Europe warms fastest, scientists speculate; jokes write themselves
Tom KirkmanIndependent Project Manager
Europe is experiencing Global Warming more rapidly than the rest of the world due to its proximity to the Arctic.
Climate Science !
“Scientists speculate” bwahahahahahaha
Apologies, today I’ve been mostly spitting serious bullets of outrage, rather than my usual absurdist / surreal / sarcastic / mocking / Weekend Science posts.
Here is a real Weekend Science post; I swear I am not making this Climate Panic news up. (dangling participle alert, oh noes)
These days, the Climate Panic Lemming Absurdities just write themselves.
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“Climate change is causing Europe to heat up more quiickly than any other continent – and twice as fast as the global average – with recent studies warning of mounting threats to food, water, and energy security, human health, the economy and nature.
What makes the continent more vulnerable than others?
The latest five-year averages show that temperatures in Europe are now running 2.3C above pre-industrial levels, compared to 1.3C globally.
… In its first-ever European Climate Risk Assessment, The European Evnvironment Agency (EEA) warned that the continent was ill prepared for rapidly growing climate risks – extreme heat, drought, wildfires and flooding – that will affest the living conditions of millions. …
⚫ Scientists speculate that Europe is warming more rapidly because of its proximity to the Arctic, where climate impacts are more keenly felt, and because of warmer oceans and atmospheric currents.
All parts of Europe will warm by more than 2C regardless of future emossions cuts – while some regions have been identifies as hotspots foor multiple climate risks.
… The EEA found that many of these risks have already reached critical levels and could become catastrophic without urgent action. …”