(These temperatures are about 20 degrees above the normal for the season and more than 10 degrees above the previous records).

48C ON THE CASPIAN SEA
MOST EXTREME EVENT IN HISTORY

Records broken by up to 10C

46.1 Esenguly
TURKMENISTAN HOTTEST MAY DAY EVER

IRAN ALL TIME RECORDS
47.1 Gorgan
47.1 Sari
45.8 Garakhil
42.8 Babulsar
MAY RECORDS
44.5 Manjil
43.0 Maraveh
42.8 Kashan
41.2 Garmsar
etc

#GlobalHeating #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange #CimateCatastrophe #GlobalWarming #Iran #CaspianSea #HetWave #DoSomething

via @TheConversationUS

Wildfires are now up to 4x larger and 3x more frequent than in the 1980s-90s. Climate change, past land management, and human activities are reshaping fire behavior and increasing risks.

https://theconversation.com/why-wildfires-started-by-human-activities-can-be-more-destructive-and-harder-to-contain-239058

#WIldfires #ClimateChange #CimateCatastrophe