The World is Burning Up

Unreal footage of wildfires engulfing coast in Algeria, spreading across 16 provinces and claiming at least 34 lives. The temperatures are at record 50°C/ 122°F, state struggling to copepic.twitter.com/95WkVO9sSC

— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) July 26, 2023

As much of the country stews in bubbling heat, a milestone was hit as a buoy in Florida registered 101.1°F water temperature, a temperature common for hot tubs. https://t.co/Z14TmD27cJ

— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 25, 2023

An extraordinary marine heatwave has developed off the east coast of Canada, with hundreds of thousands of square miles of ocean experiencing sea surface temperatures more than 5°C (9°F) above normal and max anomalies approaching 10°C (18°F) above normal.

Thermal stress from… pic.twitter.com/BmErQs2StD

— Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) July 25, 2023

The Earth’s hottest week in recorded history was earlier this month. And the planet will get even hotter unless we phase out fossil fuels. The same year oil companies that pushed us to this brink made record profits. And walked back "climate promises". https://t.co/aIETUPA0Ty

— Earthjustice (@Earthjustice) July 24, 2023

Literally, what the f*ck?https://t.co/b1iV1eOYob

— Bill McGuire (@ProfBillMcGuire) July 25, 2023

Fire now choking Palermo in Sicily. pic.twitter.com/TGhB8s3lnt

— Brendan May (@bmay) July 25, 2023

An airport in Palermo, Sicily. @AeroportoPa.pic.twitter.com/rNEBHNDrbF.

— The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) July 25, 2023

Wildfires are currently devastating several parts of the Mediterranean basin's coasts and islands. Algeria, Tunisia, Italy, Greece are fighting fires

This is Sicilypic.twitter.com/qO3rb79nzM

— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) July 25, 2023