit anyways I'd wish it had gone the opposite and it'd get extremely cold instead.
I hate Texas so much sometimes.
 
Donthizz

Donthizz

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Oct 26, 2017
3,908
Things are going to get interesting when mass migration starts due to climate change.

World is not prepared for this.
 
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