Two articles of interest in Today's New York Times. Heat wave in Great Britain and Ireland and a lack of rainfall is leading to localized drought. It was the 2nd hottest and driest June on record. Sure this might just be a one off and we won't know for sure for several more years if this is a trend or not.
Montreal endured its sixth straight day of furnace-like temperatures as heat-related deaths across Quebec climbed to at least 17.The base temperature in Montreal exceeded 31 C for the sixth day in a row on Wednesday, and it’s expected to rise to 35 C on Thursday – 46 C with the humidex, according to Environment Canada. (By comparison, the mercury didn’t rise above 30 C a single day in Montreal last summer).
It’s fairly well known that a bad diet, a lack of exercise, and genetics can all contribute to type 2 diabetes. But a new global study points to an additional, surprising culprit: the air pollution emitted by cars and trucks.
If the warmer weather doesn't scare you, a new study linking the car pollution and diabetes may.https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/07/a-frightening-new-reason-to-worry-about-air-pollution/564428/
We had a similar, although more severe, heatwave in 1976. I remember it well, as I was taking my A-levels at the time and conditions in the examination hall were less than pleasant. There was a widespread drought, with water supplies to homes cut off and standpipes the only source. The government appointed a "minister for drought", who did a rain dance; within a short time half the country was flooded. That was more than 40 years ago. Beware of confusing weather and climate.Jeremy
Climate in Europe is greatly effected by the warming Gulf Stream. Without this warm North Atlantic Drift, the UK and other places in Europe could be as cold as Canada - and up to 5 °C cooler. It would mean the average December temperature in London would plummet to about 2°C.There's some speculation that the Gulf Stream being effected by climate change.
Right, Bart. Is that the same science and research that was predicting a new ice age in the fifties?
Science isn't static.
I hope you meant that to be funny, Welly. And welcome to LuLa.
Hi Alan, All explained, and then some, by this short video dating from 2010 (so nothing much new under the sun, other than things getting warmer on average): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmECHrOcFlcCheers,Bart
... How do we know that climate change, the claim of warming up, is not just part of the ice age/climate change/earth tilt rhythm? ...
I came across this bit about earth's tilt. How do we know that climate change, the claim of warming up, is not just part of the ice age/climate change/earth tilt rhythm? Ray? Anyone?
Bart Not sure what your movie states-I didn't watch it.
Booker, a major UK wholesaler owned by Tesco (TSCDY), has confirmed that it’s limiting customers such as bars and grocers to 10 cases of beer (300 cans) per brand a day, the most dramatic consequence to date of a shortage that also threatens food production across Europe.
