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60% of California in ‘extreme’ drought or worse to start July, federal monitor says

The first nine months of the 2022 water year are now in the books, and California remains mired in extreme drought conditions.

More than 97% of the state’s land area is in at least “severe” drought status, 60% in at least “extreme” drought and the driest 12% in “exceptional” drought, according to a weekly update Thursday from the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Extreme drought encompasses the entire Central Valley, with exceptional drought covering wide swaths of the San Joaquin Valley, according to the federal monitor.

While the latest numbers are slightly better than at the outset of this water year, which started Oct. 1, there had been early optimism that record-setting weather late last calendar year would help avert a third straight year of drought.

https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/water-and-drought/article263096298.html



‘Life-threatening’ floods force evacuations in Sydney, Australia

Thousands of residents have been ordered to evacuate southwest Sydney, Australia’s biggest city, with torrential rain and damaging winds pounding the east coast and floods expected to be worse than those that hit the region in the past year.

Heavy rain and overflowing dams and rivers all combined to threaten flash floods and landslides along the east coast from Newcastle to Batemans Bay in New South Wales state on Sunday, and rain was expected to intensify in the night.

More than 200mm (8 inches) of rain have fallen over many areas, with some hit by as much as 350mm (13.8 inches), the Bureau of Meteorology said, warning of flood risks along the Nepean and Hawkesbury Rivers. The volume of rainfall is almost half of Sydney’s annual average.

Australia has been at the sharp end of climate change, with droughts, deadly bushfires, bleaching events on the Great Barrier Reef and floods becoming more common and intense as global weather patterns change.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/3/life-threatening-floods-force-evacuations-in-sydney-australia



Japan swelters in its worst heatwave ever recorded

Japan is sweltering under the hottest day yet of its worst heatwave since records began in 1875.

The blistering heat has drawn official warnings of a looming power shortage, and led to calls for people to conserve energy where possible.

But the government is still advising people to use air conditioning to avoid heatstroke as cases of hospitalisation rise with the heat.

Weather officials warn the heat is likely to continue in the coming days.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61976937



Rome hits highest temperature on record as heat wave sweeps Europe

Temperatures were 15 to 35 degrees above normal over much of Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean and North Africa

Italy’s Scorching temperatures have again swept across parts of Europe, with many locations in Italy among those setting June or all-time records for heat.

Temperatures surpassed 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 Celsius) across much of Italy this week. On Tuesday, downtown Rome hit its warmest temperature on record at 105 degrees Fahrenheit (40.8 Celsius), while several other cities set monthly records. Record-warm temperatures persisted overnight across a large chunk of Eastern Europe. The heat comes during one of the country’s worst droughts in decades and as authorities are rationing water.orst drought in 70 years turning famed Arborio rice fields into sandy beaches

The record temperatures are spawned from desert air traveling from the African continent, which has brought excessive heat from Algeria to the Arctic Circle. Slovenia and Croatia both claimed new national heat records. Several other countries, including Finland and Iran, also have experienced new monthly temperature highs.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/06/28/record-heat-europe-italy-rome-scandinavia/



Italy’s worst drought in 70 years turning famed Arborio rice fields into sandy beaches

The worst drought Italy has faced in 70 years is thirsting paddy fields in the river Po valley and jeopardizing the harvest of the premium rice used for risotto.

Italy’s largest river is turning into a long stretch of sand due to the lack of rain, leaving the Lomellina rice flats — nestled between the river Po and the Alps — without the necessary water to flood the paddies.

As a result of the water shortage, Bondesa was forced to take a few unpopular decisions, recently ruling to stop irrigating poplars, fruit trees and second crops to give priority to rice.

Tensions are starting to arise between upstream and downstream regions along the river basin and between hydroelectric plants and farmers who are all vying for the same dwindling resource. It’s feared larger conflicts could be next if rainfall doesn’t relieve empty Italian reservoirs soon.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/italys-worst-drought-in-70-years-turning-famed-arborio-rice-fields-into-sandy-beaches-01656487776



UK heatwave: Maps show Britain facing up to 41C RECORD temperatures 'Extremely hot'

Temperatures are expected to rise in the UK throughout the coming week, with pleasant weather predicted for most of the country, particularly in south-east England. But prediction models for the week after - starting Monday, July 11 - show thermometers on an unprecedented hike. A forecast model brought to light by The Weather Outlook predicted a possible temperature of 40C at Bristol on July 14, at 6pm.

Meteorologists describe this as a “historic moment”.

On the same map, similarly high temperatures of 39C and 38C degrees were predicted for the south of England - in cities including Oxford and Southampton.

Another map from the same model also showed high temperatures with a peak of 40C degrees closer to London expected on July 16, at 6pm.

If such a temperature is indeed recorded, it will be the highest ever felt in the country to date. The highest ever temperature in the UK is that of 38.7C , recorded on July 25, 2019 in Cambridge, according to the Met Office.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/weather/1634812/uk-heatwave-weather-forecast-maps-britain-heatwave-record-temperatures-met-office-40c

[purr-rat beauty]

1. We were warned and we will suffer

there's no way around this besides COLLECTIVE abstinence from all the things that fuel this

and that's pretty much everything

[oioioi]

4. suffering is inevitable - but so is evolution

There is much more that political and corporate leaders could - and should - be doing to mitigate the unfolding disaster as much as possible. Our collective (and individual) obligation is to insist that they do so. All most of us have is a voice and a vote.

[dweller]

2. 😱

We are really truly fucked … aren’t we ?

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[oioioi]

5. Maybe...

2-3 C might be manageable - anything over 4C looks like it would probably be lights out..









https://climatenexus.org/international/ipcc/comparing-climate-impacts-at-1-5c-2c-3c-and-4c/

[Takket]

3. well i guess in 100 years or so when we are extinct we won't need abortion rights anyway