Cerberus, an unofficial name for the current European heat wave, has gone viral—but some meteorologists find it sensationalistic and worry it won't help people take extreme weather seriously.
Well, that’s exactly the point. We keep seeing these heatwave headlines every year, so is it really that exceptional? In any case, you’re right about the harm aspect though, so in that sense rainy autumns don’t really fit the description.
In the autumn it’s usually cold and rainy, so can we name that rainy period too?
If it’s usual what’s the point? These named heat waves are far from usual. You name dangerous and exceptional phenomena.
Well, that’s exactly the point. We keep seeing these heatwave headlines every year, so is it really that exceptional? In any case, you’re right about the harm aspect though, so in that sense rainy autumns don’t really fit the description.
They’re becoming normal yes, but they’re still exceptional. Most people were born with a very different weather.