Hottest nights ever in Central Europe: new national record high nightly minimum temperatures:
28.4°C in Skalica, Slovakia
28.0°C in Budapest Janos, Hungary
(via @extretemps on Bluesky)
A minimum of 28°C is not good for sleeping. Air conditioners weren't necessary until recently in these countries.
Monday, Vienna (capital of Austria, city of 2 million) broke its all-time high temperature record: 40.1°C.
And today again: 40.8°C!
https://www.nu.nl/buitenland/6405317/ook-oostenrijk-beleeft-deze-zomer-warmste-dag-ooit-408-graden-in-wenen.html
#ClimateChange #extremeheat
Greenhouse growers in the region want an exception, saying they need the water for irrigation. Water management board refuses. Growers: "Please give us water, or we'll have millions of damage to our crops. We don't care if salty seawater enters, any water is better than no water."
https://nos.nl/l/2625554
Code Black for water shortage in the Delft region of the Netherlands! No use of surface water (canals, lakes) allowed anymore. Water managers fear intrusion of salty seawater, as damage to dikes due to low water levels needs to be prevented.
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/08/04/vanwege-de-droogte-voor-het-eerst-de-sluizen-dicht-in-het-waterrijke-westen-het-is-code-zwart-vanaf-middernacht-is-water-onttrekken-verboden-a4933840?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=clipboard&utm_campaign=share&utm_term=share-modal&gift_token=4933840%7E1786478392%7EtrOzbjrSRpSn70EyY_7u2A%7EnhG6LFx7Bj3RFKgfe6OxLm1j56bE028Z98Dhtz9EqBo
'We suncream apples' - how heatwaves are affecting farming in the UK.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy4pdlwdxlo
Code Black for water shortage in the Delft region of the Netherlands! No use of surface water (canals, lakes) allowed anymore. Water managers fear intrusion of salty seawater, as damage to dikes due to low water levels needs to be prevented.
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/08/04/vanwege-de-droogte-voor-het-eerst-de-sluizen-dicht-in-het-waterrijke-westen-het-is-code-zwart-vanaf-middernacht-is-water-onttrekken-verboden-a4933840?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=clipboard&utm_campaign=share&utm_term=share-modal&gift_token=4933840%7E1786478392%7EtrOzbjrSRpSn70EyY_7u2A%7EnhG6LFx7Bj3RFKgfe6OxLm1j56bE028Z98Dhtz9EqBo
Monday, Vienna (capital of Austria, city of 2 million) broke its all-time high temperature record: 40.1°C.
And today again: 40.8°C!
https://www.nu.nl/buitenland/6405317/ook-oostenrijk-beleeft-deze-zomer-warmste-dag-ooit-408-graden-in-wenen.html
#ClimateChange #extremeheat
Five days ago, the Rhine - at the point where it enters the Netherlands - reached its lowest level ever recorded: 6.47 meter above sea level.
Now it's at 6.35 m.
Wagtail and moon :)
RE: https://mastodon.social/@MAKS23/117036474936508546
I would guess NATO countries are not keeping up with these rapid developments in warfare.
Dutch water distribution coordinator: "We've always had the luxury of sufficient water, so agriculture and shipping were possible everywhere. Now we have to get used to this not being the case anymore. The Netherlands have to become more resilient."
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/08/03/de-natuur-snakt-naar-vocht-en-we-kunnen-geen-water-toveren-maar-toch-kon-het-veel-erger-met-de-droogte-a4933766?gift_token=4933766~1786425344~Rgt1yJ0IEeKfgABQVoV_mg~xe9rMRbuGXPfdwxnCwcHorM--m5SRprZkE5hKKQywjY
'We suncream apples' - how heatwaves are affecting farming in the UK.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy4pdlwdxlo
Five days ago, the Rhine - at the point where it enters the Netherlands - reached its lowest level ever recorded: 6.47 meter above sea level.
Now it's at 6.35 m.
Dutch @knmi meteorological institute: July was extremely dry: average rainfall in the Netherlands 13 mm, that's 83% below normal. It was the 8th warmest July on record.
https://www.knmi.nl/over-het-knmi/nieuws/juli-2026
"You should support climate action, for your children and grandchildren" is a bit shortsighted.
You should support it for everyone living now, especially those already taking the hardest hits all over the world. And your neighbours, friends, family, yourself. And future generations. And other species.
RE: https://mastodon.energy/@Sustainable2050/117033128339794681
Many in the UK will find a striking similarity with the conduct of the UK police.... although (in addition to XR protests) here we might want to contrast peaceful protestors supporting Palestine Action, with Farmers disrupting the road in London
Angry farmers block Dutch highway but don't get fined. Because... they had covered their licence plates 🤦♂️🤦♀️🤦
The police: that's illegal, but there was little we could do about it "given the situation" 🤡
The difference with the treatment of XR climate activists doing the same on foot is striking.
https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/binnenland/artikel/5634951/boeren-blokkeren-snelweg-met-tachtig-tractoren-maar-krijgen-geen
@Sustainable2050 It was similar with farmer 'protests' in Germany. They blocked highways with hundreds of tractors, actively endangered traffic by dumping piles of manure and similar. The act of driving many of those tractors on the highway alone was against the law. But there were no fines or arrests.
And the parts of the press that love to call climate activists "terrorists" kept completely quiet.
"You should support climate action, for your children and grandchildren" is a bit shortsighted.
You should support it for everyone living now, especially those already taking the hardest hits all over the world. And your neighbours, friends, family, yourself. And future generations. And other species.