17 favourite responses to people who keep wanging on about the summer of 1976
10.
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) July 18, 2022
11.
Brexit lovers.
Pretend you're on holiday in Spain by walking into a Wetherspoons & ordering 2 pints of lager & a full English breakfast.— joe heenan (@joeheenan) July 18, 2022
12.
"We had a heatwave in 1976 and we didn't complain!"
A) You did complain. British people complaining about weather is our default state at all times
B) You're now at least 46years old and are yelling at meteorology on Twitter. You can't play the 'other people moan too much' card
— Dean Burnett (@garwboy) July 18, 2022
13.
"It's not a heatwave, it's called summer. Back in '76 we used to leave babies out in this weather to get a bronzie."#heatwave pic.twitter.com/sNf4gYR8Mk
— Oonagh (@Okeating) July 17, 2022
14.
The same people who told us the coronavirus was "just a cold" and that leaving the EU would bring us all great benefits are the same people telling us to enjoy the hot weather that could kill hundreds of people. Listen to them at your peril.
— Otto English (@Otto_English) July 18, 2022
15.
Tips for today:
Stay hydrated.
Avoid tinfoil headwear.— Tim Burgess (@Tim_Burgess) July 18, 2022
16.
Just saw a comment from a bloke saying how it was really hot in the summer of 1976 and everyone managed just fine but his bio says he’s 24 so I think I’ve just stumbled across a time traveller!
— Amanda (@Pandamoanimum) July 17, 2022
17.
https://twitter.com/PeterGleick/status/1548794577015808000?s=20&t=7zf3IxqmLsjLY6IjkXXWwA
To conclude …
People keep telling me that because the UK had a heatwave in 1976, climate change is overhyped.
So here’s the global heat anomaly maps from June 1976 and June 2022. https://t.co/GGVg46UTcI pic.twitter.com/tngiGoEEUl
— Will Norman (@willnorman) July 17, 2022
And this.
The 10 hottest days on record in the UK
9 of the top 10 are since 1990
None are from 1976 pic.twitter.com/6FLKj8bqd4
— Tim Burgess (@Tim_Burgess) July 18, 2022
And last word to the BBC’s fact checker in chief, Ros Atkins.
Why the 2022 heatwave is quite different to 1976. pic.twitter.com/8sUhU2TJFq
— Ros Atkins (@BBCRosAtkins) July 18, 2022
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