This is it - climate change is really beginning to bite

It will take molten balls of lava falling from the sky for some to take notice.

yes a few days of hot weather is not indicative on its own of anything, but in context of what’s been happening across the world with extreme weather it clearly is a problem. The majority of experts are in agreement here. No one is saying you can’t enjoy the weather, personally, I hate it, but I get why others do like it. It is a problem overall though

and for those saying ‘oh well, humans should die out’, it’s not like humans are the only ones affected by climate change. If it’s bad enough to wipe us out, it could wipe out practically everything.

it may be too late, but governments should be doing more.

Enjoy the coolest summer of the rest of your life

Climate change has always been a thing - ice age anyone? We’re speeding it up but things were never going to stay static on a ball of rock, metal and water spinning super fast around a ball of fire. Unrealistic expectations.

Recycle, put sun cream on and have a cocktail.

You believe MSM? Come on this is what summer used to be like 60 years ago & yes I can still remember those school summer holidays. If the world is changing then all we can do is our bit without being over the top.

Try telling that to the inhabitants of this country about a million years ago! Why can't people understand that planets go through warming and cooling periods in perpetuity? It is normal. Why people are all jumping on the bandwagon with doom and gloom I struggle to understand. Anyone remember 30 years ago we were all going back to an ice age?

I was going to say we have had grapes for years and the dentist has had his for 30 year he was proudly showing off photos of his vines the other month from last year.

We had lots of hot summers in the 70s, 80s and 90s. And hosepipe bans.
This is what summer used to be!

What's the caused then?

Previous climate changes is all linked to CO2 due to extreme volcanic activity

We can't blame this on volcanos....

We didn't worry about unusual weather in 1976. Or maybe the adults did, I was too young to notice. Or in the 1960s when deep snow was common. Or in the 1980s when we had two major storms, which decimated many trees. The Thames frequently froze over the course of several hundred years. Global warming or not, the Earth's climate has been through many cycles. I don't think humans will destroy the earth, but we may need to adapt our life styles in future decades.

We have had grape vines in our garden for 20 years! Sorry you are wrong.

Interestingly NZ came up as one of the safest countries to live in with regards to global warming/one of the least affected in the article I read.
Oh dear, there goes that theory then.

To quote George Carlin "The planet is fine, the people are fucked!"

Once we kill ourselves off, the planet will recalibrate and enter a new age. It's a shame as there is so much beauty in the world right now. After we leave it'll be just the roaches, crocodiles, and W H Smiths.

We’ve had a week long spell of decent weather in the height of summer. Calm down.

I agree.
Makes me so sad, sad for DD. I pray she doesn’t want children. It’s going to be a horrible world. Luckily I suppose I won’t be hear to see it.

The U.K. just thinks yay it’s hot.
Other countries will soon be uninhabitable, Greece is already burning every year. Where are all these people going to live.

If I could get to Canada I absolutely bloody would- but Canada doesn’t accept anyone Willy nilly like we do.

Its summer

I don't see doomaggeddon. I see summer.

Back in 1976, when the climate sensationalist fear was the imminent arrival of the next ice age, there was a hot summer after a very dry autumn and winter

... 15 consecutive days from 23 June to 7 July temperatures reached 32.2 °C (90 °F) somewhere in England. Furthermore, five days saw temperatures exceed 35 °C (95 °F).

I think walking around sweaty is the least of our problems . . .

or live in a top floor flat or in a tower block

its Hot in summer and people are loosing their minds… honestly get a grip

Same and agree with last para

I suppose that depends where you are , and what you class as extreme. Where I am though, the v.high temps are only forecast for today/tomorrow/Sunday and then it's forecast for storms next week with lower temps. I am just fed up of people moaning about it , it is the middle of summer and its not unusual.

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@CoastalCalm how are you doing now? I hope it's beginning to cool down wherever you are.

The thread title in itself says climate change is really starting to bite. I think climate change is starting to bite; we have seen incredibly high temperatures all across Europe these last few weeks. It’s hot here now, and this summer in this country is already facing drought; crops will fail and my garden is already yellow.

Now how much you want to attribute that to “it’s just summer get over it” is up to you. Los Angeles disappeared in a fire storm just months ago, half of Canada and Europe was on fire last summer and this summer has only just begun. So it’s looking pretty clear where things are heading imo.

Lovely.