London, United Kingdom (Commonwealth Union)_The temperatures in Europe, the US and China are scorching with these countries bordering on heat stroke! Britain declared a national emergency last week, citing risk to life, disruption to travel and energy supplies and possible widespread damage to property. People were seen dousing themselves in public waterways and fountains as the heat continued to become unbearable.
Heat-index readings surpassed 40 degrees Celcius in most cities in the US. Las Vegas is coming close to an unbearable 50 degrees Celcius, oceans in Florida are reaching hot-tub levels and cacti in the Arizona desert are scorching and toppling over due to the unimaginable temperatures. The heatwaves rolling across North America, Europe and China to record-highs show no signs of abating. Death Valley has had a sizzling 53.3 degrees Celcius, while Phoenix has had temperatures hotter than 43.3 degrees Celcius for 25 consecutive days.
With July deemed the hottest month on record, the Met Office says the record high temperatures being experienced by Britain will be considered average by 2060, given that the world has not changed its ways to reduce climate change. Human induced climate problems have exacerbated and become absolutely overwhelming with the world unable to meet its goal of reducing temperatures by 1.5 degrees Celcius.
The Cerberus Heatwave currently being experienced in Europe is expected to record the hottest temperatures ever on the continent. Europe is experiencing an all-time high of 48.9 degrees Celcius, while China is at 52.2 degrees Celcius.
The ‘heat hell’ analysed by WWA, a group of international scientists have assessed that crops and livestock have been destroyed, wildfires are rampant, water stress has exacerbated and deaths have been imminent across three continents. More than 61,000 died in Europe due to the heatwave last year; this year has not been evaluated yet.
Examining weather data and computer models, the group assessed that the world’s temperature is 1.2 degrees Celcius warmer than in the pre-industrial era. However, the world continues to burn oil, coal and gas, using an increasing amount of fossil fuels which will naturally lead to heat waves, which by the way, will occur every fifteen years in the US, every ten years in Europe and every five years in China, according to the scientists.
However, that’s not the only bad news! If the planet’s average temperature rises 2 degrees Celcius from pre-industrial levels, heat waves could erupt every two to five years. And NASA predicts that 2024, could be even hotter than 2023 due to El Nino.
