The summer of 2018 was the hottest and one of the driest in southern Norway ever. Dairy farmers had to slaughter parts of their herds because of a lack of feed. Daytime temperatures were around 90F from May through August. We're at 60 degrees north, which is comparable to the southern tip of Greenland or Anchorage Alaska (at 61 degrees).
I agree with mikemansker. I took a course in ecology in the late 60s, and was dropped a grade (to B) because I wrote in the final exam that mankind is too driven by short term gain to stem long term deterioration of the environment. I'm afraid I was right. I fear we'll inevitably pass the tipping point. (Things are accelerating faster than the scientist predicted.)
Steve
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