"I don't say this lightly - but the floods in

#PortoAlegre, #Brazil, are looking comparable to what Katrina did to New Orleans in 2005 -- massive evacuations, water & power outages, key infrastructure damaged, parts of city, possible long-term consequences."—Brian Winter

Background heating +1.3ºC

#ClimateCrisis

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Just leaving this here

#ClimateCrisis #UKHeatwave

I have shared this image before, but it is ABSOLUTELY crucial to understand that a heatwave does not just impact the thermometer!

It has far reaching, often devastating impacts on EVERYTHING.

We better figure out rather quickly how to adapt to longer more intense heatwaves in more places.

Reminder, what is currently playing out is happening at a global average temperature of 15.08°C which is +1.28°C above the preindustrial average of 13.8°C

#ClimateCrisis #Heatwaves #ClimateLiteracy