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turtlesandfrogs · 9 months

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So I was scrolling and saw this image in an article about the European heat wave,

And was like, uh, are you missing something there, buddy? Like all that red in northern Africa? Because that's a lot of red.

And I was going to give them the benefit of doubt, since I don't know much about the climate in Northern Africa, aside from Morroco and Egypt, which seem like really hot places, so you know, maybe it's normal there?

But nope, that's not the case:

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"The region has been experiencing some of the most intense heat waves in recent years, but in many cases they’ve been under-reported due to misconceptions about Africans’ ability to withstand them.

“Africa is seen as a sunny and hot continent,” said Amadou Thierno Gaye, a research scientist and professor at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, the capital of Senegal. “People think we are used to heat, but we are having high temperatures for a longer duration. Nobody is used to this.”

"The Sahel, for instance, has been heating at a faster pace than the global average despite being hot already. Burkina Faso and Mali, both in West Africa’s Sahel, are among countries that are set to become almost uninhabitable by 2080, if the world continues on its current trajectory, a UK university study found. Its people are especially vulnerable due to shrinking resources, such as water, and poor amenities, and a dearth of trees and parks means there are few options for places to cool off."

#heat wave #climate change #climate emergency

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great-and-small · 9 months

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This is going to be an unpleasant post but I need to talk to y’all about heat stroke in dogs. I am an ER vet and I am seeing firsthand the death toll that this heat wave is taking on our pets. In the past two weeks, for every single weekend shift I have worked, we have had at least one DOA with a body temperature over 107 degrees. One of them had simply been on a 20 minute walk at 5pm. All of them were brachycephalic (short faced breeds like pugs and french bulldogs). Their owners were in shock that this could happen so quickly, and their grief lingers with me.

If you have a dog, and especially if you have a brachycephalic dog, you need to familiarize yourself with the signs of heat stroke. Do not take your dogs out in the heat of the day, be aware of the pavement temperature, and always have fresh water available for them. When I am outdoors with my dog I am checking on him constantly. This heat wave is extremely serious; I need you to keep yourself and your pets safe.

#animal death #pet death #vetmed #vetblr #death #heat stroke #heat wave

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ceevee5 · 2 years

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#climate change #global warming #heat wave #uk politics #journalism

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warandpeas · 9 months

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Let's Go Party

Collab Comic with the wonderful people from Rewriting Extinction. Go check them out and support their cause.

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#accident #Barbie #car #comic #comic strip #Heat #Heat wave #Horror #Ken #melted #melting plastic #plastic #REWRITING EXTINCTION #war and peas #webcomic

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feuer-bluete · 9 months

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Genuine friendly summer reminder for my fellow fat people.

We have more body than skinny people so we also contain more water and therefore need to drink more. 2 Litres is something skinny people need to drink we need more. I aim for 4 litres a day.

While any waterbased liquid is good try to not drink all 4 litres in coke or soda. I absolutley do recommend sport drinks. Fat people like us, or at least me, sweat a lot in this heat even without sport. Refill those electrolytes. Your body will thank you.

My go to drink at home is a 2 litre jug of water with just enough store bought raspberry or orange syrup that it has a taste thats not water.

Please stay hydrated in this heat and take care of your body. Its the only one you have.

(If you clown on fat people in tags/replies/comments I will hunt you for sport)

#fat people #water #heat wave #heat #no idea how to tag this but please spread this #this is especially for everyone who lives without an AC #your body sweats to keep cool #you gotta refill that shit

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thatswhywelovegermany · 9 months

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#german humor #pun #heat wave #does anyone come up with a good translation?

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bisonwares · 7 months

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⚠️❗️HEAT ADVISORY WARNING❗️⚠️

New design coming to my store soon!☀️

#small artist #small business #art #merch design #tiger #big cat #fire #weather #heat wave #sun

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wmiller · 7 months

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"I just go by Snart."

#dominic purcell #wentworth miller #the flash #legends of tomorrow #leonard snart #mick rory #lisa snart #dcedit #dctvedit #dccastedit #theflashedit #lotedit #captain cold #heat wave #golden glider

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futagoboshi · 4 months

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the other side

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macleod · 2 years

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We should start naming heatwaves after fossil fuel companies. tweet

#heat wave #mine #tweets #climate change

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not-quitenormal · 2 years

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If you have water or anything infused with electrolytes, chug like your life depends on it. Please be safe out there!!

#heat wave #hot weather #mental health #antidepressants #snri #srri #sertraline #citalopram #duloxetine #fluoxetine #mirtazapine

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reasonsforhope · 9 months

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One of the scariest things people say is “this very hot summer is going to be the coolest one for the rest of our lives.” How true is that? It really freaks me out when I hear that. How do we deal with this??

Honestly, I think at a certain point, with stuff like this, you just have to go "Hmm. Sure hope not!!" and go back to doing what you can to improve things in your little corner of the world.

As for how true it is...honestly, no one can really say, because we still understand laughably little about weather modeling, especially in the long term. Oh, sure, we understand miles more than we did a couple decades ago, but honestly, no one truly knows what the next few decades are going to look like - and ANY absolutes should be taken with a grain of salt

Will things in general get hotter? Yeah, obviously, and that sucks. But it's also worth remembering:

Renewable energy and decarbonization are progressing exponentially, and a lot of scientists have said that if you'd told them five years ago where we'd end up by now, they would never have believed you

Carbon capture - both natural and chemical - has a lot of really interesting potential that will almost certainly allow us to someday start to cool the planet back down

Nothing is universal. You know how everyone's having a ridiculously hot summer? I'm not. I'm in Southern California and we had one of the most mild and overcast Junes I've ever seen. I don't think it's gotten above 105 at all where I live this year, which is ridic at the end of July, and I live in one of the hotter area of SoCal. (Honestly this has been a really nice break after spending the past 8 years being the ones on fire)

We're gonna get a lot better at adapting to the heat, and a lot of the solutions are really low tech. Traditional technology and architecture is a big one, but also literally things as simple as "tear up a bunch of asphalt" and "put ultrawhite paint on rooftops and roads and playgrounds" will each cool things down by 10 degrees or more

#Anonymous #ask #me #global warming #extreme heat #extreme weather #climate crisis #climate change #not news #carbon capture #carbon sequestration #asphalt #grass #heat wave

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365filmsbyauroranocte · 11 months

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Scorpio Rising (Kenneth Anger, 1963)

RIP (1927-2023)

#Scorpio Rising #Kenneth Anger #Heat Wave #quote #music #song #RIP #devil #motorcycle #1963 #short film #lgtb #lgtbi #lgtbiq #love #fire #burn

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memenewsdotcom · 9 months

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Phoenix breaks heat record

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#America #arizona #climate change #heat #heat wave #meme #memes #news #phoenix #record #records #united states

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proteidaes · 10 months

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East Coast Summer

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#comics #smol frens #artists on tumblr #art #monsters #monster friends #imp #head empty #I have been making lil journal comics for my ko-fi for a while!!#mostly about FOOD bc I have been on a new diet #but today I am hot #new heat index just dropped and it'sssssssss #heat wave #summer

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allthecanadianpolitics · 8 months

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The latest on the heat wave:

At least eight heat records fell Monday.

Lytton recorded a high of 40.2 C — the highest temperature anywhere in Canada this year.

Environment Canada has issued heat warnings along British Columbia's South Coast.

Several cities in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley have opened up dedicated indoor cooling centres.

A repeat of the 2021 heat dome is not in the forecast, but health officials suggest people stay out of the heat, drink plenty of water and limit activity this week.

Advocates are calling on municipalities to consider setting a maximum temperature for rental units.

Tagging: @politicsofcanada

#british columbia #Heat wave #BC Heat wave #climate change #Climate crisis #cdnpoli

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