RT @ScottDuncanWX@twitter.com
We have not seen anything like it. We can't compare this looming heat emergency to summer 1976.
A warmer world, thanks to human induced climate change, makes it almost effortless to break extreme heat thresholds. We continue to see this across the planet - not just in Europe.
When does everyone rise up and say: Okay, the scientists warned us, and they were absolutely right, and the politicians who denied reality and let it happen must be removed from office to live out the remainder of their lives in disgrace.
@JamesGleick Politicians require voters to get elected. Voters use their most important issue on a politician's (actually party's) plank to determine their vote. The most important issue is determined by immediate need and personal morality. Climate has never been an immediate need for most voters, so "When does everyone rise up"? When it's too late (much like with economic conditions).
