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In Switzerland we are getting our first reprieve from the same heat wave now: super-intense thunderstorm cells have formed and are releasing rain across the cou
by matttproud 7y ago
In Switzerland we are getting our first reprieve from the same heat wave now: super-intense thunderstorm cells have formed and are releasing rain across the country.
Could not come a moment too soon. The heat was incapacitating, and I write this as someone who grew up in Tornado Alley. If this kind of thing returns with greater frequency or duration, the results will be catastrophic. Dwellings, energy, etc. are not designed here for such extremes.
- Diederich 7y agoClimate change: More frequent/extreme heat waves. More frequent/extreme cold fronts. More frequent/extreme drought. More frequent/extreme heavy rain. More frequent/extreme storms.
- mkr-hn 7y agoThis is basically why "climate change" is coming into fashion to replace "global warming." Warming is the problem, but it manifests in different ways. The same warming that makes worse heat waves also weakens the jet stream and lets the polar vortex move further south.