40 °C heat extremes are no longer implausible in the Nordic countries(www.nature.com)
65 pointsby littlexsparkeea day ago2 comments
  • ciefaa day ago
    Makes me sad because I want to move to Norway in hopes of fleeing the German summer :(
    • ninalanyona day ago
      It will still be cooler here than in Germany. And if the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) fails it will quickly become a lot colder than it is now.

      Also the abstract talks only about peak temperatures. Those peaks tend to last only for a few days or even less in Norway, the July average where I live (about 40 km south of Oslo) this year was 18 C (0.5 C higher than normal), maximum was 32 C (for two days), minimum 6 C.

      • ciefaa day ago
        > the July average where I live (about 40 km south of Oslo) this year was 18 C

        Very jealous :D Unironically hate summer so much, July with an average of 18C° is like a dream

        • ninalanyon3 hours ago
          > July with an average of 18C° is like a dream

          That's what my children (grown men actually) say. They hate those few days when it's over about 26 C.

      • littlexsparkeea day ago
        if AMOC fails, we've got bigger fish to fry
  • anatolian_apiara day ago
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