The jet stream map in the video clearly shows a big dip just where Pittsburgh is, so we are north of the dip, meaning we are on the "right" side of things. On the "wrong' side, there are all sorts of record-setting heat waves exacerbating drought conditions in various places all over the world. Watch it now.

It was a cool and wet June here in Pittsburgh, and that trend continues in July. But I didn't realize, though I should have realized, that this persistent unusual weather was yet another product of a meandering but persistent jet stream caused (uncontroversially for me) by Arctic amplification . That point came home to me when I watched the last minute of this BBC video .

Surprisingly, it seems that humans have turned a blind eye toward the extreme weather afflicting the world in 2015.

Paul Krugman is hot and bothered about the situation in Greece, which is a strong signal for yours truly to run the other way. And that's my natural inclination in any case. It is however worth noting that somebody had better give the Greeks some cash this week to prevent a total collapse in the birthplace of democracy.

Jeff Masters over at wonderground is tracking things. Here's what he posted on Saturday, July 3rd.

Brutally hot conditions fried portions of three continents during the first three days of July, and four nations have already set all-time July national heat records this month: the Netherlands, the U.K., Thailand, and Colombia. Below is a break-down of the July national heat records set so far this month, courtesy of weather records researcher Maximiliano Herrera. Europe The temperature in Maastricht, the Netherlands, hit 100.8°F (38.2°C) on July 2, setting an all-time July heat record for the nation. According to data from the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, only two other hotter temperatures have been recorded in the nation: 101.5°F (38.6°C), on August 23, 1944 at Warnsveld, and 101.1°F (38.4°C), on June 27, 1947 at Maastricht... London's Heathrow Airport hit 98.1°F (36.7°C) on July 1, setting an all-time July heat record for the UK. Previous record: 97.7°F (36.5°C) in Wisley on July 19, 2006. Asia On July 2, the mercury hit 105.8°F (41.0°C) at Kamalasai, Thailand, setting a mark for the hottest July temperature ever recorded in that nation. Previous record: 104.4°F (40.2°C) at Uttaradit on July 12, 1977. Approximately half of all the reporting stations in Thailand set their all-time July monthly heat records on July 1 or July 2 this year. UPDATE: Today (Friday, July 3), Kamalasai, Thailand bested yesterday's July record with a reading of 106°F (41.1°C). South America On July 1, Urumitia, Colombia beat that nation's all-time July national heat record, with a 108°F (42.2°C) reading. Urumitia also set Colombia's all-time June heat record last week on June 27, with a 107.6°F (42.0°C) mark.

This is only a small sample of what's going on all over the world on the "wrong" side of the jet stream. Mashable has a good write-up of what's happening on the western side of North America.

The West is baking under a heat dome that has sent temperatures soaring to historically high levels, further drying out soils and priming the region for fast-spreading wildfires. The heat wave is noteworthy for its severity, extent and duration. During the past seven days alone, 465 warm temperature records have been set or tied across the country, mainly in the West, with 49 monthly warm temperature records set or tied, according to the National Center for Environmental Information in Asheville, North Carolina. These numbers are rising by the hour as the blistering heat wave continues from interior areas of southern California, across the barren Nevada and Utah deserts, northward into western Montana, and west from there toward Washington and Oregon. See also: How Pakistan and India can prevent future heat wave fatalities The heat doesn't stop at the Canadian border, though, as record-breaking heat has also taken hold in British Columbia and Alberta. Cranbrook, British Columbia, set an all-time high temperature record of 98 degrees Fahrenheit, or 36.8 degrees Celsius, on Sunday, according to The Weather Network. According to weather.com, Revelstoke, British Columbia, which is a ski resort community, saw a high temperature of 103 degrees Fahrenheit, or 39.5 degrees Celsius, on Sunday. With dozens of wildfires still burning in western Canada and Alaska, a thick blanket of smoke has descended over parts of the intermountain West. This has reduced visibility and increased public health risks for people with respiratory ailments in Montana and the Dakotas, for example. In fact, some of the smoke has reached as far south as Tennessee, based on satellite observations. Monday was the third day in a row that Salt Lake City had a triple-digit high temperature. The high temperature on June 29 at Salt Lake City was 104 degrees Fahrenheit, or 40 degrees Celsius, which was three degrees below the city's all time high temperature record, according to the National Weather Service. Salt Lake City typically sees about six 100-degree days per year. So far this year, they've already had four such days. By the end of the day on Tuesday, that will most likely creep up to five. The extreme heat is not likely to go away anytime soon, either. Computer model forecasts show it may last until early next week before another heat ridge builds over Alaska, further raising wildfire risks there, and potentially giving all but the Pacific Northwest a respite from the heat.

Take a look at all the #wildfires in Alaska and Canada! The smoke from these fires is making it into the Midwest. pic.twitter.com/Af29x8EAYZ

— NWS Boise (@NWSBoise) June 30, 2015

It's possible that some records for heat wave longevity will be tied or broken by this event, which speaks to its unusual nature. The forecast for some parts of the interior Pacific Northwest calls for high temperatures in the lower 100s Fahrenheit through early next week.

Mashable did have one reference to climate change at the very end of their story.

Climate studies show that global warming is raising the likelihood of extreme heat events and is also enhancing their severity across the world, including the U.S. In other words, get used to seeing new all-time high temperature records.

Hey, suck it up! Get used to it!

Thanks for that.

And it's not just the weird jet stream which is affecting global weather. We also have an El Nino this year, and it seems to be getting stronger.

All of this reminds of 1998, which had a very strong El Nino, which made 1998 for many years thereafter the hottest year on record, or tied with it. In fact, 1998 was so hot that that was the year when the phony global warming "hiatus" allegedly began.

Also, in 1998, we didn't have this meandering jet stream shit to contend with.

I predict that 2015 will be the hottest year on record when all is said and done (2014 is the current record holder). I'm not going out on much of a limb when I say that since that's the way things are going.

But it won't be the hottest year of the 21st century, not by a long shot.

Now that the Pacific Decadal Oscillation has shifted into its warm phase, it might turn out 10 years from now that nobody will remember 2015 as a particularly bad year.

I can even relate all this to the Greek debt crisis.

Germany broke its all-time heat record on Sunday July 5, when the mercury soared to 104.5°F (40.3°C) at the official Kitzingen station in Bavaria...

That certainly won't help negotiations