Scorching summer in Europe signals climate changes
PARIS — In northern Europe, this summer feels like a modern-day version of the biblical plagues. Cows are dying of thirst in Switzerland, fires are gobbling up timber in Sweden, the majestic Dachstein glacier is melting in Austria.
In London, stores are running out of fans and air conditioners. In Greenland, an iceberg may break off a piece so large that it could trigger a tsunami that destroys settlements on shore.
Southern Europe is even hotter. Temperatures in Spain and Portugal are expected to reach 105-110 degrees Fahrenheit this weekend. On Saturday, several places in Portugal experienced record highs, and over the past week, two people have died in Spain from the high temperatures and a third has died in Portugal.
But in the northernmost latitudes, where the climate is warming faster than the global average, temperatures have been the most extreme, according to a study by researchers at Oxford University and the World Weather Attribution network.
By analyzing data from seven weather stations in northern Europe, the researchers found that the closer a community is to the Arctic Circle, the more this summer’s heat stood out in Zach Smith Gene Smith
the media, and thus Ohio State fans, will be considered a forgivable mistake. But for someone as experienced with the media as Meyer is, his claim to have been caught off-guard by questions about Zach Smith might be hard for some people to believe.
In his Twitter message, Meyer said he followed all protocols at the time regarding the 2015 allegations, but he did not specify what action he took. He must hope that the evidence confirms that he acted properly.
Smith’s explanation of the timeline and his decision not to inform Meyer in 2015 might help that cause. Smith said he was on a recruiting visit when athletic director Gene Smith called him following a call from the Powell police department and told him to return to Columbus. the temperature record. A number of cities and towns in Norway, Sweden and Finland hit all-time highs
If that’s the case, then Meyer wouldn’t have had to tell the athletic director because he would already have known. Which raises the question, given that Meyer has been placed on administrative leave, should Gene Smith also be on leave during the university’s investigation?
That timeline also might help Meyer’s wife, Shelley, a part-time OSU employee whom Courtney Smith said she told about the alleged abuse.
Zach Smith said Meyer sternly told him that if he did hit Courtney, he would be fired. But it’s unclear whether any other actions were taken by Meyer, Gene Smith or anyone else at Ohio State.
Zach Smith does not appear to have been disciplined at the time. His performance reviews, obtained by The Dispatch, make no mention of the accusation or any actions Meyer ABOVE: People sunbathe on a beach during a hot summer day in Barcelona, Spain, on Saturday. Hot air from Africa is bringing a heat wave to Europe, prompting health warnings about Sahara Desert dust and temperatures that could peak at 117 degrees Fahrenheit in Spain and Portugal.
LEFT: A dog cools off in the Mediterranean Sea off Barcelona, Spain, on Saturday. this summer, with towns as far north as the Arctic Circle recording nearly 90-degree temperatures.
Inside taken as a result.
He said he was given only a vague reason for his dismissal when it did happen, but he understood that the firestorm about the accusations made his staying problematic.
Other key figures have remained mostly quiet. Gene Smith declined a request for comment, saying he didn’t want to talk while the investigation is pending. Ohio State President Michael V. Drake also has been silent.
With the exception of her interviews with independent college football reporter Brett McMurphy and WatchStadium.com, so has Courtney Smith, as well as those close to her. It is not known whether Ohio State officials tried to talk with her in 2015 or recently.
The Powell police department, which provided no information on the 2015 accusations until the day
The preliminary results of the Oxford study found that, in some places, climate change more than doubled the likelihood of this summer’s European heat wave.
“In the past, we had this kind of heat wave once every 10 years, and now we have them every two years or something like that,” said Francois-Marie Breon, a climatologist and deputy director of the Laboratory of Climate and Environmental Science. “That’s really the sign of climate change: We have heat waves that aren’t necessarily more intense but that are more and more frequent.”
Temperatures that used to be seen as outliers will become “the norm for summer” after 2060, said Jean Jouzel, who was vice chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2007 when it won the Nobel Prize.
Occasional heat waves could push temperatures in Europe toward 120 degrees unless there is a dramatic slowdown in global warming trends, he said.
“This really is to enter into another world,” Jouzel said. “This is a world that France and western Europe are not used to. For western Europe, this is truly a major change of climate if we do not fight efficiently against global warming.”
Meyer spoke in Chicago, still has not released some documents regarding the dispute between the Smiths that led to Zach Smith’s firing.
No one on the investigative committee has spoken publicly. The timetable for their inquiry is unknown, as is the list of people to be questioned.
While the investigation goes on, so do the days on the calendar. Ohio State’s opener against Oregon State is Sept. 1. The team had its first preseason practice Friday with Ryan Day as acting head coach. Day joined the OSU staff last season and is one of the team’s offensive coordinators.
Ohio State has imposed a media blackout of the team. All practices are closed for the time being. There have been no interviews with coaches, let alone players, for a program that has a passionate following.
So both on and off the field, questions outnumber answers.