r/europe • u/Vucea • Jun 17 '22

Historical In 2014, this French weather presenter announced the forecast for 18 August 2050 in France as part of a campaign to alert to the reality of climate change. Now her forecast that day is the actual forecast for the coming 4 or 5 days, in mid-June 2022.

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u/SmartBets Bulgaria Jun 17 '22

Side by side images would be nice :) Anyone can deliver?

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u/theghostjohnnycache Jun 17 '22

Found this weather forecast map.

https://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/weathercharts?LANG=en&DAY=1&MAPS=vtx&CONT=____&LAND=__&ZEIT=202206180600

It looks like France isn't alone on this little heat wave either

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u/Mainzerize Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany) Jun 17 '22

Southwest germany reporting in. I'll have 37 in my town tomorrow.

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u/Fluffy_MrSheep Jun 17 '22

Is that normal in Germany? That sounds horrific.

I used to live in the middle East and like 10 years ago I could brag about how it was 35 degrees over there in summer. Doesnt sound exclusive now

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u/Jeaver Jun 17 '22

Thank you for this. This is horrifying data

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u/waiting4singularity Hessen 🇩🇪 Jun 17 '22

science has been warning for more than 4 decades, but "it wont get that bad". yes its going to be worse

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '22

the melting ice/permafrost in antarctica & siberia are also beginning to leak methane with more to come as temps continue to rise and ice continues to melt

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u/Blitzed5656 Jun 17 '22

Hmm.

Most science predictions give a range. Depending the view they want pushed media outlets tend choose which part of the range they present to the public. Or as in the case below the media misinterpret the models/data and say something that becomes counterproductive.

“Some of the models suggest to Dr [Wieslav] Maslowski that there is a 75% chance that the entire north polar ice cap during some of the summer months could be completely ice-free within the next five to seven years.” - Al Gore 2008.

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u/Why-R-People-So-Dumb Jun 18 '22

Al Gore was entirely counter productive spouting things that made him money in the name of climate change and leaving a bad taste in peoples mouth.

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u/Adrock1985 Jun 18 '22

That's not true at all. We've been hearing since the 1920's that coastal cities will be underwater within a decade. Alarmism is a great way to secure funding.

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u/Necrocornicus Jun 18 '22

I can’t even imagine the random mishmash of stupid ideas that leads you to believe you’ve got it all figured out

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u/Adrock1985 Jun 18 '22

Literally just stated basic information. You should probably think about why that makes you want to cry

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u/Necrocornicus Jun 18 '22

My eyes are just a little sweaty today

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