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Re:40 °C heat extremes are no longer implausible in the Nord... by ninalanyon on Monday November 02, 2026 @04:28PM (#50344033)
It will still be cooler here than in Germany. And if the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) fails it will quickly become a lot colder than it is now.

Also the abstract talks only about peak temperatures. Those peaks tend to last only for a few days or even less in Norway, the July average where I live (about 40 km south of Oslo) this year was 18 C (0.5 C higher than normal), maximum was 32 C (for two days), minimum 6 C.

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Re:40 °C heat extremes are no longer implausible in the Nord... by littlexsparkee on Monday November 02, 2026 @04:46PM (#50344292)
if AMOC fails, we've got bigger fish to fry
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Re:40 °C heat extremes are no longer implausible in the Nord... by hedora on Monday November 02, 2026 @06:03PM (#50345354)
When, not if, unless we somehow manage to replace most governments, world wide in the next 2-3 years (we're definitely committing to the high-emissions roadmaps that show > 70% chance of terminal collapse by 2100):

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/28/collapse...

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Re:40 °C heat extremes are no longer implausible in the Nord... by littlexsparkee on Monday November 02, 2026 @06:48PM (#50345937)
yes - my `if` was more in the spirit of 'at the moment when...'
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Re:40 °C heat extremes are no longer implausible in the Nord... by ciefa on Monday November 02, 2026 @04:48PM (#50344322)
> the July average where I live (about 40 km south of Oslo) this year was 18 C

Very jealous :D Unironically hate summer so much, July with an average of 18C° is like a dream

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