In Europe, fires and power plants are turning off because of a lack of water. Today, in New Zealand, it snowed at sea level in the North Island! 🥶🤯
And it looks like it might snow again during the night...
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/weather/875731/live-weather-wellington-could-be-in-for-more-snow-tonight-icy-morning-expected
Is this climate change, or are we experiencing the same things as in the past? I have the feeling these events are getting more frequent.
Tell me about it. Both in my country and Hungary, nuclear power plants had to be shut down as the Danube is at record low levels.
Hello neighbour. We have now restrictions on how people can use tap water. The gov let us use collected rainwater as we wish. Just we didn't get rain in the last two months :D
Oh crap! Looks like you're in a worse situation then us then. We are not at that phase yet, but in the past years, some of the regions got restrictions. This is not going to end well.
I hope you get some rain. I'll see what I can do, maybe send you some, if we get more 😄
It's an El Niño year. For my region in south Texas it means fewer hurricanes and more rain in autumn.
Just for the record... It's not something known a priori that it will be in a certain year, but instead because the conditions that usually form an El Niño have been met. Even if we know it's something cyclic, it's still very irregular.
Just in case others read this... 😎
There are all kinds of climate cycles with different time frames that converge and diverge. It's never just one thing.
Extreme weather is getting more common and we should be worried. Some will just care about their short term profits, but what about their kids?
That's right... the next generation is very uncertain about what or how they are going to raise their children.
