Extreme heat will soon be norm: UN agency (AP/CBC)

The brutal heat waves that killed thousands of Europeans in 2003 and choked Russia earlier this year will seem like average summers in the future as the Earth continues to warm, the UN weather agency said Tuesday.

The last decade confirmed scientific predictions from 20 years ago that temperatures will rise and storms will become more fierce — and those trends are likely to continue, said Ghassam Asrar, who heads the climate research centre at the World Meteorological Organization.

Asrar was speaking at a two-week international climate change conference in Cancun, Mexico, that got underway Monday.

The WMO was due on Wednesday to release details on the last decade's global temperatures, which Asrar said were the warmest on record.
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While it is difficult to attribute any single weather event to climate change, extreme events are becoming more common. Judging by the current trend, the unprecedented heat waves that scorched Europe in 2003 and Russia this July will seem cool by the end of the century, Asrar said.
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ETA emphasis. We've had 20 years warning (actually, a lot more) and what use has been made of it?

and homes, at the very least. Plus learning the skills of insulation might end up earning you a living someday.

I think hydroponics, climate controlled greenhouses would be another great skill to have.

We have to adjust to our surroundings.