European heatwave

 From The BBC

This El Niño will take temperatures to new highs. The acceleration in recent years is obvious, and I've talked about it before.  The trend will continue.

Will this latest heatwave encourage politicians to do more?  Don't count on it.

Cage Match

By Rick McKee 

We demand surrender

 By Ricardo Galvão

No, Europe isn't falling behind the USA

Hint:  No. 

From TLDR

The perils of comparing economies. And excellent insight into the problems.

 

France's hottest day ever

 From Nahel Belgherze

France could record its hottest day ever in the coming days, exceeding the 30°C mark nationwide for the first time on record. A truly historic heatwave is on the way.

[Previous highs:]

The Top 5 : 1) 29.40°C 25 July 2019 2) 29.35°C 5 August 2003 3) 28.88°C 9 August2003 4) 28.72°C 24 July 2019 5) 28.69°C 10 August 2003

Note that these are daily averages, not peaks. 

We repeatedly get new excess temperatures, across the world. And we are doing too little to prevent their inexorable rise. EV sales are soaring, solar panel are being deployed at record rates, and batteries have gone from niche to normal. But it's not fast enough. Too many politicians and CEOs do not see the urgency, or, paid by fossil fuel interests, deliberately drag their feet. We face catastrophe, and we dither and phaff, instead of acting quickly and decisively.

Temperatures are rising by at the minimum 0.2 degrees C per decade, though over the last 15 years that has accelerated to 0.3 degrees C. Even if we cut emissions by 70%, temperatures will still be rising by 0.1 degrees C per decade. Better than nothing, but still not good enough. We need to do better.

The art of the deal

 By Nick Anderson

Buffoon

By Patrick Chapatte