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Remember the 🥵 #heatdome of 2021 where 619 residents 💀 died?

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Councillors Sean Orr and Lucy Maloney initiated a motion for staff to explore how to prevent landlords from prohibiting or preventing tenants from using portable air conditioners.

City staff are recommending bylaws with fines.

#VanPoli #extremeheat

https://www.biv.com/biv-rss-linkedin/city-of-vancouver-looks-to-fine-landlords-1k-for-not-allowing-portable-air-conditioners-12343776

Studien aus dem vergangenen Jahr belegen, dass Hitzewellen weit mehr Todesfälle verursachen als andere Naturkatastrophen.

#Klimakatastrophe #Heatdome

https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/mensch/hitzewelle-mit-ersten-todesopfern-die-uno-erwartet-rekordjahre-zwischen-2026-und-2030-a-a309a3b5-6ffc-4299-91c0-1f28a90198e9

Recap: Europe’s Historic May Records Overwritten by Early-Season Heat Dome

Explore the extreme heatwave and heat dome that struck Europe at the end of May 2026, causing unprecedented temperature records and intense summer heat.#elninoforecast #heatdome #heatdomeeurope #heatwave #heatwaveeurope #may2026 #summerforecast #warmwave
Recap: Europe's Historic May Records Overwritten by Early-Season Heat Dome

Oxford, the longest running continuous weather station in the UK, with temperature observations stretching back to 1815, has recorded a maximum temperature for May 26 of 33.7ºC. That's 3ºC over the last record. Unprecedented in its entire 211 year history.

#GlobalWarming #Heatwave #HeatDome

‘Mind-bogglingly crazy’: #Europe’s deadly, early #heatwave is smashing records

There have been “seven deaths directly or indirectly linked to the heat, including at least five from drowning, as well as deaths related to extreme heat during sports events,” Maud Bregeon, a French government spokesperson, told French TV network TF1.

By Laura Paddison, CNN
Published May 27, 2026

"Temperature records are being smashed across Europe as parts of the continent swelter in a heat wave that is bringing extreme temperatures alarmingly early in the year.

"The continent is grappling with a powerful heat dome, a persistent high-pressure system which acts like a lid on a pot, trapping hot air and pushing it downward. It can remain in place for days or even weeks and is a weather phenomenon made more likely and more intense by human-caused climate change.

"On Monday, the UK endured its hottest May day on record, with temperatures spiking to 34.8 degrees Celsius (94.6 Fahrenheit) at #KewGardens in London, breaking the previous record by 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit). Usually heat records are broken by only fractions of a degree.

"Then, on Tuesday, the record was broken again, as temperatures soared to 35 degrees (95 Fahrenheit). The average high temperature for London in late May is around 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit).

"As the heat climbed Monday, a wildfire broke out near #ArthursSeat, a hill in #EdinburghScotland, and hundreds of properties in southeast England were left without #water as demand spiked.

"There was little respite overnight for the UK, which experienced a 'tropical night' where temperatures didn’t fall below 20 degrees (68 Fahrenheit).

"These temperatures may not sound extreme but are very uncomfortable — even dangerous — in the UK, where most houses are not insulated well enough to keep out heat and only around 5% of homes have air conditioning. A report last week from the UK’s Climate Change Committee warned the UK was 'built for a climate that no longer exists.' "

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/mind-bogglingly-crazy-europes-deadly-early-heatwave-is-smashing-records/1895293

#ClimateChange #ClimateDiaryEurope #HeatDome #ExtremeHeat #ClimateDiaryUK

Record for hottest May night broken in UK, while daytime temperature could hit 35C (95F)

26 May 2026

"It's official: England and Wales have seen their hottest-ever May days today - breaking records set just yesterday. The Met Office says that 35.1C was recorded in Kew Gardens, in London, with Cardiff's Bute Park seeing 32.9C.

"Ireland, too broke its May day record as temperatures at Shannon Airport edged into the 30s, with Met Éireann issuing yellow heat warnings across a number of counties into Wednesday.

"There's been little respite overnight, either, as restless sleepers in Kenley, London, saw 21.3C recorded last night.

"But this is the UK, so some areas are still chilly: In Shetland, tourists disembarking from a cruise ship were delighted by the sunny, 11C weather they found there.

"The extreme - and rare - heat, brought about by a so called '#HeatDome' that is encasing western Europe, is a sign of the fast-changing climate. Five days into the exceptional temperatures, NHS urgent care doctors are reporting more older patients in need of assistance. Calls to 999 are also ticking up.

"Elsewhere, authorities are warning bathers to be careful near water after four people died at English swimming spots over the bank holiday weekend.

"Fruit and vegetable farmers have warned that the heat is impacting crops, meaning they have to plan for how the changing climate affects their operations."

Read more:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz7220e44dgt

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #ExtremeHeat #ClimateCrisis #ClimateDiaryUK #UKWx #EnglandWx #WalesWx

Why is Europe heating up faster than the rest of the world?

Europe is in the grip of an early-season heatwave, with record May temperatures driven by a “heat dome” of hot air over the western part of the continent.

Scientists point to human-caused emissions, shifting atmospheric patterns and rapid Arctic warming as key factors amplifying extreme heat across the region.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260526-why-is-europe-heating-up-faster-than-the-rest-of-the-world?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Europe #Heatwave #ClimateChange #HeatDome