(Way OT) How bad is the heat wave in Europe?

[Mathew_Freeman]

I'm jumping in at the end of the thread, but it reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the UK today in London.

Argh.

It's TOO BLOOMIN' HOT! It's 11pm and I'm sat here sweltering!

 

[Edena_of_Neith]

NO POLITICS

REMEMBER, NO POLITICS PLEASE. THANKS.

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I have confirmed it has hit 100 degrees in London. A new all time record for Great Britain.
I also hear that Germany has now broken it's all time record with a temperature of 105 in a small town in Bavaria.
The all time records of other countries seem to be holding, for now, but it is still History In The Making.

The rivers are running dry in Germany? What about the Elbe? What is the current state of the Elbe River?

 

[Dinkeldog]

Remember that global warming refers to the average temperature of the whole world. If you see the average temperature increase by .1 degrees in a single month, but one location is 35 degrees above normal, obviously there are places on the globe below normal to compensate.

Beyond that, please don't attempt to impugn media sources based on political bias here.

 

[Gez]

Re: NO POLITICS

REMEMBER, NO POLITICS PLEASE. THANKS.

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I have confirmed it has hit 100 degrees in London. A new all time record for Great Britain.

Says you! Oh, wait...

100-32=68, 68/1.8=37.78. That's still awful, but one may hope to survive without trying to get a visa for Groenland.

 

[Sixchan]

It will be a happy, bearable average of about 22 for the next 5 days in Glasgow. Bye-bye, heatwave!

 

[William Ronald]

I was surprised to learn from Serpenteye that some grapes now grow in Sweden.

I hope that Europe can get some respite from the heat soon. In Chicago, and a good chunk of the U.S., we are used to heat waves in summer. The current heat wave in Europe seems so rare that few people are prepared for it.

I imagine that the air conditioner salespeople are really busy right now. I was surprised to see pictures of people wading in fountains in Trafalgar Square in London. What are some of the other ways Europeans are trying to adapt to the heat?

It is strange that someone mentioned parrots. There are a few flocks of parrots living in Chicago, including one flock by a friend's house. (I have heard of another flock in my part of town.) Apparently, they escaped from a loading dock a few years back, and have somehow adapted to the Chicago winters. (I was told that the parrots originated in Patagonia, Argentina where it can get fairly cold at times.)

Sixchan, let's hope the cool spell stays for a while and is a sign of cooler weather for all of Europe!

 

[Azul]

Also one must remember that most of Europe lies north of the US. Copenhagen lies on the 45th parallel, and the Canadian/US border is on the 39th for the most part.

Btw, record low in Denmark in July was -1/30 C/F, in 1941 (IIRC).

Umm, your numbers are off by 10 degrees (too far south). Copenhagen lies on the 55th parallel and the Canada-US border (from Manitoba westwards) lies on the 49th parallel.

Ottawa (where I live) is at the 45th. The 39th is pretty far south - around Washington DC and Venice, Italy - farther south than any part of Canada (our southernmost point is just south of the 42nd parallel).

As for the weather in Europe, well, it seems to be the top story every night on the French and Belgian news programs I watch on TV5 here. Seems like there is a new forest fire raging somewhere every night. I'm used to seeing that in the vast stretches of North American forests but it's pretty wierd to see it every night on European news. It feels so out of place.

 

[Azul]

I can see changes for Europe in the coming century, if things continue as they have.

4.The adoption of North African architectural features as standard in many European homes. And the adoption of loose fitting clothing plus the increased 'use' of near or complete public nudity to keep cool. (When it's hot and humid you want air to flow easily over your skin, and clothing sorts of gets in the way.)

Remember, when propriety becomes a threat to life and limb it is quickly discarded.

I guess I know where I'll be vacationing in 40 years when I'm a dirty old man (as opposed to being a dirty young man like I am now).

 

[S'mon]

4.The adoption of North African architectural features as standard in many European homes. And the adoption of loose fitting clothing plus the increased 'use' of near or complete public nudity to keep cool. (When it's hot and humid you want air to flow easily over your skin, and clothing sorts of gets in the way.)

Remember, when propriety becomes a threat to life and limb it is quickly discarded.

Tell that to the Muslims!!

 

[S'mon]

It was officially Hottest Day Ever in UK yesterday.