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Pauline von Hellermann 2 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

#ClimateDiary “Above is a fictional weather forecast for August 18, 2050, broadcast by French television in 2014, intended to warn against the disastrous consequences of global warming.

Below is the weather forecast for June 22, 2026.”

(By @jakubwiech on unmentionable)

This brings out super starkly how #ClimateChange has accelerated so much more quickly than we thought even just 12 years ago.

Two photos of weather forecasts, showing maps of France, above one imagined in 2014 of a 2050 forecast of temperatures of high 30s, occasional 40-42, overall more orange; below actual forecast yesterday showing majority red and over 40s across France.

#climatechange #climatediary @Jakub Wiech

Su_G 2 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

Super frightening! I have experienced 49 degree Celsius heat, with the added ‘bonus’ of high humidity, when camping inland (ie not at the coast) along the Fitzroy River (Western Australia): I finally understood what early ‘explorers’ like Stuart & his party experienced: the need to drink water (ie to rehydrate) can dominate everything you do.

Pauline von Hellermann 2 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

@Su_G that sounds horrendous!

@Su_G

Su_G 2 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

Yes, the experience was a real eye-opener. 🙄
You read in the journals of the ‘early explorers’ of team members driven mad by thirst, & stealing the water rations of their team mates, and you finally understand it. The fact is that there comes a point when you simply cannot drink enough, quickly enough, to replace what you are losing due to the heat & humidity. It is frightening. 😱

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