scrottie (he/him/them)
Zack LabeEven 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.
See what I mean... it's MID MARCH! 🫠
"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.
Christian RickertIt's going to be a challenge for wildlife. 🏜️
Josh 
Chris Adams@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.
Solarbird 
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DIRT WIZARD
Endless Screaming@dirtwizard666 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH
CynBlogger™️Resists Tyranny!@ZLabe
Terrifying…
Terrifying…
David NashIt reached 81 F (about 27 C) in Salt Lake City today. I lived there in the 1980s and for a few years around 2000 and during that time, that sort of temperature was unheard of in March. It was damned unusual in April. It normally didn’t happen for the first time until about mid-May.
@ZLabe And the snowpack situation in Utah? Unrelentingly bad. Here’s a picture from high up at Deer Valley, a major ski resort a bit east of Salt Lake City. At this time of year, all the mountains should be covered in snow and even the valley near the reservoir should have at least patchy snow much of the time. There is *no snow* except in very favorable locations (like parts of the ski resort itself) or at the very highest elevations.
There’s another week or so of 10+ C above normal temps that are simply going to clobber what’s left of the snowpack.
Darren
Jim Hubbell
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SpaceLifeFormThe druought this summer will be massive. The PNW will be hit hard.
WintergreenGood thing climate change isn't real and we're tripling down on fossil fuels.
Tam T Tam
NosirrahSec 🏴☠️ guillotine enthusiast@ZLabe It was pretty brutal. I just moved down here from New England.
It's been a shock.
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Remy Whisker 
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Xenophon
PlantagoLabs@ZLabe We had something like this a couple years back in Silesia. Early April we had a one night freeze at -4C. Most plants got frost damage that year, and no tree fruits like apples or plums. I fear this will become the new normal.
Toni M.RE: https://fediscience.org/@ZLabe/116258067047503905
This gives "red states" an entirely new meaning.
Alex P Roe 
@ZLabe Could it be that the Earth is heading for, yet another, terrifying, yet morbidly fascinating, mass extinction event?! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_event 😳😉
JyhemDerrick@ZLabe I've also read that NAAO said that El Niño may be back this fall (probability 60/80 %). Last time, 2023/2024 (!) global temperatures were 1,5° C above industrial aera…
Our house is burning and they're bombing for peace and democracy. Suicidal tendancies.
Our house is burning and they're bombing for peace and democracy. Suicidal tendancies.
Don Ray