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> can't help but wonder what is on European minds that only a big catastrophe, possibly a global war, will make people think again
by dariosalvi78 2mo ago
> can't help but wonder what is on European minds
that only a big catastrophe, possibly a global war, will make people think again
- KellyCriterion 2mo agoother two options: a) Asteroid strike b) Arrival of Aliens (in a sense of "evident to everywhone on earth")
- throwawayqqq11 2mo agoNext year, el nino may hit and the extremes will set new records again. I wonder if einstein was right and human stupidity is infinite. On the other side, we can achieve alot as a society when the narratives are positive.
- spwa4 2mo agoEl nino hit this year and will be back to normal next year: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-08-13/risk-of-super-el-nino-now-95-percent-as-california-braces-for-impacts https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-08-13/risk-of-... But first we get to experience (probably) record rainfall in autumn and winter.
- layer8 2mo agoThe current El Niño hasn’t “hit” in Europe yet. Its effects in Europe will most likely be felt in the first quarter of 2027. I’d assumed that’s what the parent was referring to.
- kergonath 2mo agoEl Niño does not really hit Europe in any way. It influences several things, like the jet streams, but the effects on Europe are very indirect and much milder than in the Pacific. They are also delayed by a couple of months.
- kergonath 2mo agoI don’t think el Niño affects Europe so directly. As a second order effect, sure, but here the heatwaves and el Niño are simultaneous. And this year is going to break records significantly. Again. No need to wait for next year, which could be the tail end of the current Niño, a regression to the mean, or the beginning of the next Niña. In any case, Europe is warming up faster than the global average, Niño or not.