#50degrees — Public Fediverse posts

Parts of the Middle East have hit 50°C by day, 35°C by night: without air conditioning, people can't tolerate that kind of heat for long.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/15/hellish-heatwave-brings-hottest-nights-on-record-to-the-middle-east

#HeatWaves #MaximumTemperature #50degrees #MiddleEast #HellishHeat

Antarctic temperatures soar 50 degrees F above norm for the next 10 days in long-lasting heat wave

This historic warm spell in E Antarctica is an ominous example of the temperature spikes in a warming world

Scientists say it’s also hard to ignore that the entire world has seen record warmth since last July, consistently exceeding an average of 1.5 C of warming above the preindustrial era

#paywall

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/07/31/antarctica-heat-wave-warming-climate/

#ClimateCrisis #heatwave #Antarctica #50degrees