Extreme Temperatures
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Relief in sight? Temperatures could fall this week as Britain bakes in longest heatwave since summer of 1976

George Ryan
Mirror
Sat, 07 Jul 2018 17:07 UTC
climate map 7/7/2018
© University of Maine/SWNSA global map of temperatures from July 7 2018 showing the above average heat which is affecting the northern hemisphere.

The 14-day heatwave is the longest the country has enjoyed since the summer of 1976, but health warnings have been issued for young children and over-65s

As the country basks in its longest heatwave since 1976, Met Office forecasters say temperatures will feel a lot cooler next week.

The forecast for today shows temperatures around London could reach as as high as 33, a potential record for the two-week heatwave .

The west country is likely to also have very hot weather, with another sticky night ahead in the south.

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Igloo

Globull warming? Africa, Antarctic, Arctic, Atlantic, Brazil, Greenland, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Philippines, Southern Ocean... were colder than usual

Robert Felix
Ice Age Now
Tue, 10 Jul 2018 09:17 UTC
colder than average 2018 world map
Warm world? Look at the cold all over the map
If you were to believe the mainstream media, you'd think our world is burning up. But that is not true.

Yes, there were places on our planet where it was warmer than normal today. But many parts of the world displayed normal or even colder than normal temperatures.

Look at all of the white and blue on this map.

Comment: While it is true many parts of the planet are suffering unusually high temperatures, prolonged heatwaves and exceptional drought, it's also true that much more of the planet, as well as the global trend, is towards dramatic cooling:

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Snowflake

America's northernmost town has heaviest July snow in 55 years as southern Alaska breaks heat records

Jonathan Erdman
The Weather Channel
Mon, 09 Jul 2018 17:09 UTC
Snow falls in Utqiagvik - formerly Barrow - Alaska on July 7, 2018
© NWS-FairbanksSnow falls in Utqiagvik - formerly Barrow - Alaska on July 7, 2018.
Alaska's showed off its weather contrasts the first week of July with record snow in the north and record heat in the south.

Wet snow mixed in with rain Saturday evening in Utqiagvik, formerly known as Barrow, as an Arctic Ocean storm pushed a cold front through, dropping 2 inches of wet snow. This was the heaviest July snow in America's northernmost town since the Fourth of July 1963, according to Rick Thoman, climate science and services manager for the National Weather Service Alaska region.

A web cam Saturday evening showed a light coating of wet snow mainly on building roofs and vehicle tops.

Snow can fall in any month in Utqiagvik. Even during the warmest time of year, average low temperatures are still in the middle 30s, cold enough to allow snowflakes aloft to make it to the ground.

Before Saturday, there had been only five other July days with at least 2 inches of snowfall in Utqiagvik, according to NOAA's ACIS database with records dating to 1902.

Other than July 4, 1963, the four other days occurred either in the 1920s or 1930s, led by a 6-inch snowfall on July 29, 1922.
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Fire

California: Multiple wildfires and record-breaking heat

Carla Herreria
HuffPost
Sat, 07 Jul 2018 13:44 UTC
California wildfire
© Cal Fire/Cleveland National ForestThe Cleveland National Forest is located in California.

Wildfires burned through Southern and Central California on Friday, prompting mandatory evacuations as areas across the region experienced record-breaking heat. Wildfires burned through Southern and Central California on Friday, prompting mandatory evacuations as areas across the region experienced record-breaking heat.


Comment: It was hot, but maybe it was not record-breaking - at least perhaps not in Los Angeles. See: Faulty weather stations established the all-time record high temperatures for Los Angeles


Firefighters on Friday were battling blazes in Alpine, Dulzura and Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base in San Diego County, California, where the National Weather Service had issued an excessive heat warning until 9 p.m. A fire also broke out further north in the city of Goleta in Santa Barbara County later Friday night.

The wildfire in Alpine, known as the West Fire, started in the morning and spread to more than 400 acres by the afternoon, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as Cal Fire.

Comment: Heat wave scorches US Midwest and East, wildfire warnings for Colorado and California

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Heatwaves and droughts are happening around the world - But are these 'record temperatures' reliable?

Jason Samenow
Washington Post
Thu, 05 Jul 2018 12:00 UTC
world heatwave 2018
© University of Maine Climate ReanalyzerSimulation of maximum temperatures on July 3 from American (GFS) weather model at two meters above the ground.
(This article, originally published Tuesday, was updated Wednesday to add all-time heat records at Mount Washington, N.H., and Tbilisi, Georgia set since Monday. On Thursday, the story was updated to include information on heat-related deaths in Canada and extraordinary heat in Siberia. On Friday, it was updated to add the likely all-time heat record in Africa and Southern California.)

From the normally mild summer climes of Ireland, Scotland and Canada to the scorching Middle East to Southern California, numerous locations in the Northern Hemisphere have witnessed their hottest weather ever recorded over the past week.

Large areas of heat pressure or heat domes scattered around the hemisphere led to the sweltering temperatures. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reports the heat is to blame for at least 54 deaths in southern Quebec, mostly in and near Montreal, which endured record high temperatures.

Comment: One needs to be sceptical of the temperatures given because it has been shown time and again these weather stations are located near artificial heat sources (from airport runways to ice cream vans) and some measurements are made from the ground while others are estimates. What is clear is that the seasons are increasingly erratic and extreme weather events are on the rise, from epic flooding, unexpected frosts, record breaking snow to extended drought and heatwaves. The overall trend, however, is toward a rapidly cooling planet: Also check out SOTTs' monthly documentary: SOTT Earth Changes Summary - May 2018: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs

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Fire

Another fire scorches through moorland parched by heatwave in Bradford, UK

Andrew Bardsley
Machester Evening News
Sun, 08 Jul 2018 16:24 UTC
Another moor fire scorches through land parched by heatwave in Bradford, UK
BLAZE: A picture of the flames that have engulfed the moor.
A FIRE has broken out near Cullingworth Moor in Bradford. West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service says four fire engines are at the scene. The fire is reportedly on heathland between Harden and Cullingworth, known as Catstones Moor, according to a source.

Another source said: "I believe the fire is between Cullingworth, Ryecroft and The Guide Inn, at Hainworth Shaw, Keighley." One onlooker could see smoke building on the moor, from the nearby Cullingworth Gala.

Fearne Grist said: "The flames are spreading bad." Sulley Baynham said: "It's now spreading across and lighting the woodland, so potentially could become alot bigger especially as it nears the St Ives woodland estate. He added: "There's limited access for fire crews due to the location."

Comment: The ignition of the unprecedented number of fires in the UK has been speculated to be arson or carelessness, but there may be other factors not yet considered. What is clear is that after the UK's brutally cold winter followed by an unusually, unsettled spring, summer too is proving to be much hotter and drier than would be considered normal. And these erratic weather patterns are wreaking havoc across the planet:

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Snowflake

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

Jeroen Reneerkens
Team Piersma
Tue, 03 Jul 2018 17:18 UTC
The study area in NE Greenland: in mid-June 2018 the tundra surface was close to 100% covered in snow.
© Jeroen ReneerkensThe study area in NE Greenland: in mid-June 2018 the tundra surface was close to 100% covered in snow.
Jeroen Reneerkens of the University of Groningen studies breeding Sanderlings, for the first time in 2003 and since 2007 annually. He works from the Danish Zackenberg Research Station (74°28'N 20°34'W) in NE Greenland that was established in 1996, and is the research base for various experts monitoring the biotic and abiotic environment of NE Greenland.

Jeroen reports about his remarkable 2018 field season:

I study how rising temperatures may affect the reproductive success of Sanderlings in Zackenberg, NE Greenland. Due to a disproportionate degree of climate warming in the Arctic, shorebirds that migrate to the Arctic to breed are strongly suspected to be negatively affected by ongoing climate change. Niels Martin Schmidt and his team have indeed established that the summer temperatures in Zackenberg have steadily increased during the last decades.

Comment: Some additional data just to show the size and extent of the Northeast Greenland national park and how much land surface was (still is?) covered with snow:

Northeast Greenland National Park
Northeast Greenland National Park


From Wikipedia:
Northeast Greenland National Park (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaanni nuna eqqissisimatitaq, Danish: Grønlands Nationalpark) is the world's largest national park and the largest protected land area.[1] Established in 1974 and expanded to its present size in 1988, it protects 972,000 km2 (375,000 sq mi)[2] of the interior and northeastern coast of Greenland and is bigger than all but twenty-nine countries in the world. It was the first national park to be created in the Kingdom of Denmark and remains Greenland's only national park.


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Cloud Grey

Ice Age Farmer Report: Darkest skies in 100 years, no Summer for Iceland, hail destroys crops


Ice Age Farmer
Tue, 03 Jul 2018 12:10 UTC
Reykjavik, Iceland
© Boyloso/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty ImagesReykjavik, Iceland
Iceland's meteorologists--some requiring anonymity--speak of a "Year Without a Summer" there, as well as the darkest June in 100 years. As galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) increase, so will cloud cover. This complicates growing, and further drops temperatures.

ALSO: slew of reports about major destruction of crops by hail storms.


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Cloud Precipitation

Extreme weather affecting crop harvests in Europe - North too dry, south hit by hail


Fresh Plaza
Thu, 05 Jul 2018 11:10 UTC
Valencia fruit damage
© AVA-ASAJA
Temperatures well above 20 degrees Celsius are being recorded far into the topmost northern regions of Europe. These sunny days are, however, accompanied by a lack of rain and low humidity. There are concerns about drought in several countries in north-west Europe. Further to the south, farmers have no issues with this. In some cases, it is just the opposite. Severe hailstorms have damaged crops in various countries.

The European Union is worried about this year's harvests. This is according to June's JRC MARS Bulletin. This document contains the harvest forecasts for the season. In general, estimates have been adjusted downward. The map below shows the areas of concern. From these, the division in Europe immediately becomes obvious. The north is dealing with a drought while further to the south there has been too much precipitation.
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Heat wave breaks records in Iran, across the Caucasus


RFE/RL
Fri, 06 Jul 2018 04:00 UTC
Iranian man dealing with heatwave
© Azernews.az
An Iranian man dealing with the heat.
An intense heat wave is shattering temperature records in Iran and the Caucasus nations of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia, causing power shortages that are adding to discomfort in the region.

Weather experts on July 6 said the heat wave is the result of a high-pressure dome or heat dome that formed over the Eurasian region and reaches as far north as southern Russia, where temperatures hit a record high for June on June 28.

In the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, temperatures soared to a record of 41 degrees Celsius on July 4, contributing to unhealthy air pollution levels reported by the National Environmental Agency.

Earlier in the week, on July 1, temperatures hit a record 43 degrees in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku, prompting heavy use of air-conditioning that the government said caused an explosion at a hydroelectric power plant and a nationwide power outage.

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