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An American Nuclear Scientist Visited Paris and London During a Heat Wave, Found No AC in His Airbnb, and Decided to Ship a Window Unit to a British Man He'd Never Met

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7d ago In August 1981, climate scientist James Hansen published an analysis of how CO₂ would affect our climate in the future. What sounded like a distant future back then is what we’re experiencing today… -3.0
7d ago El- Nino usually means drought, drought means worse fire, worse fire means 2019 vibes. Super el-nino means worse. I am quietly freaking ( am an ex earth scientist who has been screaming climate cha… -6.0
8d ago Italy: heat wave warnings. Climate shifts are adding moisture and jet-stream swings, helping storms like this grow larger and more intense. From Climate Scientist Adams! ×2 -3.0
8d ago #blast #Budapest #crisis #drought #energy #energy crisis #EU #government #Hungary #low water levels #nuclear #Romania #scientist #scientists #water 🌐 www.newsmart.ch -4.0
7d ago 1/ Today Scientists on Survival visited the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero to remind the government of the scientific facts. New oil and gas 🛢️ = more fire 🔥, more extreme weather ⛈️, … -8.0
8d ago (Incredible, haunting, heartbreaking photos of Hungary in drought. I visited Budapest in 1991, aged 21. My first impressions were of the big brown Danube in flood, lapping up over the bridges, subm… -4.0
7d ago Severe Thunderstorm Over Lamar or Near Clarksville Moving E At 35 MPH. 60 MPH Wind Gusts, Large Hail. Locations Impacted Include Russellville Clarksville. Paris Dardanelle. Atkins Pottsville. Lamar… ×2 -3.0
7d ago where is the drought in your diagram asshole? Drought is a complex phenomenon that is not simply more evaporation. The diagram does not show 3mm precipitation per month as in Paris this july/ augu… -7.5
8d ago Severe Thunderstorm Near Georgetown Moving SE At 20 MPH. 60 MPH Wind Gusts. Locations Impacted Include Lexington, Georgetown, Paris, Thoroughbred Acres, Blacks Crossroads, Hutchison, Leesburg, Skin… -4.0
8d ago Don't forget it started in May. And the begining of August wasn't that fresh either ! We're in our 5th heatwave here. In Paris area we haven't seen more than a few drops (literaly) of rain all along. -5.0
6d ago 2 minutes of rain at 4am, South London. Here are four covers of JG Ballard’s The Drought +1.5
6d ago ILX extends time of Flood Warning for Spoon River at London Mills [IL] till Aug 18, 8:12 PM CDT Link -1.0
6d ago London is experiencing flash flooding and months of rain with in days.... From flip flops to wellies ☔☔☔☔ -1.5
7d ago London entered drought while Thames Water’s Beckton desalination plant was offline. Regulators cut its deployable output to 25 Ml/d because approved replacement membranes were unavailable. #ThamesW… -4.0
7d ago “How do travellers survive a heatwave in London”. Don’t subsist on Beef Wellingtons, maybe? +2.0
7d ago Extreme heat is becoming an increasing problem in London as a result of climate change. The 2022 heatwave saw record temperatures recorded across the UK, with London hitting 40°C. #AssemblyPlanning… -3.0
7d ago Nicola Jennings on the UK water industry and the drought @Guardian – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com -2.5
7d ago A close-to-home article on planning + cost of climate adaptation infrastructure. The Thames Barrier was expected to defend London from rising seas until 2070. But extreme weather means it may need… -2.5
7d ago One of the most farsighted things Ken Livingstone did while in charge of the GLC, was approve the building of the #ThamesBarrier to stop London flooding in the 1970s. Since then water levels have r… -2.0
7d ago The Guardian reports on how heatwaves are leaving “hospital wards unsafe” and also on “this summer’s stench” from London’s sewers caused by the hot, dry weather The Daily Telegraph: “Heatwave may … -6.5
7d ago Extremes Five key reservoirs across England and Wales are now “exceptionally low”, reports the Guardian, while the Daily Telegraph reports that the UK’s “only water desalination plant could be swi… -4.0
7d ago Short History Of Floods On The Underground londonist.com/2013/10/unde... London Underground Flooding Precaution - GLA www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/w... Tube stations closed due to flooding - FoI … -2.0
7d ago ILX extends time of Flood Warning for Spoon River at London Mills [IL] till Aug 18, 9:24 PM CDT at Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:29:39 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here. -2.0
7d ago Let them know it's been pouring down here in North London for the last four days. Widespread flooding. People going around on canoes. -3.0
7d ago Will it rain in London this week? Forecasters give their verdicts after weeks of drought There is finally some reprieve from the punishing heat, but what exactly are the chances of rain? +2.0
7d ago Rain and thunderstorms to hit UK after summer of extreme heat and drought Despite the forecast, a yellow heat health alert has been extended until 9am on Tuesday for the South East, South West, and… +3.0
7d ago The Mediterranean secret to keeping your home cool in a heatwave: As the climate of London increasingly resembles that of Marseille, ancient Mediterranean cooling strategies are proving valuable fo… +3.0
7d ago London’s flood defence may need replacing far sooner than expected due to extreme weather -3.0
7d ago 9:43 PM ET 8/16/26: Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Laurel, Knox, and Owsley Counties until 10:30 PM EDT. 60 mph winds and nickel-size hail near London and Manchester. Move to an interior room on t… -2.5
7d ago #continent #drought #Europe #HomeOfTheFree 🇪🇺 #heat #heat wave #London 🌐 www.newsmart.ch ×2 -3.5

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