Weather WTF

[Ed Anger]

Spent an hour in the basement. Implmented weather plan Anger-one.

[Admiral Yi]

9 dead so far from Houston flooding.  Including a prom queen on the way home from the prom.

[crazy canuck]

This is the driest May on record with a dry hot summer predicted.  With no snow pack on the local mountains water restrictions will probably start earlier than usual this year.

[Liep]

It's been a very cold June so far, even Greenland has warmer weather than us right now.

[Martinus]

Same here. We had 12 degrees Celsius and rain yesterday. Usually we get summer storms in June but it is closer to 30 Celsius.

[Liep]

It's been shit weather all June but supposedly July will start with a heat wave (Danish definition is 3 days with above 28C temperatures ).

Summer is here, bitches.

[Malthus]

Wettest June on record here.

[Valmy]

May 2015 was the wettest month in the history of Texas.



I think June has been up there as well. The drought is almost gone except in just a few counties. Rejoice!

[Duque de Bragança]

It's been shit weather all June but supposedly July will start with a heat wave (Danish definition is 3 days with above 28C temperatures ).

Summer is here, bitches.

Yay, hurray for 40° in Paris (in the shade) tomorrow and Saturday probably. 

[KRonn]

It's been shit weather all June but supposedly July will start with a heat wave (Danish definition is 3 days with above 28C temperatures ).

Summer is here, bitches.

So far we've had a  very temperate summer here in Massachusetts, warm days, not hot; very nice actually. It's early yet but I would have expected warmer/hotter weather a little more often. Only used the A/C twice and just briefly. Heat wave here is probably similar to Denmark which is about three days of hot and humid weather before things cool off.

[crazy canuck]

We are setting records for hot dry weather.  Its crazy around here.  With all the dried out grass it looks and feels a lot like southern California atm.  And with the tinder dry forests the Provincial government has already spent its budget allocated to fighting forest fires.

[The Brain]

Awesome summer day in Stockholm today.

[Syt]

Forecast says high 90s and high humidity for the next seven days or so, with a chance of hitting 100 tomorrow.

Me at the moment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1pByV5AiPQ

Could be worse. The Jehova's Witnesses have their annual meeting at Happel Stadium today and tomorrow - though there's a roof over the stands it heats up real nice. Must be real fun in suit and tie. 



Though I have a feeling the baptisms will be super popular this year.

[Syt]

Relevant news:

http://www.thelocal.at/20150717/vienna-works-to-fight-urban-heat-island-effect

Vienna works to combat urban heat effect

Scientists in Vienna are working on a project to green the city in an effort to combat the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect - where urban air temperatures become higher than those of rural areas during the summer months as heat is absorbed by buildings and street surfaces.

As the mercury rises to close to 40C the urban centre can become unbearably sticky, and cause respiratory problems for vulnerable people. As climate change brings longer stretches of hotter weather to central Europe, experts are worried about the health of city dwellers who can't escape the urban heat island.

Vienna is one of the first European cities to set up an 'Urban Heat Islands Strategic Plan', which aims to reduce the effects of UHI and raise awareness about the importance of parks and green, shady spaces in the city.

Vienna's central districts are on average 4 or 5C hotter than the suburbs - and as much as 12C hotter than the countryside. Heat stored in buildings and roads and emitted by factories and cars - plus a lack of cooling vegetation means that the inner city barely cools down at night, leaving some residents unable to get a good night's sleep.

Between 1961 and 1990 Vienna had on average 9.6 hot days a year (30C or more) but from 2010 this figure has risen to an average of 15.2 days.

"Further efforts are needed to make sure we can effectively counter the negative climatic impact of urban heat sources," Karin Büchl-Krammerstätter, head of the MA 22 environment department told the ORF.

It all comes down to having more green spaces in the city - whether that is parks, allotments, trees or green roofs. New green spaces are already planned for the Hauptbahnhof, the Seestadt Aspern and Donaustadt (including fruit orchards in Seestadt and a cherry tree park in Donaustadt).

There are also plans to create more open water spaces and plant more trees to provide shade on the streets. City residents are being asked to help by greening their courtyards and rooftops. "Every single plant pot makes a difference and acts like a little air-conditioning unit," Büchl-Krammerstätter said.

Older people, as well as the chronically ill and people from socially disadvantaged groups are more affected by the heat. High temperatures also present a challenge for Austria's water suppliers as demand increases during the summer months.

[Syt]

6am, 25°C in the city, 28°C in the apartment.

Forecast for the week:
Sun 38°
Mon 31°
Tue 35°
Wed 38°
Thu 38°
Fri 34°

I should get a vacation home in Norway, Finland or Sweden. *checks job offers for Helsinki*