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  • Spain's flash floods

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 30 21:33:13 2024
    At least 95 killed and dozens missing in Spain's flash floods
    ...
    ...
    AEMET reports that the "cold drop? that caused the flooding is the
    worst Valencia has experienced this century, but adds that it is too
    early to tell if climate change is to blame. The term "cold drop"
    refers to a pool of cooler air high in the atmosphere, which can
    separate from the jet stream, causing it to move slowly and often lead
    to high-impact rainfall events. The phenomenon is most common in
    autumn

    The sheer amount of rain that fell meant many were taken by surprise,
    with people finding themselves trapped in their basements or first
    floors and unable to get to safety.
    ...
    ...
    The human-caused climate crisis is making extreme weather more
    frequent and more severe, scientists say.

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/30/europe/spain-flash-floods-intl/index.html

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  • From D@21:1/5 to JAB on Thu Oct 31 10:28:24 2024
    On Wed, 30 Oct 2024, JAB wrote:

    At least 95 killed and dozens missing in Spain's flash floods
    ...
    ...
    AEMET reports that the "cold drop? that caused the flooding is the
    worst Valencia has experienced this century, but adds that it is too
    early to tell if climate change is to blame. The term "cold drop"
    refers to a pool of cooler air high in the atmosphere, which can
    separate from the jet stream, causing it to move slowly and often lead
    to high-impact rainfall events. The phenomenon is most common in
    autumn

    The sheer amount of rain that fell meant many were taken by surprise,
    with people finding themselves trapped in their basements or first
    floors and unable to get to safety.
    ...
    ...
    The human-caused climate crisis is making extreme weather more
    frequent and more severe, scientists say.

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/30/europe/spain-flash-floods-intl/index.html


    Nah... climate has always changed on the planet, and it's mostly, if not
    all, a natural process.

    Humans will adapt to the climate, as they have always done. The sooner we
    can let go of the illusion that we should change the global climate (which
    with our current level of technology is impossible, unless we want to go
    back to living in medieval times) and embrace the fact, that we once knew,
    that we should adapt to the climate, we can move on and be happy.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Thu Oct 31 05:57:09 2024
    On Thu, 31 Oct 2024 10:28:24 +0100, D <[email protected]> wrote:

    The sooner we can let go of the illusion that
    we should change the global climate

    It's not the we per se, but the devices we use

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