In addition, London’s fire service had to tackle blazes across the capital, with one conflagration destroying 16 homes in Wennington, east London. (The country’s previous hottest temperature, 38.7C, was in Cambridge in 2019.) That is how fast things are moving.”Īmong the records broken during the book’s editing was the announcement that a temperature of 40.3C was reached in east England on 19 July, the highest ever recorded in the UK. “By the time it is published it is already out of date. “That is the trouble with writing a book about climate breakdown,” says McGuire. A few months after he completed his manuscript, and as publication loomed, he found that many of those records had already been broken. He includes many of the record high temperatures that had just afflicted the planet, including extremes that had struck the UK. McGuire finished writing Hothouse Earth at the end of 2021. The world needs to know how bad things are going to get before we can hope to start to tackle the crisis.” I call this climate appeasement and I believe it only makes things worse. In confidence, they are all much more scared about the future we face, but they won’t admit that in public. “I know a lot of people working in climate science who say one thing in public but a very different thing in private. A rapid drive to net zero and the halting of global warming is still within our grasp, they say. Most other climate experts still maintain we have time left, although not very much, to bring about meaningful reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. In this respect, the volcanologist, who was also a member of the UK government’s Natural Hazard Working Group, takes an extreme position. 30, Denny’s had 1,650 units systemwide.Bill McGuire is emeritus professor of geophysical and climate hazards at University College London and was also an adviser to the UK government. Revenues fell 42.3%, to $71.6 million, from $124.3 million in the prior-year quarter.ĭenny’s expects to release financial and operating results for its fourth quarter after the market closes on Feb. 23, Denny’s net income fell 86.8% to $6.5 million, or 10 cents a share, from $49.1 million, or 80 cents a share, in the same prior last year. Test results, from a reported 23 locations, for Melt Down “have been similarly encouraging” to those for The Burger Den, Miller said, and more than half of the domestic locations are expected to debut the virtual brand in the spring. The Melt Down features sandwiches such as the Giddy-Up Melt, which features brisket burnt ends, sharp white cheddar cheese, creamy barbecue sauce and pickles on grilled artisan bread, and a turkey melt with turkey, bacon, tomatoes, provolone and creamy herb spread. ICR presentation slides indicated it will be available on DoorDash, Postmates and Uber Eats. Miller said about half of Denny’s more than 1,500 domestic locations have agreed to offer the virtual Burger Den brand in a rolling launch that will begin in February. “Test results have been favorable and suggest a high degree of incremental transactions.” “This new concept allows us to focus on one of our strengths, great burgers, with new varieties using items already in our pantry,” Miller said. Miller expanded on the announcement earlier Monday of the virtual brand rollout, of which The Burger Den will be the first. Related: Denny’s tests two virtual brands with rollout plans The Spartanburg, S.C.-based family-dining brand sees “market-share opportunities” with the two virtual concepts, Miller said during a Monday presentation at the 23 rd annual ICR Conference, which was held virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic. expects a rolling launch that begins in February of its two new virtual brands, The Burger Den and The Melt Down, according to company CEO John Miller.
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