Pielke Jr.: Europe’s Deadly Aversion to Air Conditioning: ‘Tens of thousands die in European summers for want of a technology the rest of the rich world takes for granted’
https://rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/europes-deadly-aversion-to-air-conditioning By ROGER PIELKE JR. Excerpt: Europe is warming: ~0.5°C per decade since the 1980s. Figure 1 shows the continent’s annual count of days since 1950 with “strong heat stress” — a feels-like temperature of 32°C or higher. The trend was flat into the 1980s, then rose sharply: 2022 through 2024 rank as the highest […]
Meteorologist: European heatwave ‘has nothing whatsoever to do with climate change or greenhouse gas emissions’
Why is it hot in Europe this week? Well, it has to do with the “omega block” in the jet stream. Omega blocks get their name because they resemble the Greek uppercase letter omega, Ω. You can see that in the synoptic setup. The map below on the left shows the 500 mb… pic.twitter.com/D2KHo9cOv3 — […]
Bjorn Lomborg: ‘While the media focuses on Europe’s heatwave: Remember, cold kills far more Europeans than heat’ – ‘Extreme heat is the smallest temperature-related killer’
Guardian: "heat kills more people in Europe than almost any other issue you worry about" But that's because the Guardian doesn't tell you about the things to really worry about, like cold deathhttps://t.co/3z0fO6ubyR https://t.co/TyJ0yl8KJN — Bjorn Lomborg (@BjornLomborg) June 25, 2026 While the media focuses on Europe’s heatwave: Remember, cold kills far more Europeans than […]