Jeremy Clarkson threw shade at the extreme heat alert and ended up roasted
As no-one anywhere needs reminding right now, it’s going to be hot this week. Very hot. How hot? This hot.
And it really isn’t normal. Don’t just take our word for it, take this person’s.
‘Are we overreacting?’
The Met Office has issued a red warning for heat with some parts of the UK hitting a record temperature of up to 41C.
Climate Scientist Prof Richard Betts spoke to #BBCBreakfasthttps://t.co/48mbLfNGo0 pic.twitter.com/WsgD63p2W5— BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) July 18, 2022
The Met Office has issued its first ever red extreme warning for large parts of the UK but some people still reckon it’s all just a giant over reaction.
Like Jeremy Clarkson, for instance.
And it was of course entirely appropriate that he should end up burned after @drphiliplee1 replied like this.
It prompted no end of appreciation, but this was surely the funniest response.
Utterly impossible not to read this in Mark Corrigan’s voice. pic.twitter.com/ELSuKzCNXl
— Rhys James (@rhysjamesy) July 18, 2022
Just in case Clarkson still needed convincing, there were plenty of other people on hand to help out …
Nothing to see here, all perfectly normal!🙄🤬😭 https://t.co/Pi8udbnJn6
— Caroline 🦊🇪🇺🇫🇷💙🌟🌻🇺🇦🕊 (@Caroline59Fox) July 17, 2022
Let’s see what Le Monde is saying. Translation:
“France under the heat wave: 15 departments on red alert, "a heat apocalypse" scheduled for Monday”
I expect they also know that DefCon 1 is the highest level of readiness. https://t.co/dHkcjQDLza pic.twitter.com/Na5LRwknFd
— Mic Wright (@brokenbottleboy) July 18, 2022
He also doesn’t know how the DEFCON numbers work, the lower the number the greater the threat.
— Jason Wilson 🇺🇦 (@WhizzoUK) July 17, 2022
it’s almost like the south of France is more used to hot weather than the UK and has the infrastructure in place to better deal with it. anyway, apropos of absolutely nothing, I hope you enjoy a jog later https://t.co/D5QyCaerVD
— Sorcha Ní Nia (@Luiseach) July 17, 2022
I live in France. Last month our dept had a red heat warning when we had 40°. My kids schools were open only for childcare if needed. All outdoor activities were cancelled including a big outdoor concert by the river.
Currently we’re in orange but there are 16 depts in red rn.
— changhenge (@changhenge1) July 17, 2022
It’s quite hot in Ecuador all year round too. It just doesn’t happen to be on the same latitude as Moscow https://t.co/Vq0WtQRUBx
— Matt Zarb-Cousin (@mattzarb) July 17, 2022
They’ve probably made the schoolboy error of putting out all their disaster warnings in French, entirely failing to prioritise the needs of the all-important expat community.
— Half Man Half Pint (@HMHB19) July 17, 2022
To conclude …
You could, indeed you have, filled several books with all the stuff you don’t know.https://t.co/HQJC0b8tue
— Dave Vetter (@davidrvetter) July 17, 2022
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