7/25/19 - Paris 108.7F (Hotter Than Singapore); Likely All-Time German Record @ 108.7F

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Last edited Fri Jul 26, 2019, 09:26 AM - Edit history (1)

Europe’s latest summer heatwave broke heat records just weeks after the continent had its hottest ever June, fueling concern that a shifting climate is triggering more extreme weather.

Germany probably set a new all-time temperature record of 42.6 degrees Celsius (108.7 Fahrenheit) in the town of Lingen in Lower Saxony on Thursday afternoon, according to the DWD federal weather service. Residents in Paris, London and Brussels fought to stay cool as temperatures soared 10 degrees Celsius above July averages, making those cities hotter than Singapore.

Forecasters said U.K. temperatures fell short of the 38.5 degree all-time record, but added a 38.1 degree reading in Cambridge was a new record for July. Thursday marked only the second time temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit have been measured in the country. “This is clearly as a result of climate change,” said Andreas Friedrich, meteorologist at Germany’s DWD federal weather service. “If you’d have said five years ago we’d see temperature records fall this frequently, I wouldn’t have believed you.” […]

The heat is drying up some of Europe’s busiest rivers, making stretches of the Danube impassable to cargo and cruise ships and prompting at least eight nuclear reactors in France to scale back output. In London, engineers on the Underground railway network warned passengers to expect delays if tracks buckle.

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https://desdemonadespair.net/2019/07/all-time-heat-records-melt-in-europe-paris-warmer-than-singapore-at-42-6c-108-7f-national-records-broken-on-wednesday-fell-again-on-thursday.html

[watoos]

1. My daughter and her family

are on vacation in Germany, at a road race today. Lucky they are under a canopy but the 5 year old is struggling.

[Ponietz]

2. The economy grew 2.1% this quarter!

[link:https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/26/business/economy/gdp-economy.html|

It’s as if humanity has consigned itself to hospice care. Most Americans don’t even want to talk about politics, or the environment.