US-Canada heatwave 'virtually impossible' without warming
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Re: US-Canada heatwave 'virtually impossible' without warming
#2> beating the previous national high temperature mark by more than 4C in one go, as happened in Canada last week, is virtually unprecedented.
This event should be a warning call to all people who believe that a global warming of only 2 degrees Celsius will be barely noticeable.
One positive effect is that scientists have collected a lot of data that will help them improve climate models.
Re: US-Canada heatwave 'virtually impossible' without warming
#3Not peer reviewed.
Re: US-Canada heatwave 'virtually impossible' without warming
#4Not only is it possible but the worst heat waves on record were experienced in the 1930s:
Re: US-Canada heatwave 'virtually impossible' without warming
#5Not only is it possible but the worst heat waves on record were experienced in the 1930s: https://www.weather.gov/arx/heat_jul36
The dust bowl heatwaves are not a good argument against the idea that human activity can have dramatic climate impacts in a short time, though.
Re: US-Canada heatwave 'virtually impossible' without warming
#6Should I trust the science here as well or are questions allowed?
Re: US-Canada heatwave 'virtually impossible' without warming
#7Not peer reviewed.
Thank you.
Re: US-Canada heatwave 'virtually impossible' without warming
#8Not only is it possible but the worst heat waves on record were experienced in the 1930s: https://www.weather.gov/arx/heat_jul36
The dust bowl heatwaves are not a good argument against the idea that human activity can have dramatic climate impacts in a short time, though.
You should probably give some sort of reasoning behind your comment else it's just the opinion of a random stranger.
Re: US-Canada heatwave 'virtually impossible' without warming
#9Not only is it possible but the worst heat waves on record were experienced in the 1930s: https://www.weather.gov/arx/heat_jul36
The dust bowl heatwaves are not a good argument against the idea that human activity can have dramatic climate impacts in a short time, though.
It is, however, a good argument against this article.
Re: US-Canada heatwave 'virtually impossible' without warming
#10Not peer reviewed.
Not peer reviewed yet.