Great Britain and Europe

It’s hottest day ever?

Britain on Monday braced for what could become its hottest day on record, as French authorities warned of a “heat apocalypse” and emergency services across Europe confronted spreading wildfires and rising death tolls. https://t.co/Po0lBUsj7f

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 18, 2022

A specific example:

NEW: The @RoyalAirForce has halted flights in and out of its largest air base in the UK because the “runway has melted” in the hot weather, according to a military source.
The decision to shut the runway at RAF Brize Norton was taken on Monday morning, @SkyNews understands. 1/

— Deborah Haynes (@haynesdeborah) July 18, 2022

In Britain, it is being compared to the summer of 1976:

We have not seen anything like it. We can't compare this looming heat emergency to summer 1976.

A warmer world, thanks to human induced climate change, makes it almost effortless to break extreme heat thresholds. We continue to see this across the planet - not just in Europe. pic.twitter.com/z0FpZ3Mcbb

— Scott Duncan (@ScottDuncanWX) July 17, 2022

A graphic puts it into perspective:

You cannot attribute single, short-lived weather events exclusively to climate change.

You can, however, look at the broader trend over the last 140 years.

June 2022 was the second hottest June on record for the EU, and the hottest for the U.S.pic.twitter.com/DTKPxZYRNo

— Rob O'Hanrahan (@RobOHanrahan) July 18, 2022

Tying this in with the previous post

From the New Yorker:

For the Third Time in Three Decades, Congress Punts on Serious Climate Legislation. Look who gets Big Oil money…. #BigOil #ClimateEmergency #Manchin @RutgersGHI @RU_Foundation @RutgersU @RutgersBHS https://t.co/iOqT9KLukk via @NewYorker

— Richard Marlink, MD (@DrRicMarlink) July 18, 2022

And:

Vaporized by Manchin & 50 Senate Rs: “We estimate the Senate budget deal likely would have cut emissions by roughly 800 million to 1 billion metric tons in 2030,” said Princeton University professor Jesse Jenkins, an energy policy expert and modeler. https://t.co/d9gURTQRha

— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) July 18, 2022