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Japan broke it's All-time NATIONAL heat record for the 2nd time in... checks notes... less than a week! It's not coincidence. It's climate change. Japan is surrounded by the most anomalously hot water on the planet right now. The city of Isesaki hit 107 - it's in a valley NW of Tokyo. 1/
Need some relief from the heat Tampa Bay? Take a dip into the refreshi... Never mind. The Gulf is en fuego!
14” in a day is easily a 1-in-1000 year event for Milwaukee. It’s insane this far north. Actually 14” in 10 days meets the 1-in-1000 year criteria. Yes, read that again. To be clear, this doesn’t mean it only happens once every 1000 years, it means the chance in any one year is .1% More below 1/
On Japan’s 2nd All-time National heat record in a week. While these records are more likely now due to climate change, it’s worth looking at the details. Extreme marine heat wave. West wind downslopes off mountains into valley town of Isesaki (where it hit 107) and heats due to drying/compression.
For Sanibel Island, FL, 11” in 12 hours is a ~ 1-200 year recurrence interval. A rare event in our past, made more common by a warmer climate.
