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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: 50 days in a row Arctic temperatures below normal


Adapt 2030
Wed, 18 Jul 2018 19:33 UTC
NE Greenland: in mid-June 2018 the tundra surface was close to 100% covered in snow.
© Jeroen ReneerkensNE Greenland: in mid-June 2018 the tundra surface was close to 100% covered in snow.
From the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) it is now more than 50 Days in a Row Arctic Temperatures Below Normal. This is the entire 80N latitude to the North Pole 90N across the entire top of our planet. Hard to believe its the hottest year ever with these numbers, additionally sea surface temperatures are not showing signs of extreme heat. Difficult to have a hot planet without hot oceans.


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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Greenland the Summer that never was: Shifting jet streams?


Adapt 2030
Wed, 18 Jul 2018 19:23 UTC
On 27 June 2018, the Zackenberg valley was still completely covered with ca. 1 meter deep snow. The vicinity of the research station visible in the middle of the photo was the only area freed of snow.
© Jeroen ReneerkensOn 27 June 2018, the Zackenberg valley was still completely covered with ca. 1 meter deep snow. The vicinity of the research station visible in the middle of the photo was the only area freed of snow.
Shifting jetstreams seem to be causing new climate patterns to form, pronounced effects are being seen in Greenland where July snows and incredibly late freezes have left migrating and nesting birds no open ground. The usual migratory stop over is covered in snow.

Add to this, 60% losses of blueberries in Nova Scotia, 45% price increases in Balsamic Vinegar due to European grape losses and you can see why hail nets are the new norm for crops and our world is woefully unprepared for these changes.


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Comment: See also: Global cooling: Excessive spring snowfall results in non-breeding year for shorebirds in north-east Greenland - 1 meter deep snow

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Multiple ancient sites discovered on land parched by heatwave in UK

Will Hayward
Wales Online
Tue, 17 Jul 2018 14:44 UTC
Cropmarks of a large Bronze Age barrow cemetery on the Llyn Peninsula
© Crown Copyright RCAHMWCropmarks of a large Bronze Age barrow cemetery on the Llyn Peninsula
A Bronze Age cemetery has been discovered in Wales following the recent scorching temperatures.

The cemetery is one of dozens of finds that have emerged due to the hot weather which include a Roman villa, prehistoric animal enclosures and an iron age farmstead.

The "crop marks" for the large Bronze Age barrow cemetery were discovered on the Llyn Peninsula in Gwynedd by Senior Aerial Investigator Dr Toby Driver from Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW).

What are crop marks?

Cropmarks are a way which archaeological features below the soil can be visible from the air or a high vantage point.

Comment: The heatwave and drought in the UK and Ireland has led to unprecedented wildfires and crop damage but it also seems to be revealing more than a few formerly concealed sites: Heatwave reveals undiscovered ancient henge in Ireland

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Sweden issues 'unusual' weather warning as heatwave continues


The Local Sweden
Mon, 16 Jul 2018 08:08 UTC
Stockholmers cooling off in a fountain
© Fredrik Sandberg/TTStockholmers cooling off in a fountain.
The heatwave in Sweden is getting so bad that the country has now sent out official warnings about "extremely high temperatures" in several areas, including Stockholm and Uppsala.

Sweden's national weather agency SMHI on Sunday issued a class-two alert for "extremely high temperatures" (the most serious temperature warning) in counties in central parts of the country: Örebro, Västmanland, Södermanland, Uppsala and Stockholm.

The warning means that temperatures are expected to reach 30C or more five days in a row.

"It is the first time since 2014 we are issuing this warning," meteorologist Linus Dock told news agency TT. "You could say it's unusual. It is a relatively new warning category which was developed in 2011."

While many of The Local's readers may be from countries where such temperatures are par for the course in summer, it is unusual for the mercury to climb - and stay - that high in Sweden.

Comment: From elsewhere around the world: See also: Heatwaves and droughts are happening around the world - But are these 'record temperatures' reliable?

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2 dead, thousands suffer heat exhaustion as heat wave continues in Japan


Kyodo News
Sun, 15 Jul 2018 13:53 UTC
Japan heat wave
Two people died and about 2,000 people suffered heatstroke or exhaustion on Sunday, as a heat wave continued scorching Japan during a three-day weekend, a Kyodo News tally showed.

Temperatures rose above 35 C in many parts of western and eastern Japan with the highest for the day at 38.8 C recorded in the city of Fukuchiyama, Kyoto and the town of Ibigawa, Gifu.

The extreme heat made it harder to carry out relief operations in the regions ravaged by the recent flooding and landslides.


Comment: Torrential rain, floods and landslides leave nearly 200 dead in Japan; worst weather disaster in 36 years (Update)


In the hardest-hit prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima and Ehime, a total of 184 people, including volunteers for removing and cleaning up debris, were taken to hospitals, as the mercury reached 36.0 C in some areas in the prefectures.

Comment: Elsewhere around the world:

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Intense ice anomalies on Greenland and heat on our Earth


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Sat, 14 Jul 2018 12:35 UTC
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Ice anomalies on Greenland as eight billion tons snaps off the end of calving Helheim Glacier, but at the same time Greenland gains 600 billion tons of ice since Sept 2017 and five feet of snow is forecast for Greenland over the next week. Incredible 15+ foot thick ice west of Baffin Island, Arctic temperatures below the 30 year average and June global temperatures are below 2017 June temperatures.


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Snow blankets South Africa again

Suthentira Govender
Times Live
Sat, 14 Jul 2018 13:43 UTC
A Snow Report SA vehicle is covered in snow at the Matroosberg Reserve in Ceres‚ Western Cape, on July 2, 2018.
© Snow Report SAA Snow Report SA vehicle is covered in snow at the Matroosberg Reserve in Ceres‚ Western Cape, on July 2, 2018.
Snow blanketed vast parts of South Africa's mountainous regions on Saturday in the Eastern Cape, Western Cape and large parts of the Drakensberg.

Neighbouring Lesotho also received its fair share of snow, according to Rob Ansell of the Snow Report SA.

Spectacular winter wonderland-like images were posted on the Snow Report's Facebook page, illustrating the extent of the snowfall.


Comment: For details and videos of the first event on July 2nd and 3rd, see: Heavy snowfall across South Africa

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'Intense' cold and snow in southern Brazil

Robert W. Felix
Ice Age Now
Tue, 10 Jul 2018 22:03 UTC
Snow in southern Brazil
© Mycchel Hudsonn Legnaghi/São Joaquim Online
Snow with intensity in 'Serra Catarinense' - In São Joaquim, Urubici and Urupema (South Brazil)

At least eight municipalities recorded snow during dawn on Tuesday, the 10th. Snow began to form mainly in the upper part of the Serra Catarinense during the early hours of the morning in the interior of São Joaquim (Cruzeiro Valley), Urupema (Morro das Antenas), Bom Jardim da Serra (Morro da Igreja) and Urubici New World where the intensity of snow was greater and there was accumulation that remained until during the dawn.

The cities where the snow occurred were:
  • São Joaquim (Vale do Cruzeiro)
  • Bom Jardim da Serra (Morro da Igreja and Mirante da Serra)
  • Urupema (Morro das Antenas)
  • Urubici (New World)
  • Lauro Müller (Serra do Rio do Rastro)
  • Rio Rufino (Interior high parts)
  • Bom Retiro (Interior high parts)
  • Orleans (Near Stone)
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Areas in Australia recording coldest temps in more than a decade

Ben Domensino
9 News
Thu, 12 Jul 2018 15:35 UTC
australia cold snow 2018 july
In parts, the natural depth of snow that has fallen is beginning to reach around a metre deep.
Australians have been shivering across the country this winter, but a cold air mass combined with clear skies and light winds caused the mercury to really plummet last night.

A slow-moving high pressure system will continue to cause notably cold mornings across much of central, southern and eastern Australia during the next three days, leading to widespread frost and fog each morning until Sunday.

Some southern parts of the Northern Territory and a few places in southwest Queensland had their coldest morning in three to seven years.

After a night of steady cooling, the temperature in Queensland town of Thargomindah dropped to a low of 0.2 degrees just before 7am today - the site's coldest morning since 2012.

Comment: Record cold temperatures and snowfall are being documented with increasing frequency all over the planet: For more on the great changes occurring on our planet check out: SOTT Earth Changes Summary - June 2018: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs

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More than half of Nova Scotia blueberry crop wiped out by JUNE killer frost


Canadian Press
Wed, 11 Jul 2018 15:24 UTC
frost damage crops
© Ann Millen/The Canadian PressThe toll of Nova Scotia's unusual 'killer' frost in early June on the province's wild blueberry crop is in, with growers estimating at least 60% of the crop was damaged by the cold weather.
Blueberry growers in Nova Scotia say about 60% of their wild crop was damaged by a killer frost in June, dealing a major blow to the province's largest agricultural export crop.

Barron Blois, president of the Wild Blueberry Producers Association of Nova Scotia, said Wednesday that the estimate is based on reports from growers who've been inspecting fields that normally yield as much as 60 million pounds of the fruit annually.

The Kennetcook-based farmer says government disaster relief cheques won't be distributed until after provincial authorities have completed damage assessments, leaving many farmers facing large bills and limited income.

Comment: Crop failures are likely to become more frequent as weather patterns around the world become more erratic.

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