All-time heat records have been set all over the world during the past week

[Meatpie]

From the normally mild summer climes of Ireland, Scotland and Canada to the scorching Middle East, numerous locations in the Northern Hemisphere have witnessed their hottest weather ever recorded over the past week.

Large areas of heat pressure or heat domes scattered around the hemisphere led to the sweltering temperatures.

No single record, in isolation, can be attributed to global warming. But collectively, these heat records are consistent with the kind of extremes we expect to see increase in a warming world.

Temperatues in excess of 46°C expected next week for Spain and Portugal.

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[alexonedeath]

It's cooling down a bit now in the Northeast U.S., but the past week has seen many highs in the triple-digits. The heat indexes ("feels like" temps) have been shocking: 124 one afternoon a few days ago.