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Perhaps the fact that we are conducting an unprecedented experiment with the only home we have, by digging up and burning massive amounts of fossil fuels that is driving global change at rates 10X faster than the most recent warming of this magnitude that occurred oh about 55 million years ago? 🧐
As our political and physical climates both heat up, extreme temps can get overhyped in social media (e.g., heat indexes conveyed as actual temps).
This one is the real thing: 94.6F in London. Daily UK temp records go back ~200 yrs at some sites, so 2C above *any* prior UK May temp is big indeed.
Climate heating is making heatwaves hotter, longer and more frequent. Breaking records by 2C is unusual - as is this kind of heat this early in the year.
I've got to say that I'm really disappointed in the recent discourse surrounding the RCP8.5 scenario. The lack of context and understanding is something I expected from the usual suspects, but it's frustrating to see such bad takes from people and outlets who should know better.
