Japan soars to its highest temperature ever recorded: 106 degrees - The Washington Post

Japan set a new national temperature record in the third week of a punishing heat wave that has killed dozens.



The mercury soared to 106 degrees Fahrenheit (41.1 degrees Celsius) on Monday in Kumagaya, about 40 miles northwest of Tokyo, the country’s highest temperature on record. For perspective, 106 degrees is also the highest temperature on record in both Atlanta and Washington, D.C. The mark surpassed the previous record 105.8 degrees (41.0 Celsius) set in Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, during August of 2013.




The thermometer reads 41.0 degrees Celsius (105.8 degrees Fahrenheit) in Kumagaya city, north of Tokyo, on Monday, just short of the day’s official high. (Daiki Katagiri/Kyodo News via AP)



Japan soars to its highest temperature ever recorded: 106 degrees - The Washington Post

The UK heatwave has turned the ground brown — Quartz

SHADES OF BROWN

Satellite images reveal the true extent of damage the UK’s heatwave has caused

The United Kingdom and Ireland have been suffering unusually dry and hot weather for the past two months. It’s expected to be the longest heatwave since 1976.





Green Britain in May. Scorched Britain in July. (Met Office)



In June, some regions in the UK received merely 6% of the expected rainfall. The upshot is scorched grass that’s visible from space (as the image above shows).



Dull story: The UK heatwave has turned the ground brown — Quartz

Fossil Free – City in Ukraine announces commitment to 100% renewable energy by 2050

Zhytomyr, Ukraine is the first city in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) to announce a transition to 100% renewable energy by 2050. On June 22, 2018 the Mayor of Zhytomyr, Serhiy Sukhomlyn and 350.org signed a memorandum of cooperation stipulating that the City Council will vote to pass the policy, develop a renewable energy transition plan, and create a local climate strategy next year.




Renewable energy campaigners and city councillors meet with the mayor to sign a Memorandum of understanding.



Fossil Free – City in Ukraine announces commitment to 100% renewable energy by 2050

Earth Overshoot Day – #MoveTheDate of Overshoot!

Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when we (all of humanity) have used more from nature than our planet can renew in the entire year.

Earth Overshoot Day – #MoveTheDate of Overshoot!

Which sea level will we lock in?

Map any coastal area on the planet to see the degree of devastation under various climate scenarios. Below is an example for NYC

Surging Seas: Mapping Choices

Sea Level Rise Could Inundate the Internet

If you don’t care about climate change yet maybe this gets you going...


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Sea Level Rise Could Inundate the Internet
Extreme sea level rise could swamp internet cabling and hubs by 2033—and coastal cities like New York, Seattle and Miami are at greatest risk. Christopher Intagliata reports.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/sea-level-rise-could-inundate-the-internet/

Court rejects Trump administration’s request to block climate change trial - SFChronicle.com

A federal appeals court in San Francisco rejected the Trump administration’s request Friday to block the trial of a lawsuit by 21 young people who accuse the government of endangering their futures, and the planet, by failing to act against global warming.





In this July 18, 2018, photo, lawyers and youth plaintiffs lineup behind a banner after a hearing before Federal District Court Judge Ann Aiken in Eugene, Ore., between lawyers for the Trump administration and the so-called Climate Kids. The lawsuit filed by young activists who say the government is failing to protect them from climate change is still alive. In San Francisco on Friday, July 20, 2018, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the government's second request for an order directing a lower court to dismiss the case. (Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard via AP, File)

Photo: Chris Pietsch / Associated Press



Court rejects Trump administration’s request to block climate change trial - SFChronicle.com