Spring, Summer, Autumn (or fall), and Winter.

[Sandra]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California on Friday ordered rolling power outages for the first time since 2001 as a statewide heat wave strained its electrical system.

The California Independent System Operator (California ISO), which manages the power grid, declared an emergency shortly after 6:30 p.m. and directed utilities around the state to shed their power loads.

Pacific Gas & Electric, the state's largest utility, tweeted that it would turn off power to about 200,000 to 250,000 customers in rotating outages for about an hour at a time. Other utilities were told to do the same.

The emergency declaration ended just before 10 p.m. and California ISO said power had been restored statewide.

"Extreme heat is really the driver behind this," said Anne Gonzales, spokeswoman for the power grid operator.







Temperatures reached 33.6 degrees Celsius in Volkel at 3:10 p.m., making it the warmest August 14 in the Netherlands since weather measurements began, the weather service Weeronline reported. This broke the record set in 2022, when temperatures reached 33.4 degrees Celsius in Gilze-Rijen on this date.

[Sandra]

 Scientists warn a new weather phenomenon dubbed the 'FIREWAVE' will devastate UK cities as summers become hotter and drier.

Scientists have warned that climate change is making devastating firewaves more likely - and one could hit London this weekend.

[Sandra]

Tourists run for cover as freak 'Satan's Storm' lashes Spanish beach - while country battles wildfires in 45C heatwave and Portuguese villagers resort to fighting blazes themselves

Europe has been rocked by yet more wild weather extremes with a 'Satan's Storm' lashing a Spanish beach and Portuguese villagers tackling infernos themselves as blazing fires ravage parts of the country.
In one of several terrifying weather events to sweep the continent in recent days, panicked tourists were left sprinting for cover from a rare and intense heat burst in near-hurricane force winds in southern Spain's Costa Granadina.
In dramatic footage, holidaymakers were seen running from the Satan's Storm - an atmospheric phenomenon characterised by a sudden, localised increase in air temperature near the Earth's surface - as sunshades and pool loungers were sent flying across the beach.

[Sandra]

Will Britain be hit by a 600-mile wall of rain?

Fears Hurricane Erin will strike the UK
The storm, which is set to move through the North Atlantic, could bring 'an increased possibility of stronger winds and rain, some of which could be heavy and thundery', warned the Met Office.

[Red Hedonist Joy]

Guess I won't be taking my afternoon walk today.

This is an important message from the City of Los Angeles Notify LA System

Los Angeles is expecting a multi-day period of extreme heat from Thursday at 11am through at least Saturday. Temperatures could reach up to 107 degrees in the San Fernando Valley and up to 95 in downtown Los Angeles and the LA basin.

This heat wave will also impact and worsen air quality, and smog will reach unsafe levels in many parts of the City. Since these extremely high temperatures and bad air quality will continue for many days in a row, it's very important to be proactive and make sure you and your community have a plan to stay safe during extreme heat.

[Sandra]

We have had a few heatwaves here, but things are cooling down, we have a high of 20C today, as from tomorrow temperature climbs again a bit.

[Red Hedonist Joy]

79 degrees at 9:52 AM where I live.

[Sandra]

79 degrees at 9:52 AM where I live.

PM, IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE HOT

[ugga1968]

11 degrees C (58 F) and falling here in northern Norway.

The mountain tops were covered in snow yesterday 

[Sandra]

Hurricane Erin hurtles towards the UK: Warning over rip currents and 16ft waves as Bank Holiday crowds flock to beaches for 29C weather
Thousands of sun-seeking Brits are set to flock to beaches and beauty spots across the country today in what is set to be the hottest August Bank Holiday in six years.

[Sandra]

Yellow weather warning issued as three inches of rain set to drench parts of Britain within hours
The Met Office has issued a yellow rain warning for southern England and Wales with up to three inches set to fall in a few hours between 10pm today and 12pm tomorrow.

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Key Atlantic current is on the brink of COLLAPSING - plunging Europe and the US into a never-ending winter
Iconic US cities and landmarks set to DISAPPEAR by 2050


A critical ocean current that keeps parts of the world from freezing over is at risk of completely shutting down within decades.

A research team from Europe found that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) could collapse after 2100, especially if greenhouse gas emissions remain high.

The AMOC is like a giant ocean conveyor belt that moves warm water from the tropics to the northern Atlantic, with the Gulf Stream playing a key role, acting as the main current carrying that warm water along the US East Coast to the north.