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Here in Hawaii we've obliterated temperature records. July, August, September, and November were the hottest respective months ever recorded. For 20 straight co

by dluan 7y ago

Here in Hawaii we've obliterated temperature records. July, August, September, and November were the hottest respective months ever recorded. For 20 straight consecutive days from Aug to September we set new records for hottest temperatures in a really brutal heat wave. August 2019 was the warmest global ocean temperature on record. It made me realize that while global average temperature is scheduled to increase ~2 degrees, that is just the average. Some places on Earth won't see that much change because of regional climate systems, but other places in the changing vortex will have way more than just 2 degrees. The general consensus here is that 95 degree Honolulu is the new normal.

KnightOfWords 7y ago
On the other side of the world, we had record temperatures across Europe as well this year. Fewer deaths than the 2003 heatwave though as people were generally better informed of the risks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_European_heat_wave https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_European_heat_wave These events are only going to become more frequent.
- chewz 7y ago
  > we had record temperatures across Europe For the record - only in Western Europe - due to changes in circulation patterns. Central and Eastern Europe had rather cool summer and records from beggining of XX century still stand.
perfunctory 7y ago
> It made me realize that while global average temperature is scheduled to increase ~2 degrees, that is just the average. Yep "...temperatures in Siberia up by as much as 35C above historical averages this month" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/feb/27/arctic-warming-scientists-alarmed-by-crazy-temperature-rises https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/feb/27/arctic-w...