The leap in temperatures over the past 13 months has exceeded the global heating forecasts – is this just a blip or a systemic shift?

Temperatures above 50C used to be a rarity confined to two or three global hotspots, but the World Meteorological Organization noted that at least 10 countries have reported this level of searing heat in the past year: the US, Mexico, Morocco, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Pakistan, India and China.

In Iran, the heat index – a measure that also includes humidity – has come perilously close to 60C, far above the level considered safe for humans.

Heatwaves are now commonplace elsewhere, killing the most vulnerable, worsening inequality and threatening the wellbeing of future generations. Unicef calculates a quarter of the world’s children are already exposed to frequent heatwaves, and this will rise to almost 100% by mid-century.

  • StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world
    13·
    3 months ago

    LOL, what now? Are you claiming countries are experiencing significantly higher temperatures than forecasted due to having or being in deserts?

    • boogetyboo@aussie.zone
      13·
      3 months ago

      Dude, he remembers things being hot in hot places. I don’t know why we even measure things and keep records. This bloke just remembers!

      • acchariya@lemmy.world
        4·
        3 months ago

        Yeah it’s currently like 77 degrees in Florida right now at 8 am. pretty comfortable, so much for all the global warming talk!

      • SamvegaOP
        8·
        3 months ago

        Look at that list of countries. All contain deserts.

        Think about what, the fact you might have early dementia?

      • LANIK2000@lemmy.world
        3·
        3 months ago

        All I’m thinking is that we recorded the highest temperatures in a desert in all human history. Almost whopping 10 degrees celsius above the previously recorded record. Sweet Jesus that’s a lot… That’s not fucking natural. What will it take for you to admit that a place known for being hot might be a bit too hot? Maybe once all creatures and plants in deserts cease to exist? Or does it all need to turn to glass before maybe, just maybe it’s a bit hotter then it should?

      • StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world
        1·
        3 months ago

        The problem is I am thinking and what you’re saying makes no sense. It seems like you’re also unable to explain this, so I suspect you didn’t think about it yourself.