Heat Records Fall Around the Globe as Earth Warms, Fast

[Kennah]

Source: NY Times

The past three days were quite likely the hottest in Earth’s modern history, scientists said on Thursday, as an astonishing surge of heat across the globe continued to shatter temperature records from North America to Antarctica.

The spike comes as forecasters warn that the Earth could be entering a multiyear period of exceptional warmth driven by two main factors: continued emissions of heat-trapping gases, mainly caused by humans burning oil, gas and coal; and the return of El Niño, a cyclical weather pattern.

Already, the surge has been striking. The planet just experienced its warmest June ever recorded, researchers said, with deadly heat waves scorching Texas, Mexico and India. Off the coasts of Antarctica, sea ice levels this year have plummeted to record lows.

And in the North Atlantic, the ocean has been off-the-charts hot. Surface temperatures in May were 2.9 degrees Fahrenheit, or 1.6 degrees Celsius, warmer than typical for this time of year, breaking previous records by an unusually large margin.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/06/climate/climate-change-record-heat.html

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We might have to build underground. Hobbit Time. Maybe we can coax MC Hammer to produce Hobbit Time to the tune of his famous U Can’t Touch This.

[walkingman]

1. I'm seeing my religious neighbors here in Texas

going from denial that Climate Change is human caused to now many saying it is God's will. I'm thinking this is even worse because this means that they will continue to deny that there is anything we can do about.

Unless all religions go from "his will" to "protect this planet", the task of fighting global warming become exponentially harder.

Under his eye!

[SouthernDem4ever]

2. Aren't they just the biggest morons?

They blame god's will on everything.

[mountain grammy]

3. Yep, my husband's Texas family

"God's got this" Drill baby drill.

[Kennah]

4. Of course they did

It's God's will, so nothing that can be done about it--except ban more books

[Xolodno]

7. There are a number of verses that imply its up to humans to take care of his creation.

And Revelation is basically a case where humans screw up.

Fairly hypocritical to just dismiss it as "Gods Will", not to mention a major copt out. That's like saying the Jewish holocaust was "Gods Will" and the Nazi's should be absolved.

[Kaleva]

8. Are you planning on moving soon?

The situation in TX is just going to get worse

[roamer65]

10. +1

[roamer65]

9. Tell them it's God's will that they stay in Texas and fry.

God doesn’t want them to go north.

[dalton99a]

5. It is hard to build anything underground in "Waterworld"

[Bayard]

6. Good response

Dry land will only be a memory some day.

More people need to see the environment as Native Americans do--the Earth is our Mother, and must be protected.