The main purpose of this ongoing blog will be to track planetary 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: ‘Unbelievable’ Heatwave for Asia Continues This Week
Dear Diary. You might have noticed how many record messages with superlatives coming from Asia that my friend and weather historian Maximiliano Herrera has been issuing on each of my posts over the last month. That heatwave has an associated huge heat dome that has spread across most of the continent:
Such a heat dome in May could not be possible without the aggregate of 150 years of cabin pollution working against the Earth’s environment.
The heat dome will only get stronger as we move through this week, peaking on Thursday:
At lower levels going towards the surface heat is at extraordinary levels from the Himalayas northward into Russia:
Here is a long list of recent Asian records from Maximiliano Herrera, starting with his most recent message:
Here are more “ETs” recorded from around the planet the last couple of days, their consequences, and some extreme temperature outlooks, as well as any extreme precipitation reports:
Here is More Climate News from Monday:
(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.)