{"id":41963,"date":"2019-07-29T19:55:43","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T18:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=41963"},"modified":"2019-07-29T19:55:45","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T18:55:45","slug":"heat-records-in-europe-are-dropping-like-flies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=41963","title":{"rendered":"Heat records in Europe are dropping like flies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Paris. Germany. The Netherlands. Belgium.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The second potent heat wave to hit Europe in the span of a month is currently toppling all-time temperature records in a region that keeps many of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metoffice.gov.uk\/hadobs\/hadcet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">oldest weather records<\/a> in the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/science\/6290\/temperature-records-broke-in-germany-belgium-and-the-netherlands-today\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A number of national records<\/a> broke on Wednesday, but Thursday, July 25, is shaping up to be even hotter.<\/p>\n<p>Every heat wave has both weather and climate influences. The foundational idea is that weather patterns carry in masses of hot summer air, but the added heat produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/science\/6115\/june-was-the-warmest-june-ever-recorded-but-theres-a-bigger-problem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">human-caused climate change<\/a> amplifies modern heat waves. That&#8217;s why a cluster of heat records are now falling.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The global rise in background temperatures due to climate change means the risk that an extreme heat wave will occur has increased,&#8221; said Len Shaffrey, a climate scientist at the University of Reading in the UK. &#8220;For example, the probability of a heatwave such as that experienced in Europe in June 2019 was estimated to have become at least five time more likely due to climate change.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s just warmer than it would have been 50 years ago \u2014 this is quite logical,&#8221; added Mika Rantanen, a meteorologist and Ph.D student at the Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research in Finland.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Paris hit <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WMO\/status\/1154416442223353858\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">108.6 degrees Fahrenheit<\/a> (42.6 C) on Thursday, trouncing the previous record (40.4 C) set over 70 years ago. In Paris, records go <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meteofrance.fr\/actualites\/63378475-paris-360-ans-de-mesure-de-temperature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">back to 1658<\/a>, when Louis the Great reigned over the nation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>After the Netherlands <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/science\/6290\/temperature-records-broke-in-germany-belgium-and-the-netherlands-today\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">broke<\/a> its national temperature record on Wednesday, the nation swiftly and easily <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KNMI\/status\/1154362572138852354\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">broke it again<\/a> on Thursday, with temperatures reaching 107 F (41.7 C).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The UK <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/metoffice\/status\/1154407682981412864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">toppled<\/a> its all-time July temperature record on Thursday, hitting 100.5 F (38.1 C). Though, the UK Met Office noted that the nation&#8217;s all-time record of 38.5 C may still be broken Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>After Germany broke its highest temperature in recorded history on Wednesday, the nation <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WMO\/status\/1154393139228172289\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">set a new record<\/a> of 106.7 F (41.5 C) on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Belgium&#8217;s national heat record <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DDehenauw\/status\/1154044646508523521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fell<\/a> on Wednesday, as temperatures reached 103.8 F (39.9 C).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tens of millions people in the Western Europe are now probably experiencing the most concrete effect of human-induced climate change during their lifetime so far. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c1ubPwlvFF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/c1ubPwlvFF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mika Rantanen (@mikarantane) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikarantane\/status\/1154403074762510337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 25, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The weather system that brought heat to Europe is broadly known as a &#8220;blocking pattern,&#8221; wherein a large zone of either high or low pressure is locked or &#8220;blocked&#8221; in by other weather systems. Heat waves typically arise when a high pressure system \u2014 which invites clear skies and sunshine \u2014 settles over a region, like Europe. It&#8217;s happening now, explained Shaffrey.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Blocking weather patterns are quite persistent and typically last for a few days to a week,&#8221; he noted. &#8220;Exceptionally persistent blocking patterns have been known to last for up to a month.&#8221;<\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The forecast blocking over Scandinavia has been shifting further northwest in the recent model runs. Could be record-breaking by its magnitude in parts of Norway. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2nSPuLAXzu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/2nSPuLAXzu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mika Rantanen (@mikarantane) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikarantane\/status\/1153619418263490561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 23, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>What&#8217;s more, there&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/science.sciencemag.org\/content\/348\/6232\/324\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">evidence<\/a> that heat wave-producing blocking patterns are becoming more common in Europe, though there&#8217;s still much research to be done. Powerful, high atmospheric wind patterns, including the jet stream, have grown weaker and &#8220;wavier&#8221; during the summer, which means more stagnant atmospheric weather. This allows heat waves to persist over a region, like Europe, and lock in days of scorching weather.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/science\/5549\/theres-some-really-intense-melting-in-the-arctic-right-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amplified warming in the Arctic<\/a> \u2014 one of the most conspicuous consequences of climate change \u2014 may cause these persistent weather patterns, explained Rantanen. As the Arctic warms, there is less of a temperature difference between the high-latitudes and mid-latitudes, which could result in weaker, wavier atmospheric patterns. &#8220;If the temperature difference is decreasing, then the jet stream may become weaker and more wavy,&#8221; said Rantanen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-also\">\n<p class=\"see-also-link\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/science\/6044\/climate-change-means-warped-train-tracks-and-hellish-travels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate change will ruin train tracks and make travel hell<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The temperature difference is indeed decreasing. The Arctic is the fastest warming region on Earth, and has heated up <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/science\/1202\/the-arctic-we-once-knew-is-gone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">twice as much<\/a> as the rest of the planet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Though nearly the entire planet \u2014 not just certain regions \u2014 is now experiencing warming climes and the often extreme consequences of this heating. &#8220;The latest numbers are just another reminder that the impacts of human-caused warming are no longer subtle,&#8221; climate scientist Michael Mann, the director of the Earth System Science Center\u00a0at Penn State University, recently told Mashable after June 2019 turned out to be the <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/science\/6115\/june-was-the-warmest-june-ever-recorded-but-theres-a-bigger-problem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warmest June on record<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wave 7 returns and so does extreme heat in Western Europe. <\/p>\n<p>Just as in 2003, 2006, 2015 and 2018 this recurrent jet-stream pattern will likely fuel extreme weather in other parts of the Northern Hemisphere as well.<\/p>\n<p>See our recent paper for details: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3NzsLlitUx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/3NzsLlitUx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/idd7zLJqRA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/idd7zLJqRA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kai Kornhuber (@KKornhuber) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KKornhuber\/status\/1142829569969479680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 23, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After roasting the UK and Netherlands, the heat wave is expected to settle over Scandanavia, potentially bringing temperatures up to around 95 F (35 C) in Finland, where Rantanen lives.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Most Finland housing doesn&#8217;t have air conditioning, he noted. That&#8217;s because heat waves were once unusual in the cooler, high-latitude nation. For the residents of Finland, purchasing or installing AC systems was once deemed unnecessary.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They didn&#8217;t have a need for them,&#8221; Rantanen said.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>UPDATE: July 25, 2019, 1:52 p.m. EDT: <\/strong><\/em><em>This story has been updated to include the latest temperature records in Paris. Paris set a heat record earlier in the day, and then proceeded to break its record again.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"bonus-video-card\">\n<h2 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/video\/katie-mack-theoretical-astrophysicist-cosmology\/?utm_cid=a-bonusvideo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WATCH: Ever wonder how the universe might end?<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"jw-wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/videos\/embed?video=MVlQJVEWoN&amp;player=default\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 5 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9258826580\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/science\/6316\/heat-records-in-europe-are-dropping-like-flies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 3 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2884989920\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Paris. Germany. The Netherlands. Belgium.\u00a0 The second potent heat wave to hit Europe in the span of a month is currently toppling all-time temperature records in a region that keeps many of the oldest weather records in the world. A number of national records broke on Wednesday, but Thursday, July 25, is shaping up &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41963"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41963"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41963\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41965,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41963\/revisions\/41965"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/41964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}