Saturday 10 July 2021

Hot Canadians

I don't consider Canada to be a particularly hot country being that far North but it is bracing itself for extreme heat, approaching the temperatures seen at the end of last month when it reached 49.6C, breaking the country's highest recorded temperature and only 4.8C shy of the highest ever temperature recorded on Earth.
That is currently 54.4C and was recorded in August 2020 but was equaled yesterday in California's Death Valley although the depth and shape of Death Valley lends itself to higher than normal temperatures.
I was in Berkshire this week, inland and miles away from the cooling coastal breeze and the temperature hit an uncomfortable 28C but the highest temperature that i have ever faced was 40C in Southern Italy and i wilted instantly so what 49C feels like i wouldn't want to experience so sweaty Canadians have my sympathy but as the climate changes, higher temperatures are going to become a thing we need to adjust to.
Experts say that climate change is expected to increase the frequency and intensity of heatwaves although linking any single event to global warming is complicated, you need to look at the trends rather than a one off event, but as climate change is taking what is already there and ramping it up, climate researchers are saying the heat that scorched western Canada and the US at the end of June was 'virtually impossible without climate change'.
We are just reaping what we have been sowing for the last 200 years although that will be very little comfort to Canadians who the only advice i can give is put the pillow case in the fridge 30 mins before you go to bed, that and drink lots of water.

4 comments:

Liber - Latin for "The Free One" said...

so, now it is 200 years? are you sure it isn't 5,000 years?

Falling on a bruise said...

Yep, 200 years.

Liber - Latin for "The Free One" said...

but weren't the skies of London blackened with coal soot in the 1400's...

Falling on a bruise said...

Don’t know about 1400’s but certainly was in 1800’s