40C - 49C forecast for Europe next week - that is ridiculously hot

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‘I’ve never seen heat this bad. It’s not normal’: Italy struggles as temperature tops 40C | Italy | The Guardian

It's scary to think of these temperatures - not at all good for the human body.

I hope people who are going abroad over summer are prepared - or at least aware of how to stay safe in such heat.

The other worry is that the electricity infrastructure won't cope with the added demand for air conditioning and there will be widespread power failures.

Most of the migrant workforce are from hot countries. It's mandated by law that you can't work outside in the middle of the day in the hottest months.

I don't see a loss of power as a bad thing. We've only had electricity for just over 100 years, and many old world nations are set up to cope without it still (we haven't destroyed all our old buildings and heritage skills are being revived)

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The other worry is that the electricity infrastructure won't cope with the added demand for air conditioning and there will be widespread power failures.
I don't see a loss of power as a bad thing. We've only had electricity for just over 100 years, and many old world nations are set up to cope without it still (we haven't destroyed all our old buildings and heritage skills are being revived)

This is low down on my worry list too. Electricity I can learn to live without. Food and water are essential. It’s famine, drought and war that scare me. At this rate we may see this in my lifetime. My DC are going to have a much tougher time then I have had.

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Is it denial or is it lack of awareness? I monitor the Daily Mail. Up until the last week, if that’s all you read, you’d be forgiven for not having a clue about the scary situation we are in.

I guess It’s probably both. That’s why XR and JSO are are asking media to report honestly about the climate emergency

@LittleApartmentOnThePrairie Yes, it's true that it depends what media you consume. I think BBC has reported on this, and other channels. It's certainly important for journalists to report on this more.
If power cuts were significant it would be quite chaotic. Will we all be able to access our bank accounts? How will we contact people if we can't charge phones? What would be the impact on shops, factories, things like water companies and sewage systems? I don't know enough about what the impacts would be, but it sounds quite messy in the short term.

This is a major issue, which has the potential to spark conflict. Already happening with regards to dams in Turkey/Iraq and Ethiopia/Sudan/Egypt. Agree re China. Frightening.

It really is sad - no butterflies and bugs, but plastic micro particles and a chemical stench. And fruit has to be heavily sprayed and wrapped in plastic…

The taste alone of home grown fruit should be enough to convert anyone. A small apple tree will be laden with fruit in a few years, while a plastic or gravel garden deteriorates.

Jesus wept. 🙄

For completeness….

There’s a group setting up a cargo operation out of the UK operating 7477s, hence my previous comment.

I have now seen this AMs Uk press on line and I see somebody is proposing buying some 380s..(they are cheap as chips ATM) to operate out of Gatwick starting next year…I’m guessing that’s the individual who was doing the interviews yesterday….

“Never fail to be amazed at human stupidity.” Agreed, but in this case not just stupidity with regard to climate change.

HTH.

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Just to get us back on topic - good morning from Greece, it’s hot but manageable today

Fully agree with you. I think some problem can be typical size of gardens here ao planting tree takes up lots of space.
But planting other stuff is always doable.
Sadly ao many people here freak out about anything alive and moving in their garden🤷

Spain today, hello also from Greece, I am in the mainland in central Greece, and was just in some nice cool air conditioning, but now I’m at home, back to no AC, and it feels very hot… I think this weekend will be another hot one, but hopefully on Friday I will have air conditioning at home

Wild fires will be bad if these regions do not get rain.

It’s really not about what time of year you go on holiday. That’s inconsequential in the current emergency

Well I don't disagree but who is going to change their lifestyle. People come on here and justify sitting on the pavements in their polluting SUVs with the engines running, so they're hardly going to give up their beach and ski-ing holidays, are they? Not until they are compelled to.

And governments do nothing - for an example, see the ludicrousness of flying empty flights around Europe during covid to keep slots!

Oh and when hosepipes come in, people whine. Instead of thinking that maybe it's best not to waste water. No, I am entitled to use it and the water companies are rubbish. The water companies are rubbish, but you are not entitled to waste water.

Not sure how much of that really went on.

Most authorities gave exemptions to the usual "use it or lose it" rule set...

Because people will not listen about climate control.
Stop eating meat.
Plastics
Flights
Gas guzzling cars
Recycle
Do your bit.
I fear it's too late though.

The thing that pisses me off was the small changes that were needed years ago are now huge changes as we continued to build this world of un sustainability.