Hot asphalt, ‘corn sweat’ and floods: midwest swelters as heatwave grips the US Millions seek relief from a severe heat dome that’s led to lake drownings, leaking methane gas and affected farmers

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #climatechaos #usaheatwave #heatdomes #climateemergency #usaforest #extremetemp

Changing the perspective: So how extreme were the water temperatures this year? #extremetemp #marineheatwave
Depends on the reference period!
If you want to know more, read our latest publication:
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@JoannaNorkko @anorkko @Tvarminne @BioEnvHelsinki
(twitter repost 07.10.2022)

Importance of shifting baselines - be aware what reference period you use for assessing #climatechange! We investigate #extremetemp and sub-surface #marineheatwave using a 90-year #timeseries, now published in @CommsEarth.
@anorkko @joannanorkko @tvarminne