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dariosalvi78·

> can't help but wonder what is on European minds

that only a big catastrophe, possibly a global war, will make people think again

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other two options:

a) Asteroid strike

b) Arrival of Aliens (in a sense of "evident to everywhone on earth")

Next year, el nino may hit and the extremes will set new records again. I wonder if einstein was right and human stupidity is infinite. On the other side, we can achieve alot as a society when the narratives are positive.

El nino hit this year and will be back to normal next year:

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-08-13/risk-of-...

But first we get to experience (probably) record rainfall in autumn and winter.

The current El Niño hasn’t “hit” in Europe yet. Its effects in Europe will most likely be felt in the first quarter of 2027. I’d assumed that’s what the parent was referring to.

El Niño does not really hit Europe in any way. It influences several things, like the jet streams, but the effects on Europe are very indirect and much milder than in the Pacific. They are also delayed by a couple of months.

I don’t think el Niño affects Europe so directly. As a second order effect, sure, but here the heatwaves and el Niño are simultaneous. And this year is going to break records significantly. Again. No need to wait for next year, which could be the tail end of the current Niño, a regression to the mean, or the beginning of the next Niña.

In any case, Europe is warming up faster than the global average, Niño or not.

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