coolest summer of the rest of our lives
41.2°C == 106.16°F
thanks from a Yank!
~~Freedom~~ Fascism Units
"Take precautions" = Run A/C = Problem gets worse.
We're really here, aren't we. Hope humans get good at terraforming or building tunnels, real fast.
From 2016 to 2022, 80 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions were produced by just 57 companies.
Emitted 3.2% of total greenhouse gas emissions when refrigerants are included.
A/C is a negligible amount of the problem and in these type of weather is a necessity, lest vulnerable people like seniors die from heat stroke. You could 10x AC usage and it still wouldn't even match what corpos emit. We have way bigger issues than more AC use.
One thing doesn't negate the other.
I'm honestly shocked that it's already at 3+% Think about how it changes in the future when it further warms. Also, it has local effects, of further firing the situation, i.e.it get's measurably warmer in cities. Take Phoenix for example, in the future, there may be times, if you don't have an extremely well working respiratory system, that you'll die outside because of heat stress...
I didn't mean to imply it's the biggest problem, just pondering on the irony of the current advised defense also contributing. I could imagine such a jump as climate control is increasingly demanded for survival.
Hope humans get good at terraforming or building tunnels, real fast.
...at this point it's looking like the best case scenario is for humans to hurry up and go extinct so the damage can stop and minimize the number of other species we drag down with us.
Or we build our house like hobbit or teletubies.
That’s hot 🥵
The real question is, how will we blame this on tourists and other foreigners?
When they say "This is a PEN!" the plosive sounds they use are so aggressive that it heats up the air around them. Honorable nippongo doesn't contain such violent sounds, so clearly this heat is due to the gaiks.
Hottest temp I've ever been in was over 50. it was painful just walking outside.
I have endured a Phoenix, Arizona heat at just under 120° F and opening my motel door was like opening an oven to check on something you're baking. Our rental car had to have the AC on for about 3 minutes before sitting in the seats wasn't searingly painful. It took about 5 minute for the steering wheel to be comfortable enough to grip for more than a few seconds.
The city of Phoenix shouldn't exist. It's a monument to American hubris.
But it's fine... it's a different kind of heat....
A fire is a dry heat too
Ackshually, combustion releases water vapor. If you have a gas stove, you might have noticed condensation on the side of a pot of water when starting from cold. That's why.
Same, I went for a walk just to feel it. It was for about 5 minutes, I was fine, but it was definitely something that could kill you if you were in it for too long.
I'm in Florida we call that Tuesday afternoon.
record breaking temps in Florida too though recently, just FYI.
Yeah this past Tuesday afternoon!
touché!
Can’t wait for Florida to lead the way in fashion soon while they continue to vote anti-science and climate change denial
That's how hot it has been in the factory I work in for like the last week already... It's disgusting. Between 102F-106F
Hope they get some relief soon!
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