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8d ago Ireland has an awful lot of data centres - it's Europe's offshore tech capital - but it also has a) much better government regulation than the US b) a lot of water, except when there's a summer hea… +2.0
10d ago 🏖️THURSDAY'S SEA AND SAND | Hot offshore breezes will dominate again! However, the water will be comfy. Howdy from Ski Beach at the Downbeach Hurricane Seminar! Party and dance this summer at the… +3.0
10d ago near unprecedented drought? Was it entirely our current premiers fault for Carney giving us a billion dollars for an offshore oil project in a protected area the Norwegians will drill or maybe it w… -4.0
8d ago Well done @channel4news.bsky.social for highlighting the plight of our wildlife due to the impacts of climate change & the current drought & heatwave. +5.0
8d ago I still think about this column headline from @deliacai.bsky.social in Vanity Fair from 2021. It was about flooding, but it might as well be about the orange skies from wildfire smoke: www.vanityfa… -3.0
8d ago //Flash flood season. As well as random lightning storms. That last 10-30 minutes…. But it’s also a heat wave.// -3.0
8d ago So we can say the European heat wave is almost certainly a symptom of climate change. But note that wildfires and especially severe convective storms (thunderstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes) get lots… -1.0
8d ago Europe’s early heat wave led to a spike in deaths, may have killed over 10,000: A severe and early heat wave that struck Europe in late June 2026 has led to a significant spike in deaths, with prel… -9.0
8d ago Well, that wasn't very fun. Spent almost a week with no AC in a heat wave due to the central air system dying and needing to be replaced. Things are replaced and all is well again ^^ +2.0
8d ago I bet they slam Cuba as well for allowing Hurricane Katrina to ‘escape’ and hammer New Orleans 🤪🙄 ×2 -4.0
8d ago A look at renewed flooding in Texas, as well as how climate change is playing a role (not the only role) in all this stuff. -2.0
8d ago It's going alright. Saw you posted about having a thunderstorm last night, as we also got one around 1am (as I was headed to bed). It's super smokey out because of the fires happening around us, so… -1.0
8d ago Well, good news. My coworker said the apartment is ok, and the flooding in town is gone (mostly)! Now, I need to figure out which way I can drive home. +4.5
8d ago A few years ago my cousin told me Orioles love grape jelly. Turns out? ALL of my birds love grape jelly! And strawberry jelly. And oranges, mandarins... 🍊 With our drought & wild fires- I'm helping… +3.0
8d ago Famine as well as drought. What are we doing. There's still time to turn the ship. -6.0
8d ago All is well. Thank you for asking! This is the second year in a row that we’ve had catastrophic flooding. 😳 -2.0
8d ago As the world warms, precipitation across a lot of North America is becoming "flashier" which means it can't enter the soil as well. That's meant more drought, which makes fires dramatically worse t… -2.0
8d ago Lastly, they seem to have survived the heat wave (so far) rather well. So I guess this strain has a decent amount of tolerance. +1.5
8d ago At 8:40 AM CDT, Ozona [Crockett Co, TX] Emergency Mngr reports Flash Flood. Crockett County Emergency Manager reported evacuations and swift water rescues being conducted in Ozona as well as floodi… -4.0
8d ago Common Myrtle, Myrtus communis. Doing well in the current drought & heat in Norwich Cathedral Herb Garden, yesterday. Smells lovely too. +3.0
8d ago Well heat and Damp weather and incoming thunderstorm -0.5
8d ago You are forgiven, Nancy. It's been a heatwave most of the week as well as fire smoke, I totally get it. 🥵 +2.5
8d ago “The soil is sandy and does not hold water well. In addition, these lands are in an area prone to drought, with high winds that will carry away exposed topsoil. The auctioned sections are not in ar… -2.0
8d ago Weather conditions once again caused devastating flooding in a vulnerable swath of Texas WASHINGTON-- Well before dawn in Texas, a shallow point of the Guadalupe River rose above the height of a t… ×2 -8.5
8d ago Some prediction markets allow people to bet on wildfires, as well as other extreme weather events. Experts are sounding the alarm. -5.0
8d ago I hope you’re well too; I’m feeling a bit better now that the heatwave is easing off. Lovely photos, Jade 🤗❤️ +5.0
8d ago Heat that hit Europe exceptionally early and hard this year appears to have led to a spike in deaths, with well over 10,000 more people dying at the height of the heat wave than would normally have… -8.0
8d ago This is 3rd day of the fire in the Cairngorms. It started near the Ryvoan bothy, an area I know well. I am so grateful for the massive efforts of everyone fighting this. +6.0
8d ago Certainly colder today, the blazing sun and heatwave of the working week have gone. Of course it has, I am on AL for two weeks from tonight, so it is guaranteed to chuck it down, or snow. Gales as… -1.5
8d ago The point being that this heatwave *could* achieve the title of longest on record, perhaps even by a margin of more than one day. In fact, max temps look to remain borderline well into next week. … -3.0

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T3 Somalia's First Offshore Oil Well Continues Drilling Despite Harsh Sea Conditions weather_severe_storm wardheernews.com persevering, perilous, uncertain
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