Kew Gardens just hit 35.1°C, smashing its previous May record by NEARLY 5°C and exceeding its all-time June record from 1976 by 0.5°C — while Oxford later shattered its 211-year May temperature record by OVER 3°C.

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Bellybutton_fluffjar@reddit

Step Dad told me that paying for my kids to go on a trip to Switzerland with Scouts next year was a poor decision, when I should be paying into my pension instead.

I said "Do stuff now while we've got the chance"

He asked what I meant, I looked him straight in the eyes and said "it's 35°C in May."

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Bellybutton_fluffjar@reddit

No response. Can't deny anymore.

He's been very critical of me for stopping my pension contributions. I did it the week we had 40°c in the UK around 4 years ago. There's just no point. Enjoy what time we have left.

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This has been me with my retirement, but I’m only 28… On one hand, I would like to have the funds to live once I’m old and done with work. But on the other hand… how can I be sure we’ll have a functioning society by the time I retire?

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BoysenberryMoist6157@reddit

I wonder how many El Nicolas cycles our modern civilization will endure.

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4ab273bed4f79ea5bb5@reddit

I mean this one is already looking catastrophic for food production.

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BoysenberryMoist6157@reddit

Combined with the oil & fertilizer shortage.. not looking good.

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4ab273bed4f79ea5bb5@reddit

I think the drought is so bad its actually going to moderate the fertilizer shortage next year. USDA is saying 20% wheat acreage abandonment and its probably way higher. That would explain why urea futures are crashing.

Diesel prices, however, might actually start making rural American towns collapse, like soon.

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malieno@reddit

honestly at this rate I don't feel foolish for saying that this one might be it

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RichieLT@reddit

You ain’t foolish.

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HassanAchievedIt@reddit

3

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BoysenberryMoist6157@reddit

If I'd were to guess I would say less than 10.

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wiegerthefarmer@reddit

6-7

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Admirable_Advice8831@reddit

If man is 5...

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BeastofPostTruth@reddit

And if the devil is 6

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MinuteWonderful5001@reddit

66667777

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MaximinusDrax@reddit

The current El Niño is only just beginning (set to peak around November IIRC) and is expected to be a major event, so it will probably be a sign for things to come in terms how humans react to a rapidly-shifting climate baseline.

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muddaFUDa@reddit

Well so far we’ve increased fuel and fertilizer prices for shits and giggles. This is fine.

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Aeceus@reddit

We arent even in El Niño yet either so thats fun

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Z3r0sama2017@reddit

Absolutely miserable experience in the UK. Houses built to trap heat. Generally don't come with AC. Horrible humidity. Yep, we are fucked.

I mean I have solar powered AC for my home, but it doesn't help when I have to go outside.

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ZeroSumClusterfuck@reddit

Reflective window tint helps a lot too. People think we've got aircon running when they come into my house on a hot day. Anyone with the option to do so should also be painting their house white at this point.

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cartmaneric10@reddit

Oh Heavens

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Hephaestus1816@reddit

Recorded a high of 33C in our back garden in Leicestershire on 26 May this year. Today it's expected to reach 30C. The average temperature for May in the UK ~~is~~ was 14-20C. There was also a thunderstorm in the early hours of this morning which easily had the most lightning I've ever seen in a storm in the UK. It was almost strobing. Never seen a storm like that here.

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EmergencySushi@reddit

West Midlands here. Can confirm the thunderstorm in the early hours was indeed one of the most impressive I’ve ever seen. Easily 4-5 lightning a minute at the peak, and it lasted a good two and a half hours. Not nice at all.

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poop-machines@reddit

In Coventry I saw lightning every 5 seconds or so at it's peak, for about 2 minutes. Never seen it like that in the UK. Only florida. It's nuts.

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Straight_Flan1347@reddit

We've had a few of those storm in Chicago this spring. Just absolutely massive and prolonged lightning strikes, one after another. I've lived in the Midwest my entire life, never have I seen or heard a storm like these.

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ManticoreMonday@reddit

laughs in Oklahoman

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Empty-Equipment9273@reddit

What could go wrong with dumping 2 trillion tons of carbon dioxide into the air along with methane, nitrous oxide, and everyone’s Venus favourite Sulphur HexaFluoride

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BTRCguy@reddit

Meanwhile, the other side of the conversation:

Just to let you know where some people's heads are on the subject. Sigh.

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KirbyWarrior12@reddit

We're so fucked and all anyone is saying is "what lovely warm sunshine" :')

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wanton_wonton_@reddit (OP)

This week during an extreme late May heatwave London’s Kew Gardens recorded 35.1°C which broke its previous May record from 1922 by NEARLY 5°C and exceeded its all-time June maximum from the 1976 heatwave by 0.5°C.

Oxford then shattered its 211-year May temperature record by OVER 3°C with 33.7°C.

These are century-scale temperature benchmarks being obliterated by absurd margins. The future is bleak.

We are getting fucking fucked

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Ninknock@reddit

We fucked ourselves

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GreenFalling@reddit

The bourgeoisie fucked us. Most of us are just trying to survive.

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ilovebeetrootalot@reddit

Great fucking song though lol

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Zeitnachweis@reddit

Bist du direkt betroffen? Richtig übel.

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EmergencySushi@reddit

And this is May. It’s not even Summer yet. Sheesh!

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AdiKadiAdi@reddit

It is summer now.

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Z3r0sama2017@reddit

Yep. Spring is the new summer. Summer is still summer. Autumn is also summer. Winter will just be a fucking mess.

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AdiKadiAdi@reddit

Not even the worst yet. Frogs are still cozy.

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Z3r0sama2017@reddit

Damn French. I knew it was them.

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Empty-Equipment9273@reddit

Hey now I like my 🥐

lol jokes aside they’re one of the few sensible countries to have used nuclear energy power plants for a lot of their energy consumption

Yes of course renewables are better environmentally but both are in a better galaxy than Dino juice

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Kaining@reddit

They weren't better in the 50's when we went full in on nuclear.

Because there was none at the time. Renewable being a better alternative is so recent it doesn't really count. We ought to rebuild our economies toward renewable but "democracies" are to occupied to sell out to oligarch to actually put the work in.

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IntoTheCommonestAsh@reddit

Spring is now summer. Summer is now summest.

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Nyao@reddit

I just experienced the hottest summer of my life, and it’s not even summer yet.

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25TiMp@reddit

And this is just the beginning!

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Pogglethebestest@reddit

If i understood celsius, I'd be concerned!

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thisisallme@reddit

A quick way to figure it out is it’s take the C amount, multiply by 2, and add 30. It’s not completely accurate but it gives you a general idea

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wanton_wonton_@reddit (OP)

Over 95°F. Essentially double normal temps for this time of year.

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moosemc@reddit

And in Toronto we're just now, seeing winter in the tail lights. The cold winds just never stopped. It felt like the longest winter in decades.

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Sicbass@reddit

I mean if you’re gonna hit the ceiling, you might as well just bust thru that fucker and leave no question.

I’m calling 5 Deg rise, globally, by 2050. Maybe Reddit and I will still be around?

Hey reminder bot, can you set a reminder for me?

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This week during an extreme late May heatwave London’s Kew Gardens recorded 35.1°C which broke its previous May record from 1922 by NEARLY 5°C and exceeded its all-time June maximum from the 1976 heatwave by 0.5°C.

Oxford then shattered its 211-year May temperature record by OVER 3°C with 33.7°C.

These are century-scale temperature benchmarks being obliterated by absurd margins. The future is bleak.

We are getting fucking fucked

Please reply to OP's comment here: https://old.reddit.com/r/collapse/comments/1tq13u0/kew_gardens_just_hit_351c_smashing_its_previous/oocrgce/

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Own_Appointment_8410@reddit

Nothing so bad for someone who spends 7 months in a cold and depressing climate. If there were no dryers, they wouldn't even have a way to do laundry.

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Bjork__@reddit

Anyone else remember the actuarial report that warned of billions of deaths from mass mortality events over the next two decades?

https://global-tipping-points.org/planetary-solvency/

How about the UK govt report that warned of food system collapse and nuclear war in the 2030s?

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/environment/article/suppressed-climate-report-warned-of-mass-migration-and-nuclear-war-882zj0x2l

Good times.

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NottaNiceUsername@reddit

Bloody 'ell!