From two countries in the Heat-Humidity risk zone:
Nepal struggles with blistering heatwave https://www.dw.com/en/nepal-struggles-with-blistering-heat-wave/a-65941491
Dozens die as northern India swelters under heatwave https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/17/dozens-die-as-northern-india-swelters-under-heatwave
#ClimateCrisis #Heatwaves #India #Nepal 
So much work has been done on the risk profiles of different places. For example check out the extensive reporting here https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGII_Annex-I.pdf
Of course, in some places the impacts are arriving faster but this gives a good framework if adaptation is a priority, which it should be of course.
Sure. There is more detail on the interplay here
For every °C that Earth’s atmospheric temperature rises, the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere can increase by about 7%. The more water vapor that air contains, the more energy it holds, fuelling intense storms, particularly over land resulting in more extreme weather events.
Pics from Citrusdal in the Western Cape, South Africa showing severe storm damage resulting in millions of rands in infrastructure damage and crop loses.
The only access road to the town has been washed away and essential supplies for the 5,000 residents is being airlifted.
CO2 concentrations 424 ppm
+1.27°C above preindustrial average
In the near term (2021-2040) the people and animals most at risk of extreme weather events are those who exist:
1) Close to their upper thermal limits
2) Along coastlines
3) Near ice or seasonal rivers
#ClimateLiteracy #EarlyWarnings #ExtremeWeather #Citrusdal #SouthAfrica 
35 million people find themselves under a heat/red flag advisory in the US on Friday.
“Record-breaking heat index temperatures could reach 115 F (46 C) in cities such as Dallas, Houston and Austin, the Texas state capital, where officials have opened cooling centers in libraries and park buildings and urged people to drink plenty of water and stay out of the sun.”
Weather.gov advisory: https://www.weather.gov
CO2 concentrations 424 ppm
🌡️ +1.27°C above preindustrial
#Heatwave 
⚠️ Early Warning
There is some serious heat building in north east China with a forecast high of 40ºC in Beijing for Friday June 16
NOAA’s May 2023 Global Climate Report has been released.
The oceans registered their hottest May in 174 years
CO2 = 424.34 ppm
🌡️ = +1.27°C above pre-industrial
Data: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/global/202305
#ClimateLiteracy #ClimateCrisis #OceanHeat 
A timeline cleanse.
This majestic crowned eagle, Africa’s most powerful, was released just a short distance from where are after a dramatic rescue a few days ago.
These eagles are near threatened as a result of habitat loss, mainly forests.
Hamba kahle special friend. 
Early Warning
We are in brand new territory:
“When you have an El Niño occurring on top of the long-term warming trend, it’s like a double whammy.”—Katharine Hayhoe, chief scientist at The Nature Conservancy.
Any business that does not, as a matter of urgency, become climate literate, is going to experience considerable pain.
“Dartmouth scientists estimated that the 1997-1998 El Niño led to $5.7 trillion in lost gross domestic product the following five years. Their modeling estimates that by the end of this century, El Niños will have blocked some $84 trillion in GDP.”
Climate disruption is real and is coming at us at break neck speed.
How ready are you?
#futureofwork #disruption #climateliteracy
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-el-nino-climate-change-extreme-weather/
Here was the impact from the 2015/16 event in our region.
https://gfcs.wmo.int/sites/default/files/Sithole_El%20Nino%20Impacts%20in%20Southern%20Africa.pdf
The City of Cape Town came extremely close to its water Day Zero
Early Warning
We are in brand new territory:
“When you have an El Niño occurring on top of the long-term warming trend, it’s like a double whammy.”—Katharine Hayhoe, chief scientist at The Nature Conservancy.
Any business that does not, as a matter of urgency, become climate literate, is going to experience considerable pain.
“Dartmouth scientists estimated that the 1997-1998 El Niño led to $5.7 trillion in lost gross domestic product the following five years. Their modeling estimates that by the end of this century, El Niños will have blocked some $84 trillion in GDP.”
Climate disruption is real and is coming at us at break neck speed.
How ready are you?
#futureofwork #disruption #climateliteracy
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-el-nino-climate-change-extreme-weather/
This is great piece by Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf on 🐦) on the current ocean heat phenomenon
#ClimateLiteracy #OceanHeat #ElNino
🌡️ UK Heat-Health Alert
As of today Tuesday 13 June, the Heat-Health Alerts issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Met Office have been extended until 9am on Monday 19 June.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/heat-health-alerts-issued-by-ukhsa-and-the-met-office
#ClimateCrisis #HeatAlert #Heatwave
🌀#Biparjoy is gearing up to be a major incident and evacuations underway as the storm approaches.
Detailed reporting here: https://www.dawn.com/news/1759332
Early warnings:
The #India Meteorological Department issues storm and wind track for tropical cyclone #Biparjpy with landfall expected near Jakhau Port, Gujarat around noon on Thursday June 15 
Climate Literacy:
During an El Niño event, the trade winds that normally blow from east to west across the tropical Pacific weaken or even reverse direction³⁵.
This causes the warm surface waters that are usually found in the western Pacific along the coasts of Ecuador/Peru/Chile to spread eastward along the equator¹³⁵. As a result, the ocean heat that is normally stored in the western Pacific is released to the atmosphere in the central and eastern Pacific²⁴. This affects the global weather patterns and climate¹²³⁵.
Sources:
(1) El Niño: Pacific Wind and Current Changes Bring Warm, Wild Weather. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/ElNino.
(2) What are El Niño and La Niña, and how do they change the weather?. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64192508.
(3) El Niño - National Geographic Society. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/el-nino/.
(4) El Niño and Extreme Ocean Heat Are About to Clash for the 2023 .... https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/el-nino-and-extreme-ocean-heat-are-about-to-clash-for-the-2023-hurricane-season/.
(5) El Niño and La Niña: Frequently asked questions. https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/el-ni%C3%B1o-and-la-ni%C3%B1a-frequently-asked-questions. 
Just a correction in the text above this should read:
“This causes the warm surface waters that are usually found in the EASTERN Pacific along the coasts of Ecuador/Peru/Chile to spread WESTWARD along the equator¹³⁵. As a result, the ocean heat that is normally stored in the eastern Pacific is released to the atmosphere in the central and western Pacific²⁴. This affects the global weather patterns and climate”
The east/west flow was written incorrectly
This is correct.
We have just come out of a longer than normal cooler La Niña period.
We are now moving into the warmer El Niño phase. The last El Niño event we had was in 2015/16 which was described as a “super El Niño” as a result of the heat it created.
Btw here is how Sea Surface Temperatures are measured https://argo.ucsd.edu
The Argo floats are currently collecting about 12,000 data profiles each month (400 a day).
Climate Literacy:
During an El Niño event, the trade winds that normally blow from east to west across the tropical Pacific weaken or even reverse direction³⁵.
This causes the warm surface waters that are usually found in the western Pacific along the coasts of Ecuador/Peru/Chile to spread eastward along the equator¹³⁵. As a result, the ocean heat that is normally stored in the western Pacific is released to the atmosphere in the central and eastern Pacific²⁴. This affects the global weather patterns and climate¹²³⁵.
Sources:
(1) El Niño: Pacific Wind and Current Changes Bring Warm, Wild Weather. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/ElNino.
(2) What are El Niño and La Niña, and how do they change the weather?. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64192508.
(3) El Niño - National Geographic Society. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/el-nino/.
(4) El Niño and Extreme Ocean Heat Are About to Clash for the 2023 .... https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/el-nino-and-extreme-ocean-heat-are-about-to-clash-for-the-2023-hurricane-season/.
(5) El Niño and La Niña: Frequently asked questions. https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/el-ni%C3%B1o-and-la-ni%C3%B1a-frequently-asked-questions.
Why the concern with current sea surface temperatures?
”Just the top few metres of our oceans store as much energy as the entirety of our atmosphere. I'm very concerned for later this year into 2024.”—Dr Thomas Smith