Europe's on fire. And it's cos we're super-heating our climate.
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Dr Ella Gilbert
Профиль VivelyHead in the clouds, heart in the ice. Climate scientist & presenter, massive cloud nerd. Represented for TV & books by Natalia Lucas at United Agents.
1976 ain't got nothin' on 2026. ...and let's not get started on 2056 😬
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You might have noticed there's a heatwave 🫠 The bad news is that we're getting more and more of them as we heat the planet. The good news is that we know what to do to stop cranking the thermostat: cut emissions. youtu.be/6yraWXIcXvw
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.
Met Office - weather and climateToday is now the hottest day in May on record with Heathrow and Kew Gardens provisionally reaching 35°C Until yesterday the highest temperature in May was 32.8 °C, but we've now exceeded that record on consecutive days by a full two degrees Celsius 🌡️