Heatwaves ... End of Civilizations...

[tipirneni]

Heat extremes on Earth have reached a disturbing new level in recent years. The July 2020 temperatures soared across Siberia and reached a record-breaking 38°C inside the Arctic Circle, continuing a line of record heat events globally. “Event attribution” calculations, which are an endeavor to apportion blame for extreme events through quantitative modeling, suggest that some events would have been nearly impossible without human-induced global warming. This includes the recent Siberian summer and the 2018 heat wave in Japan, which killed more than a thousand people (1, 2). Rising heat is creating new challenges for humanity that will require new adaptation and protection measures.


One of the most intense heat waves in over 200 years is unfolding across Europe with temperatures rivaling those in Death Valley -- one of the hottest places on Earth.

AccuWeather meteorologists are warning of one of the most significant heat waves in western Europe in over 200 years, or a few decades before the Declaration of Independence was signed. The long-duration, extreme weather event could turn deadly across the continent.

The heat has already been baking Portugal and Spain with temperatures frequently topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) since Friday, July 8. Sevilla, Spain, has been one of the hottest spots with the mercury soaring at or above 105 F (41 C) for nine consecutive days.

The temperature of 116.6 F (47 C) recorded in Pinhão, Portugal, on Thursday, July 14, if confirmed, could become the highest temperature ever recorded in the country in July. The country's current July record stands at 115.7 F (46.5 C) which was set in Amareleja in 1995.

On Saturday, the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia reported that there were more than 360 deaths attributed to the heat wave in the country so far this week. Of those, the community of Madrid reported 22 deaths, while one 60-year-old municipal cleaning worker died Saturday during work.

The AccuWeather Local Max™ temp is 120 F (49 C) in Spain and Portugal. For comparison, temperatures typically top out near 118 F (48 C) in Death Valley in July.

Looks like we are gonna see heated surface unbearable for human occupation in near future

[Ellethwyn]

I can't believe 1,100 people have died from heat in Portugal and Spain in the past week.

https://www.axios.com/2022/07/18/hea...ope-death-toll

[hurtuv]

I can't believe 1,100 people have died from heat in Portugal and Spain in the past week.

https://www.axios.com/2022/07/18/hea...ope-death-toll

Not to imply that you are getting it it wrong, but to make sure people don't misinterpret it:

This is a statistical analysis made by comparing the total number of deaths in the country during the second week of July of this year, with the average numbers for other years' second weeks of July.
Excess mortality was found mainly in elderly people with cardiovascular conditions, which were agravated by this year's above average heat.

Doesn't mean people were dropping dead on the street from heat stroke or something like that.

[Zoro]

While the recent human caused global warming is a bad thing for many reasons and it needs to stop it’s funny how people make a big deal out 100 degree temperatures. First of all temperatures are measured in the shade so for us living in desert areas there’s no shade so temperatures should be given in the sun.

For example here when the official temperature is 120 degrees in the shade my thermometer in the sun reads 140 degrees. For us it’s over 100 degrees for 8 months in the year. Humans are adaptable. I have been running for 5 km twice a week at midday between 1 and 3 o’clock since i was a kid. Many times when I run it’s 140 degrees in the sun but I have never had any problems. I measured my forehead temperatures a couple of times and they were around 104 but never had any issues.

Obviously I’m not saying people should run when it’s 140 degrees because heat affects each person differently and I’m sure some people will become seriously ill if they run in this type of heat but I’m just saying I have not personally had any problems. I was born and raised in a desert area. On the other hand I can’t handle cold at all