Thread by @sonamvelani

It's so hot, they've wrapped a bridge in foil in the UK.

It's so hot, a museum roof melted in China.

It's so hot, pipes are bursting in the US.

It’s so hot, wheat crops are damaged in India.

It’s so hot, meteorologists named a heat wave in Spain.

One hot thread. 🔥🧵🌏

🌉 Silver insulation foil has been placed over the Hammersmith Bridge to protect it from the sun and keep the bridge open.

#London: 40C 🔥

bbc.com/news/uk-englan…

⛩ In Chongqing, the roof of one museum literally melted, with the tiles of a traditional Chinese roof popping as the heat dissolved the underlying tar. The city called a red alert on Monday.

#Chongqing: 41C 🔥

reuters.com/world/china/do…

🚰 Fort Worth, Texas had 476 main breaks in 2022, with 221 of those in the past 90 days.

#FortWorth: 39C 🔥

ecowatch.com/heat-waves-inf…

🌾 It's the hottest year on record in India since we started keeping numbers 122 years ago. This has resulted in a 35% reduction in crop yields in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, India's "wheat bowl."

#NewDelhi: 42C 🔥

india.mongabay.com/2022/06/heatwa…

🌍 The world’s first named heat wave, Zoe, hit Seville, earning the most severe tier in the city’s new heat wave ranking system. The names are in reverse order... because it seems like we're just reversing on all our climate commitments.

#Seville: 42C 🔥

scientificamerican.com/article/zoe-be…

It's so hot... and we're not doing so hot.