Mastodawn

Europe is the Fastest-Warming Continent for several reasons:
- melting Arctic sea ice;
- air pollution reduction (fewer sunlight reflecting aerosol particles);
- less sunlight reflecting snow cover;
-new, resulting weather patterns that increase the frequency of heatwaves.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/climate/europe-fastest-warming-continent.html?unlocked_article_code=1.slA.goOZ.ydkH5vyIS2zz
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming #Europe #heatwaves

Why Is Europe the Fastest-Warming Continent

The burning of fossil fuels is raising temperatures worldwide, but local factors, on land and at sea, determine which regions warm most rapidly.

The New York Times

Rich Stein (he/him)3h ago

French struggle with heat-trap homes as climate inequality grows —
"More than 44 million people in France, out of a total population of 67 million [two-thirds of the entire population], have been under the highest red alert for heat this week, with daytime temperatures exceeding 40C [104°F] in many places and staying dangerously hot at night"
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/25/french-heat-trap-homes-climate-inequality-grows
h/t @CLEW
https://mastodon.energy/@CLEW/116809643707534028
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming #Europe #heatwaves #inequality #ClimateInequality

‘It’s like a furnace’: French struggle with heat-trap homes as climate inequality grows

Many of France’s buildings are not designed for hot weather – and low-income housing estates are suffering the worst

The Guardian

The Japan Times 11h ago

Europe struggled to cope with a record-breaking heat wave on Wednesday, with temperatures reaching above 40 C in France. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/25/world/europe-heat-wave-records/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #climatechange #heatwaves #europe #france #uk #spain

More records fall as Europe’s deadly heat wave persists

A scientific study published this week said the current heat wave was “significantly exacerbated by human-induced climate change.”

The Japan Times

Mitex Leo 12h ago

Rising temperatures can affect our power supply, including nuclear and natural-gas power plants.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/24/1139676/europe-heat-power-plants/

#climate #Heatwaves #nature #science

Europe’s extreme heat is shutting down power plants

Rising temperatures can affect our power supply, including nuclear and natural-gas power plants.

MIT Technology Review

DoomsdaysCW 12h ago

Deaths, disruptions across #Europe: What you should know about the #heatwave

Experts say the #ClimateCrisis is making Europe’s #heatwaves more frequent and more intense.

By Caolán Magee
Published On 24 Jun 202624 Jun 2026

Excerpt: "What is causing the heatwave?

"Meteorologists said the extreme temperatures are driven by a heat dome, a vast area of high pressure that has become parked over Western Europe.

"The phenomenon is being sustained by what is known as an omega block, a weather pattern named for the Greek letter because of the similar shape it creates in the atmosphere.

"Under normal conditions, the jet stream carries weather systems from west to east. During an omega block, however, that flow becomes distorted, trapping a ridge of high pressure between two low-pressure systems.

"The result is that hot, stagnant air remains locked over the same region for days or even weeks. The UK Met Office said Britain currently lies on the boundary between the high-pressure system and cooler air to the northwest, which is creating sharp contrasts between hotter conditions in the south and east and cooler, wetter weather farther north."

#ExtremeHeat #ExtremeTemperatures #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #HeatDome #OmegaBlock #EuropeWx #ClimateDiaryEurope #RecordBreakingHeat

Ian Robinson 13h ago

Excellent thread on Bluesky with facts to counter anyone who tries to bring up 1976 when talking about heatwaves in the UK and Ireland.

https://bsky.app/profile/monkemma.bsky.social/post/3mp2aif7ltn2i

#Weather #Heatwaves

Emma Monk (@monkemma.bsky.social)

It was inevitable, wasn't it🙄 Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇 So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage 🧵1/23

Bluesky Social

ABC Feeds 14h ago

As Europeans swelter, can they learn from Australians?
By Romy Stephens

Europe's record-breaking heatwave has highlighted its vulnerability to climate change. But countries could look to Australia's experience with scorching summers to learn valuable lessons.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-25/europe-heatwave-australian-lessons/106830892

#Heatwaves #EnergyPolicy #WindEnergy #SolarEnergy #NuclearEnergy #HydroEnergy #ClimateChange #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #GreenhouseGases #EnvironmentalTechnology #EnergyMarkets #RomyStephens

Australians' tricks for dealing with heatwaves that Europeans yet to learn

Europe's record-breaking heatwave has highlighted its vulnerability to climate change. But countries could look to Australia's experience with scorching summers to learn valuable lessons.

Lee for #Art2Sect4 NOW! 🤬16h ago

🥵The #UK is sweltering under extreme heat. Disrupted #trains. #School closures. #Hospitals pressured. Yet some politicians want to abandon action that would prevent these extreme #heatwaves in the future. Tell the next PM don't row back on #climatechange. https://act.38degrees.org.uk/act/heatwave-climate-action-eoi

Don’t backtrack on climate action!

🥵 The UK is sweltering under extreme heat. Disrupted trains. School closures. Hospitals under pressure. Yet some politicians want to abandon action that would prevent these extreme heatwaves in the future. Tell the next Prime Minister: don't row back on tackling climate change.

Faintdreams 18h ago

Where I am right now, breathing air is like trying to inhale soup.

I hate it. I hate it so much.

#Summer #Heatwaves #Heatwave

DoomsdaysCW 21h ago

Europe's #heatwave curbs French #NuclearPlants

By Forrest Crellin and Hugo Lhomedet
June 24, 2026

"The heat has reduced output at the #SaintAlban2 and #Bugey 3 reactors on the Rhone river in eastern France, and the #Nogent2 reactor on the Seine southeast of Paris.

"The #Golfech2 reactor on the Garonne river in southwest France went offline late Monday due to the heat.

"French environmental regulations force nuclear operator #EDF to reduce output when river temperatures reach a certain threshold to protect local ecosystems.

"It was not certain how long the current heatwave, driven by a weather pattern known as an #OmegaBlock due to its shape, which allows temperatures to build day after day, would last.

"Europe is ‌warming at ⁠more than twice the global average, the World Meteorological Organisation has said, which makes prolonged heat episodes increasingly likely."

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/europes-heatwave-curbs-french-nuclear-plants-2026-06-24/

#NoNukes #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Heatwaves #NuclearPlants #France