German blog site Lokalgeschichte inspected the German summer of 1911, which was extremely hot, dry and sunny. It refutes the previous general idea that heat waves in Central Europe are new and are caused by more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. [emphasis, links added]
Although the temperature was very high in the summer of 1911 (up to 40°C) [104°F] In Chemnitz), no new records were broken. The value in 1892 is similar or even higher (41.5°C [106.7°F] in Reichenhall).
The most striking feature of summer 1911 is not the absolute highest temperature, but the duration of the hot mantra and the continued trend of high-pressure weather that continues to dry and warm, from spring to September.
In 1911, Germany saw extreme droughts, especially in western and central Germany. In Berlin, for example, about half of normal precipitation fell between April and July, while only a seventh decrease in August.
Such events that occur today will have climate alarms criticizing carbon dioxide.
But, as shown in 1911, extreme weather is nothing new.
According to this article, this weather is due to the continued shift in high pressure areas on the European continent.
However, the basic forces that control these atmospheric currents are not fully understood.
Although heating air flows from tropical regions to poles affects the climate in temperate regions and the conditions of higher atmospheres can play a role, there are still no reliable laws to accurately predict.
Meteorological observations over nearly two centuries have shown that cool and warm summers occur in a pile.
Examples of these are eight cool summers from 1881 to 1888, from 1730 to 1747, 18 cool summers in the summer, and 15 warm summers from 1756 to 1770.
The climate is balanced over a longer period of time. This happens naturally.
CCD Editor Note: Although this article focuses on Germany, the well-documented heat was part of a wider global scale in 1911, with unusually high temperatures reported in most parts of Europe, England, North America, Greenland, the Arctic, the Arctic and elsewhere.
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