It should be interesting to see how long and how quickly this list gets. Conversely, it could be proof for the deniers.
OK. Here goes.
Start with the June/2023 fires in Quebec that had all of Toronto told to stay indoors.
July/2023: For 31 straight days — from the last day of June through Sunday, the second-to-last day of July — Phoenix has hit at least 110 degrees Fahrenheit, not merely breaking its 18-day record in 1974, but setting a significant new one.
Warm July breaks dozens of longstanding Australian temperature records | Australia news | The Guardian
August 2023:
Maui wildfires
Yellowstone wildfires
Tropical weather alerts/hurricane Hilary hitting SoCal/Baja
Tenerife wildfire still ‘out of control’ and blazes in Greece force evacuations | Wildfires | The Guardian
Fire in south of France rages though campsite and 500 hectares of land | France | The Guardian
The French environment minister said the climate crisis was exacerbating conditions of drought that fed the fire. No one was injured in the fire, authorities said.
The North Pole was at 1.5ºC.
Chicago roasting in record-setting heat that feels like 120 degrees (nbcnews.com)
Sept/2023
Natural disasters are driving up insurance costs in Canada (thestar.com)
Typhoon Haikui uproots trees and triggers mudslides in Taiwan – video | World news | The Guardian
Extratropical cyclone kills at least 31 in Brazil and leaves over 1,600 homeless | Brazil | The Guardian
Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria hit by fatal flash floods | Turkey | The Guardian
Hong Kong hit by widespread flash flooding after heaviest rainfall since 1884 | CNN
OK. Here goes.
Start with the June/2023 fires in Quebec that had all of Toronto told to stay indoors.
July/2023: For 31 straight days — from the last day of June through Sunday, the second-to-last day of July — Phoenix has hit at least 110 degrees Fahrenheit, not merely breaking its 18-day record in 1974, but setting a significant new one.
Warm July breaks dozens of longstanding Australian temperature records | Australia news | The Guardian
August 2023:
Maui wildfires
Yellowstone wildfires
Tropical weather alerts/hurricane Hilary hitting SoCal/Baja
Tenerife wildfire still ‘out of control’ and blazes in Greece force evacuations | Wildfires | The Guardian
Fire in south of France rages though campsite and 500 hectares of land | France | The Guardian
The French environment minister said the climate crisis was exacerbating conditions of drought that fed the fire. No one was injured in the fire, authorities said.
The North Pole was at 1.5ºC.
Chicago roasting in record-setting heat that feels like 120 degrees (nbcnews.com)
Sept/2023
Natural disasters are driving up insurance costs in Canada (thestar.com)
Typhoon Haikui uproots trees and triggers mudslides in Taiwan – video | World news | The Guardian
Extratropical cyclone kills at least 31 in Brazil and leaves over 1,600 homeless | Brazil | The Guardian
Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria hit by fatal flash floods | Turkey | The Guardian
Hong Kong hit by widespread flash flooding after heaviest rainfall since 1884 | CNN
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