If this is not #crisis I don't know what is… https://t.co/sdoJeQeN2o
— Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) September 6, 2020
Today is going to be one of the hottest days ever recorded in the history of California.
— Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) September 6, 2020
There will be people who die today because of the heat. There will be people who die today because of the wildfire smoke.
It's here, this is it. This is climate change. https://t.co/RQBwHSHl5c
And elsewhere:
Massive mystery holes appear in Siberian tundra — and could be linked to climate change
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/04/world/craters-tundra-siberia-trnd-scn/index.html
Amazon tragedy repeats itself as Brazil rainforest goes up in smoke
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/02/amazon-fires-brazil-rainforest-bolsonaro-destruction
I remember from years back a study of how the “tiny percentage” of the Amazon rain forest that had been cleared was much, much worse than it sounded. The aerial view showed roads feathered out through the forest, an obvious mechanism for more people to gain access to more land for clearing. It’s analogous to a “path of infection” invading a living organ.
From the LA Times
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“As greenhouse gases continue to rise globally, heat spells of this severity are an unfortunate reality that Californians will increasingly have to get used to, they say.”
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-09-05/heat-health-risks
Unfortunately, “getting used to” means abandoning large portions of the state. It’s only a question of when.
112 here. I’ve lived in Topanga for nearly 30 years. It’s never been this hot.
“heat spells of this severity are an unfortunate reality that Californians will increasingly have to get used to” Well that’s a positive spin, if ever. The increasing should be before severity.