Zack Labe3d ago

Even in a world of extremes, some events still stand out to me. This is one. All-time monthly records are being shattered.

The size of this ridge across the western U.S. is truly striking for March, and we see a very clear climate change connection.

Explore: https://csi.climatecentral.org/climate-shift-index

Show threadZack Labe3d ago

See what I mean... it's MID MARCH! đź« 

"Arizona community hits 110 degrees F, the highest March temperature ever recorded in the U.S." https://apnews.com/article/heat-wave-weather-desert-southwest-8de9241eb9e45043cf061babe2fdf927?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=69bca1173cd8160001a0acb2&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Arizona community records US heat record for March

Abnormal heat on the last day of winter continues to set records in the U.S. Southwest. The Arizona desert community of Martinez Lake hit 110 degrees F on Thursday. It broke the record for highest March temperature recorded in the U.S. The community is about 145 miles west of Phoenix. The blistering record comes as forecasters warned that winter heat across the Southwest will continue into the weekend. The National Weather Service says many other cities in the region are expected to see their earliest 100-plus degree-day on record.

AP News
Show threadJosh 3d ago
@ZLabe @moira I do not understand how people are not absolutely terrified.
Show threadChris Adams3d ago
@josh0 @ZLabe @moira that’s what I don’t get: I knew people would ignore a lot for politics I’m but never appropriately weighted the true magnitude. Do these people really think their property or health insurance companies aren’t going to jack rates up?
Show threadJosh 
@acdha @ZLabe @moira jack up rates? Insurance companies are already not offering new policies for some places, and that’s just going to get more common. Floods on the coasts and fires in more prone places are already disqualifying.
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Show threadChris Adams3d ago
@josh0 @ZLabe @moira definitely — I was just thinking about the climate change deniers I know who are stereotypical financially-comfortable suburbanites (literal country-club Republicans) so they haven’t been personally impacted too much, but how do you narrowly miss having your house burn down multiple times and say “this is fine, it’ll never happen again” each time? I really didn’t appreciate how strong the cult conditioning was.