Europe has recently been engulfed in a relentless wave of scorching temperatures, leading to unprecedented levels of "extreme heat stress" across the continent. A joint report by the EU's Copernicus Earth-watching service and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) revealed that heat-trapping pollutants have fueled a surge in temperatures, resulting in record highs last year.

 

According to the report, Europeans are grappling with soaring temperatures during the day and uncomfortable warmth at night, leading to a staggering 30% increase in deaths from hot weather over the past two decades. WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo emphasized the urgent need for climate action, stressing that the consequences of inaction far outweigh the costs of proactive measures.

 

 

Throughout 2023, Europe experienced temperatures above average for 11 months, with September marking the warmest on record. The relentless heat and dry conditions fueled devastating wildfires that ravaged villages and blanketed distant cities with smoke, particularly in drought-stricken southern regions like Portugal, Spain, and Italy. Greece faced its largest wildfire ever recorded, scorching 96,000 hectares of land.

 

In addition to wildfires, heavy rainfall triggered deadly floods across Europe, with one-third of the continent's river network surpassing the "high" flood threshold and one-sixth reaching "severe" levels. Carlo Buontempo, director of the Copernicus climate change service, highlighted the importance of data in preparing for the impacts of climate change as temperatures continue to rise.

 

While the link between global heating and heavy rainfall remains complex, the connection with heatwaves is unequivocal. The report underscored the significant role of fossil fuel emissions in exacerbating heat-related deaths, with estimates suggesting an alarming increase in mortality rates.

 

The report's release coincides with a landmark ruling by the European Court of Human Rights, which deemed Switzerland's weak climate policy a violation of human rights. This ruling sets a precedent for holding European governments accountable for enacting policies to mitigate climate change and limit global warming to 1.5°C above preindustrial levels.

 

Ana Raquel Nunes, an assistant professor specializing in health and the environment, emphasized the urgency of incorporating health considerations into climate policy to protect future generations. Meanwhile, the report also highlighted a positive development: a record-breaking amount of electricity generated from renewable sources, signaling progress towards sustainable energy solutions.

 

However, climate scientists caution that without decisive action to transition away from fossil fuels, heatwaves will continue to intensify, posing a grave threat to vulnerable populations. The report serves as a stark reminder of the urgent need for concerted efforts to combat climate change and safeguard the well-being of communities across Europe and beyond.

 

2024-04-23

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Goodness. I left Europe in 1985 unable to see much of a future for my kids in the UK under the vile Thatcher. I wouldn't fancy living there now without huge a/c units next to me 24/7, and the cost would be outrageous unless you lived ion a small hovel. 

Sometimes the grass really is greener on the other side. You couldn't pay me to live in Europe lead by half witted politicos like Ursula, Borrell, idiot Macron, submissive Scholz and Sunak etc. They make Srettha seem like a statesman instead of a used car salesman. 

Sad some still think global warming is a hoax. Incredible.

10 minutes ago, retarius said:

Goodness. I left Europe in 1985 unable to see much of a future for my kids in the UK under the vile Thatcher. I wouldn't fancy living there now without huge a/c units next to me 24/7, and the cost would be outrageous unless you lived ion a small hovel. 

Sometimes the grass really is greener on the other side. You couldn't pay me to live in Europe lead by half witted politicos like Ursula, Borrell, idiot Macron, submissive Scholz and Sunak etc. They make Srettha seem like a statesman instead of a used car salesman. 

We need huge AC units here! We spent last August in Slovakia. Never really needed AC as we were mostly in the mountains. Roads were great. Traffic easy. Hiking trails everywhere. Great people. Absolutely loved it and going back next week to escape the crazy heat here!

3 hours ago, Roo Island said:

Sad some still think global warming is a hoax. Incredible.

Indeed. All those climate deniers remind me of that scene in the movie Erik the Viking: “this is not happening”.

 

 

3 hours ago, Roo Island said:

We need huge AC units here! We spent last August in Slovakia. Never really needed AC as we were mostly in the mountains. Roads were great. Traffic easy. Hiking trails everywhere. Great people. Absolutely loved it and going back next week to escape the crazy heat here!

There's no better time to travel outside the country then April in Thailand. I am going to be traveling too and hopefully when we get back the weather will be a little cooler, and the rains would have started. This heat is incredible. 

3 hours ago, Roo Island said:

Sad some still think global warming is a hoax. Incredible.

Its ok, somebody else will fix it.................................

 

5 hours ago, retarius said:

Goodness. I left Europe in 1985 unable to see much of a future for my kids in the UK under the vile Thatcher. I wouldn't fancy living there now without huge a/c units next to me 24/7, and the cost would be outrageous unless you lived ion a small hovel. 

Sometimes the grass really is greener on the other side. You couldn't pay me to live in Europe lead by half witted politicos like Ursula, Borrell, idiot Macron, submissive Scholz and Sunak etc. They make Srettha seem like a statesman instead of a used car salesman. 

Ahem! Thailand will be one of the most affected countries, by extreme heat, floods, and rising sea level. In particular, if you own a property in Bangkok and want to transmit it to your descendants, you'd better check where it is located. On top of it, the city is slowly sinking.

5 minutes ago, Roo Island said:

Absolutely ridiculous. Stick with the science.

 

OK.

 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/climate-activists-disasters-fire-storms-deaths-change-cop26-glasgow-global-warming-11635973538

 

 

Feel free to stock up on life vests though...

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30 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

OK.

 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/climate-activists-disasters-fire-storms-deaths-change-cop26-glasgow-global-warming-11635973538

 

 

Feel free to stock up on life vests though...

Fact Check: Drop in climate-related disaster deaths not evidence against climate ‘emergency’

 

Social media posts are recirculating a bar chart that depicts falling numbers of deaths due to weather-related disasters over the last century alongside comments suggesting that the significance of climate-driven weather changes is exaggerated.

Mortality, however, is not a useful measure of the number or severity of weather-related events including the floods, droughts, storms, wildfire, and extreme temperatures listed in the graph, experts told Reuters.

Although deaths from these disasters have decreased, due in part to better forecasting and preparedness, the number, intensity, and cost of climatic and meteorological hazards have all increased over the last hundred years.

https://archive.ph/EYKCu

 

 

 

oh dear, what a shame, never mind 

Complete bull<deleted>! There's snow, very cold temperatures and <deleted>ty weather in central Europe right now.

 

At the same time there are news that many of the weather stations they refer to were dismantled years ago already, but they are still supplying temperatures. They admitted that the temperatures these non-existing weather stations are 'estimated' now. What a hoax!

 

Who is still so naive to believe European officials anything anymore, after 4 years of lies and false narratives?

40 minutes ago, Flying Saucage said:

Complete bull<deleted>! There's snow, very cold temperatures and <deleted>ty weather in central Europe right now.

 

At the same time there are news that many of the weather stations they refer to were dismantled years ago already, but they are still supplying temperatures. They admitted that the temperatures these non-existing weather stations are 'estimated' now. What a hoax!

 

Who is still so naive to believe European officials anything anymore, after 4 years of lies and false narratives?

It's called climate change.

4 hours ago, JonnyF said:

 

OK.

 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/climate-activists-disasters-fire-storms-deaths-change-cop26-glasgow-global-warming-11635973538

 

 

Feel free to stock up on life vests though...

Opinion piece.

7 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

There's no better time to travel outside the country then April in Thailand. I am going to be traveling too and hopefully when we get back the weather will be a little cooler, and the rains would have started. This heat is incredible. 

I spend 2 weeks in Thailand in April the heat did not bother me at all we had many hotter days in OZ 

13 minutes ago, still kicking said:

I spend 2 weeks in Thailand in April the heat did not bother me at all we had many hotter days in OZ 

I leave almost every year around the end of March for several months. Just too bloody hot. I'm from Vegas. I know hot.

4 minutes ago, Roo Island said:

I leave almost every year around the end of March for several months. Just too bloody hot. I'm from Vegas. I know hot.

I am from OZ I don't even have an aircon.

37 minutes ago, still kicking said:

I am from OZ I don't even have an aircon.

Must not be very hot. You're lucky!

14 minutes ago, Roo Island said:

Must not be very hot. You're lucky!

I guess you never been to OZ last summer we had 12 days over 40 degrees followed by 10 days in the high 30th

Just now, still kicking said:

I guess you never been to OZ last summer we had 12 days over 40 degrees followed by 10 days in the high 30th

To add to this, it is Autum now and it is still 31 

Slovak Paradise! Do the hike with the ladders. Incredible. This trip up the mountain is great. But book early!
 

Thank you.  Looking into it

10 hours ago, still kicking said:

I guess you never been to OZ last summer we had 12 days over 40 degrees followed by 10 days in the high 30th

I've been to OZ. No doubt that parts get really hot! It was 40c here in Bangkok yesterday. Ugh.

19 hours ago, placeholder said:

Fact Check: Drop in climate-related disaster deaths not evidence against climate ‘emergency’

 

Social media posts are recirculating a bar chart that depicts falling numbers of deaths due to weather-related disasters over the last century alongside comments suggesting that the significance of climate-driven weather changes is exaggerated.

Mortality, however, is not a useful measure of the number or severity of weather-related events including the floods, droughts, storms, wildfire, and extreme temperatures listed in the graph, experts told Reuters.

Although deaths from these disasters have decreased, due in part to better forecasting and preparedness, the number, intensity, and cost of climatic and meteorological hazards have all increased over the last hundred years.

https://archive.ph/EYKCu

 

 

 

When facts stand in the way of a narrative, always good to break out paid fact checkers to run off on a tangent and using such vague terms as "due in part" right after admitting the truth "Although deaths from these disasters have decreased".

 

 

23 hours ago, ThaiFelix said:

Its ok, somebody else will fix it.................................

 

It will fix it's self after after us humans are extinct..just make sure Trump and Putin are blamed for that too...errr hold on a sec.

18 hours ago, Roo Island said:

It's called climate change.

Its called 'weather' and its been going on for 4 Billion years.  People need to calm the fxxx down. 

2 hours ago, johng said:

It will fix it's self after after us humans are extinct..

The sooner the better for me.  The human species has no right to a long term future, the species is far too destructive, savage, unpredictable, gruel and vicious, far more than any other on the planet. 

41 degrees C today when I went out for a run today (from the car thermometer driving to the running track).....what are those whinging Euros whining about now?

Man up you miserable Eurorunts and start training to run a marathon at 40 degrees plus, like me. 

28 minutes ago, Doctor Tom said:

The sooner the better for me.  The human species has no right to a long term future, the species is far too destructive, savage, unpredictable, gruel and vicious, far more than any other on the planet. 

Wonderful stuff. You know they will never do anything to hurt or inconvenience business polluters or lifestyle polluters ie voters. But let's face it science has little credibility today with thinking people, hence the response from citizens to the whole global warming giant scam, as they see it.

Science is a group think driven business where data that doesn't fit the narrative is discarded and promotions and grants are given to faithfuls servant of the Scientific Narrative.

Today it was announced that Scientific American has an article saying that there are way more that two sexes....not genders mind you, more than two sexes. Good God, Galileo would be put to death by the scientists today (alliteration). 

On 4/23/2024 at 2:23 PM, retarius said:

Goodness. I left Europe in 1985 unable to see much of a future for my kids in the UK under the vile Thatcher. I wouldn't fancy living there now without huge a/c units next to me 24/7, and the cost would be outrageous unless you lived ion a small hovel. 

Sometimes the grass really is greener on the other side. You couldn't pay me to live in Europe lead by half witted politicos like Ursula, Borrell, idiot Macron, submissive Scholz and Sunak etc. They make Srettha seem like a statesman instead of a used car salesman. 

Summer in London was very oppressive due to the stuffy heat, and that was over 13 years ago.

 

I wonder when they will start blaming Putin for it?