Wednesday September 16th… Dear Diary. The main purpose of this ongoing blog will be to track United States extreme or record temperatures related to climate change. Any reports I see of ETs will be listed below the main topic of the day. I’ll refer to extreme or record temperatures as ETs (not extraterrestrials).😉
Main Topic: September European Heat Wave Leading To Odd Weather
Dear Diary. While we were focusing on a domestic western heatwave leading to catastrophic, historic fires and Sally for ING and raking the central Gulf Coast, a simultaneous historic heatwave was building in Europe. I fear that the planet has gotten so warm that media, including yours truly, won’t be able to give the proper coverage that multiple simultaneous events deserve:
Wow! While we were focused on U.S. weather a huge heat dome has built over Europe, shattering many September records. Follow @extremetemps and @EKMeteo for much more information. pic.twitter.com/oAgcyvvMbw
— Guy Walton (@climateguyw) September 15, 2020
500 hPa heights today in Central Europe were at record levels.
— Mika Rantanen (@mikarantane) September 14, 2020
5986 meters in Vienna, Austria was almost the highest ever observed at that place (5990 m on 17 Sep 1975). pic.twitter.com/XyFmsCmIb8
Before I post many notes on the aftermath of Sally, here is some information on Europe’s current level of heat and its consequences as the heat dome over this portion of the world starts to break down (Just click on each tweet to get an English translation.):
Les après-midi de lundi et de mardi seront exceptionnellement chaudes pour la saison. Pour comparaison, 34 à 36°C c'est (selon les endroits) 10 à 15 degrés au dessus des moyennes d'une mi-septembre. pic.twitter.com/gbRJO5xJeq
— VigiMétéoFrance (@VigiMeteoFrance) September 13, 2020
Heat records dropping left, right and centre.
— Scott From Scotland (@ScottDuncanWX) September 15, 2020
Hottest September day on record for Belgium 🇧🇪 35.4 °C. Long standing records (over 90 years) getting smashed in the Netherlands.
Reminder: we are 2 weeks from October. pic.twitter.com/v9MW3up0dl
🌡️🔥35.4°C à #Charleroi ce 15-9-2020, nouveau record national mensuel de chaleur en #Belgique🇧🇪 qui dépasse les 35°C pour la 1re fois en septembre (ancien record : 34.9° en 1949). Records mensuels dans de nombreuses stations dont 34.7 à Bruxelles-aéroport.https://t.co/KL7WVABiXA pic.twitter.com/pHeY82rQ7x
— Etienne Kapikian (@EKMeteo) September 15, 2020
🔥Nouveau record national mensuel de chaleur ce 15-9-2020 aux Pays-Bas🇳🇱 qui dépassent la barre des 35°C pour la 1re fois en septembre !
— Etienne Kapikian (@EKMeteo) September 15, 2020
🌡️35.1°C à Gilze-Rijen
ancien record : 34.2°C, Maastricht, 4 Sep 1929
(niveau aussi dépassé à Woensdrecht [34.4°C] et Maastricht [34.3°C]) pic.twitter.com/s0B3t9sUip
Journée exceptionnelle, de très nombreux #records mensuels ont été battus (plus de 230 !), et ce sur près de la moitié du pays !
— Meteociel (@meteociel) September 14, 2020
Au niveau national, ce 14 septembre devient l'après-midi la plus chaude jamais enregistrée en septembre avec 33,4°C dépassant les 32,6°C du 4/09/1949. pic.twitter.com/xMyxnuwTS3
European heat wave -Germany- 60 stations of the main DWD network broke their monthly records today 15 September, most notably stations like Hannover,Trier-Petrisberg,Koln-Bonn,Aachen-Orsbach and Kaiserslautern. @EKMeteo @ScottDuncanWX @mikarantane @TheSnowDreamer
— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) September 15, 2020
European Heat wave: Luxembourg today recorded a temperature over 34C for the first time in September. Waiting for the final Tmax , Steinsel had a hourly Tmax of 34.2C. @EKMeteo @TheSnowDreamer
— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) September 15, 2020
15 September 2020 is a historic day in Netherlands. After 91 years the record of the hottest September day just fell with 34.5C at Gilze Rijen. Many others monthly records were beaten. it's even more exceptional since we are in the middle of the month. @mikarantane @ScottDuncanWX https://t.co/0AbRH9saGu
— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) September 15, 2020
European Heat Wave 14 Sept:Exceptional heat in France with the hottest average national day in September. Temps until 38C and dozens of monthly records beaten. New monthly record in Jersey Airport with 30.8C. Germany also with few monthly records like Kaiserslautern with 33.6C
— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) September 14, 2020
15 septembre 2020
— Etienne Kapikian (@EKMeteo) September 16, 2020
35.1°C à Lille https://t.co/nfInBh734T
European #heatwave-Switzerland:Few records set of highest minimum temperature for September at Locarno with 20.4C (also latest tropical night ever recorded),Grono 18.0C,Comprovasco 17.5C and Mt Saentis (2500m) 11.6C. Highest September temperature in Fahy with 29.9C.
— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) September 16, 2020
This warmth is aiding the development of a “medicine,” or a fairly rare hurricane like weather feature in the Mediterranean Sea with a strong storm forecast to affect northern Europe, also:
Interesting weather ahead! A short thread.
— Mika Rantanen (@mikarantane) September 13, 2020
Anticyclonic Rossby wave breaking event today in Europe leads to strengthening upper ridge and subsequent heatwave conditions in Central and Western Europe. pic.twitter.com/21154ahURw
The system will develop ahead of the trough, in the right entrance region of the jet streak, and is forecast to reach its maximum intensity just upon arrival in Finland.
— Mika Rantanen (@mikarantane) September 13, 2020
The risks for wind damages are elevated in Sweden, Finland and Baltics. pic.twitter.com/pzqpDkEIZ8
Lots of interesting phenomena going on currently in Europe storm-wise.
— Mika Rantanen (@mikarantane) September 16, 2020
– Storm #Aila will affect Finland
– Possible #Medicane formation in Mediterranean
– Invest #99L has 20 % chance of subtropical cyclone formation pic.twitter.com/vRy6rKLAHL
This is the included graphic of this forecast of the track and intensity of the Mediterranean cyclone. The models are in good agreement regarding intensification to above hurricane intensity. pic.twitter.com/zsI3xNmaaL
— Pieter Groenemeijer 🇪🇺 (@pgroenemeijer) September 16, 2020
A dangerous TLC (Tropical Likes Cyclone with barotropic characteristics) formed from a MCS in the Ionian Sea is heading towards Greece.Torrential rains and wind gusts of 180 kmh resemble those of a cat 1 hurricane. Follow the HNMS alerts and be vigilant if you are in the area. pic.twitter.com/GYugnv9NGX
— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) September 16, 2020
The strongest windstorm so far this year will hit Finland, starting at Wednesday night.
— Mika Rantanen (@mikarantane) September 15, 2020
Wind gusts can reach up to 35 m/s in the Bothnian Sea. In Åland, wind gusts of severe gale (> 21 m/s) can last for over 24 hours. pic.twitter.com/z8HeTpA9NA
Here is more information on the Sally. The most current and pressing news from Wednesday is at the top of this list:
#Sally is moving slower than a turtle in peanut butter.
— Michael E. Mann (@MichaelEMann) September 16, 2020
An that's a bad thing–a bad thing we're seeing more of because of climate change.
Via @HenryFountain in The @NYTimes: https://t.co/u7nHbTcaMx
It will NOT start getting cooler, because carbon emissions from human activities continue to increase. How sure are we? Very, and here's why. https://t.co/Tyx2vhxdhK https://t.co/15UTBQxpsM
— Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@KHayhoe) September 15, 2020
You've heard of beach erosion from tropical storms & hurricanes… well, here's what that looks like. pic.twitter.com/LzT7JHifi9
— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) September 16, 2020
More from Main Street #Pensacola #HurricaneSally pic.twitter.com/hdtuZchfyQ
— Rob Marciano (@RobMarciano) September 16, 2020
I rode out #Hurricane #Sally here in Gulf Shores, Alabama. We have a video for you too, but signal issues are preventing file transfers. Stay tuned for compelling visuals. https://t.co/dm35jTCzQe
— Matthew Cappucci (@MatthewCappucci) September 16, 2020
Trees down all over in Gulf Shores, Ala. Report from @MatthewCappucci pic.twitter.com/d94E6IRvnN
— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) September 16, 2020
Two plus miles inland, we were somehow getting shrimp swimming in the sidewalk in the eye of #Hurricane #Sally. Our @capitalweather perspective from inside the storm: https://t.co/m2AmjstLyh pic.twitter.com/ILlBzORYL9
— Matthew Cappucci (@MatthewCappucci) September 16, 2020
Cars submerged,boats washed up on the road and water in the condos in Orange Beach, AL. @weatherchannel @JimCantore @StephanieAbrams #ALwx pic.twitter.com/fmVqUvtu9a
— Charles Peek (@CharlesPeekWX) September 16, 2020
I haven't seen THIS before. Big condo with walls damaged or destroyed. Gulf Shores #alwx @weswyattweather @jpdice_Fox6 @simpsonwhnt @NWSBirmingham @smithwjhg @NWSMobile pic.twitter.com/T3oPi0Oau5
— Tim Coleman (@timbhm) September 16, 2020
#Sally #Ivan pic.twitter.com/msBNIxNfU4
— Stu Ostro (@StuOstro) September 16, 2020
Intense winds and rain and the surge coming up here in Gulf Shores, AL. @NWSMobile #ALwx pic.twitter.com/6rP1ioGSAl
— Charles Peek (@CharlesPeekWX) September 16, 2020
Street Flooding on Navarre Beach pic.twitter.com/InhlT0lP6g
— Navarre Beach (@BeachNavarre) September 16, 2020
A boat and a jet ski were spotted sitting in an apartment complex in Orange Beach, Alabama, after Hurricane Sally pummeled the area today. https://t.co/SQStvW5Raw
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) September 16, 2020
Historic Bienville Square, with its beloved ancient oak trees, in downtown Mobile has been ravaged by Hurricane Sally @spann @TaylorSarallo #alwx
— ABC 33/40 News (@abc3340) September 16, 2020
Photos: WPMI / Nick Shantazio pic.twitter.com/l4UeylaobY
As more photos come in, it appears that Dauphin Island, AL was significantly hit by Hurricane #Sally https://t.co/STI1jgBXg5
— John Kassell (@JPKassell) September 16, 2020
Massive damage in Orange Beach, AL after Hurricane Sally!#Sally #oba pic.twitter.com/Enk8cegKuu
— Michelle Platt, REALTOR (@MsMichellePlatt) September 16, 2020
Flooded streets in #orangebeach #alabama #sally pic.twitter.com/Vs4onKDSSF
— Robert Ray (@RobertRayJourno) September 16, 2020
In hyperactive season, #HURRICANE Sally deluges Alabama Coast https://t.co/JgqIYFe5Ah #GPWX
— Tim Melino (@TimMelino) September 16, 2020
#HurricaneSally is bringing it. pic.twitter.com/P4VHVUgAOx
— WXChasing (Brandon Clement) (@bclemms) September 16, 2020
Hurricane Sally landfalls in Gulf Shores, AL.
— Dakota Smith (@weatherdak) September 16, 2020
A powerful storm battering the coast with 100mph+ winds & flooding rain. pic.twitter.com/uGtB2M7x2V
OK, the Atlantic is really trolling us now. Enough already!!https://t.co/cWByCnzYY1 pic.twitter.com/W9KzBi5wMv
— Bob Henson (@bhensonweather) September 16, 2020
There's something for everyone in the Atlantic today, including a "medicane" headed for Greece and an expanding, strengthening Teddy whose future track is up for grabs :-O. Jeff Masters and I review the whole crop: https://t.co/BHkA1TeYbd @CC_Yale
— Bob Henson (@bhensonweather) September 16, 2020
Anyone want to hazard a guess as to why there's a hurricane in the Mediterranean? pic.twitter.com/GWeWYWbbZ9
— Kevin Pluck (@kevpluck) September 16, 2020
Here is more climate and weather news from Wednesday:
(As usual, this will be a fluid post in which more information gets added during the day as it crosses my radar, crediting all who have put it on-line. Items will be archived on this site for posterity. In most instances click on the pictures of each tweet to see each article. The most noteworthy items will be listed first.)
It’s time for new leadership in our country. If we are elected, @JoeBiden and I will take seriously the changes in our climate and actively work to mitigate against the damage. It can’t wait.https://t.co/VeCSfhxVJQ
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) September 16, 2020
#WednesdayMorning – #Wildfires: The cameras may have moved on, but #California and the West Coast are still in the grip of #FireSeason2020. https://t.co/PMmhHHTms7
— Silicon Valley North (@CCLSVN) September 16, 2020
Unfortunately, his actions are partially to blame for costing others their lives. He's lucky to just have lost his home.
— Alternative NOAA (@altNOAA) September 16, 2020
https://t.co/YMLv826SyQ
Here, @NOAA_ESRL's HRRR-Smoke model predicts how far smoke from Western wildfires will travel and how dense it will be from September 15-16 in UTC time (4 hours ahead of ET).
— NOAA Research (@NOAAResearch) September 15, 2020
Learn more about HRRR-Smoke: https://t.co/QjzSF2OGdB #CaliforniaFires #OregonFires pic.twitter.com/w5OJ53Kxj4
UN REPORT: GLOBAL WARMING CLOSING IN ON DANGEROUS MILESTONE
— GlobalUnion (@GlobalUnion3) September 16, 2020
"abundantly clear that rapid climate change is continuing"
"Record heat, ice loss, wildfires, floods and droughts continue to worsen, affecting communities, nations, economies around the world"https://t.co/y7gQl7ZfPU
The 1930s heat followed massive overplowing in the Great Plains (my mom was there). "Model devegetation simulations that represent the widespread exposure of bare soil in the 1930s suggest human activity fueled stronger and more frequent heatwaves." https://t.co/Ywzaypsnt1 https://t.co/7nA5VS4hXp
— Bob Henson (@bhensonweather) September 16, 2020
#WednesdayMorning Reading: #ClimateAction: "We know that clear and accessible information on climate #finance is critical to maintaining the momentum of the #ParisAgreement" Why we no longer use the phrase 'brown finance' https://t.co/13FmUEzncE via @ClimateHome
— Silicon Valley North (@CCLSVN) September 16, 2020
#WednesdayMorning Reading: "In South Korea…the 54 days of rain this summer marked the longest monsoon on record." #Typhoon season makes #Japan and the Koreas ponder #climatechange https://t.co/kI72Fv93XE
— Silicon Valley North (@CCLSVN) September 16, 2020
China is considering carbon neutrality as part of its long term climate plan, the country’s foreign ministry announced following a summit with EU leaders.
— Climate Home News (@ClimateHome) September 16, 2020
https://t.co/VKTLnwbGVr
People say Earth's going to cool now due to La Nina.
— Mika Rantanen (@mikarantane) September 12, 2020
SST's everywhere outside the Nino region: 🔥🔥 https://t.co/tmBFbERDZ7
We really geeked out this week and spoke with one of the coolest scientists in the biz!
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) September 16, 2020
If you know us here at The Weather Channel, you know we love all things space. On today's newest @WeatherGeeks, we chatted with @NASAGISS about where weather and space collide! https://t.co/rDIvpbrnDM
Industrial ocean fish farms routinely discharge toxins into our waterways and threaten wild fish.
— Friends of the Earth (@foe_us) September 16, 2020
We cannot let corporations destroy the Gulf of Mexico for their private economic gain. #DontCageOurOceanhttps://t.co/94Amjww7pu
“I find it hard to exaggerate the peril,”
— Paul Dawson (@PaulEDawson) September 16, 2020
“This is the new extinction and we are half way through it. We are in terrible, terrible trouble and the longer we wait to do something about it the worse it is going to get.”#ClimateChange #ActOnClimate https://t.co/2VDri00z8w
#WednesdayMorning Reading: #Food + #Farms: "Transparency is important or extremely important to 81 percent of shoppers both online and in store…" What's in the grocery bag? Sometimes it's hard to know.#Sustainability#foodsecurity https://t.co/Y1XzmktyO3
— Silicon Valley North (@CCLSVN) September 16, 2020
Finally a UK supermarket is brave enough to tell the truth on the numbers. Today @IcelandFoods publish full #plastic usage report. 32,000 tonnes, 2.5% market share. We can all do the maths and it ain’t pretty. @Tesco? @sainsburys? @AldiUK? @marksandspencer?https://t.co/B80rLrSg6T
— Sian Sutherland (@siansutherland) September 16, 2020
Today in climate:
— Alexandria Villaseñor (@AlexandriaV2005) September 16, 2020
– Smoke from the #westcoastwildfires reaches Europe
– Thousands of birds fall out of the sky in #NewMexico
– Florida & Alabama underwater #HurricaneSally
– here in the U.S. at least, we've spent 6 months on zoom while 200k died #COVID19
It's a #ClimateEmergency pic.twitter.com/yxVKVeWteU
Smoke from the #WesternWildfires wrapping into Hurricane #Paulette this morning in the North Atlantic. @StormHour @spann @weatherdak pic.twitter.com/udx6QmprK8
— Collin Gross (@CollinGrossWx) September 16, 2020
Industrial ocean fish farms routinely discharge toxins into our waterways and threaten wild fish.
— Friends of the Earth (@foe_us) September 16, 2020
We cannot let corporations destroy the Gulf of Mexico for their private economic gain. #DontCageOurOceanhttps://t.co/94Amjww7pu
From opinion contributors Katie Sexton, Mari Chernow and Imraan Siddiqi: Praying for climate change isn't enough. It's time for people of faith to act. https://t.co/rDqyyTinMV
— azcentral (@azcentral) September 16, 2020
The Hot Future Is Here: A look inside the second issue of Bloomberg Green's quarterly magazine. Welcome to life at 1C https://t.co/elfeIOAKXo
— Bloomberg Green (@climate) September 16, 2020
Extinction or rebellion chose now. 9 days to go #climatestrike #actnow #climatejustice https://t.co/X3FEVcv9pn
— Extinction Rebellion India (@XRebellionInd) September 16, 2020
Hurricane Teddy is heading toward Bermuda by Monday — which was just lashed by Hurricane Paulette. Small speck of rock in a big ocean — yet it is a hurricane magnet.
— Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) September 16, 2020
Need to keep watch on the blocking high over Canada which may force Teddy to head more NNW. pic.twitter.com/OHFmikyhAT
The JTWC has bumped up the intensities of Supertyphoons #Hagibis and #Halong from last year to 160kts/890mb and 165kts/890mb respectively. Halong is now the strongest storm of 2019 even beating out Dorian. pic.twitter.com/Mgf3gI2Oq7
— Kaylan Patel (@WxPatel) September 16, 2020
Now here are some of today’s articles and notes on the horrid COVID-19 pandemic:
Yes, the Earth will continue to orbit the sun. And yes, it will become fall in the Northern Hemisphere. And “It’ll start getting cooler.” But the seasons and climate change aren't the same thing, Mr. President. Denying the climate crises is a lot like denying COVID: It's deadly.
— Dan Rather (@DanRather) September 14, 2020
The President attempts to blame Joe Biden for not implementing a national mask mandate pic.twitter.com/nq9J6cVFoR
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) September 16, 2020
CDC director says face masks may offer more protection than coronavirus vaccine https://t.co/yPjtYhqWdI
— Jeffrey Levin (@jilevin) September 16, 2020
For some COVID-19 patients, the first symptom is not a cough, but a stroke#covid19bchttps://t.co/P3mj4YWNeS
— Climate Watcher (@pmagn) September 16, 2020
Coronavirus: Parts of London 'could face curfews' to prevent second wave of infections https://t.co/l16dTLKvQO
— SkyNews (@SkyNews) September 16, 2020
Those scaled-back pandemic beauty habits are better for your skin, hair and nails, experts say https://t.co/Q2smtAdDLi
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 16, 2020
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