Wow - huge dip in the Jet stream over the US. Big cold snaps as far south as the Tennessee Valley expected. #Plants and #crops need a stable #climate . These flip-flop weather conditions from a weakened Jet are hugely damaging to the #agricultural system & global food supplies.

March 2024 was the warmest #March in human #civilization . #Greenland on a Supermelt alert. Industrial civilization is rapidly heating the #planet faster than ever before. The days of a stable #climate are long gone. We are moving into the unknown.

Not even the flying spaghetti monster can prevent #climate change I’m afraid. Time for grown up Conversations about actual sustainability and feasible mitigation. “ #Wexford priest holds mass to pray for ‘weather improvements” sundayworld.com/news/irish-new…

Exposure to temps >35°C for extended periods poses a huge risk to human lives, potential #heatstroke and reduced productivity. The cities where such conditions are prevalent and worsening are already known. #Adaptation is essential to the survival of people in these regions.

The #Cogotí #Reservoir in #Chile - a vital water source for the #Coquimbo region, is currently experiencing one of the most severe droughts in 15 years, causing the reservoir to dry up. You can't run a modern society without huge amounts of freshwater.

The Mayor of #Freetown , Yvonne Aki-Sawyer, shares the interventions that the city has employed to protect its citizens from rising temperatures, including the implementation of #MEER 's ultracool roofs ('sheeting') in an informal settlement. #Africa #Heatadaptation

Heading for #Ireland #Stormkathleen moving up the West coast. One more named storm would make it a record year. As the globe continues to warm we can expect to see more frequent and stronger storm systems.

Another #stormkathleen set to batter #Ireland this weekend. It is the 11th of the season, equalling the worst named storm season ever and only the second time we have had a named storm in April. Warming of the #oceans & the #climate is having a profound effect on weather systems.