For those outside the US, that’s 115 Fahrenheit, which is about 46C
Original title: Extreme heat blasting Western Europe could set all-time record in U.K.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/07/13/heat-europe-amber-temperature/
They did. They just said in the early 2000s it would be a hundred years away.
Which many of them now regret choosing the most conservative estimate. They where worried about stoking fear, instead they created inaction
Yup. Which is why they get the wall not the gulag. Motherfuckers killed us all for vroom vroom juice. And they knew the whole. Fucking. Time.
find me the person who will argue that the penalty for taking away our only biosphere is "too harsh"
1912!
Wow, that’s heavy.
“Dear future generations: Please accept our apologies. We were rolling drunk on petroleum.” Kurt Vonnegut
I have to imagine there was some bias in the hiring, funding, and platforming of scientists with that particular approach.
this is just the beginning
every year is basically worse than the last one or at least in the top 5 for warmest
this shit is accelerating
I wish accelerationism wasn't already taken, because I need a word to talk about how everything is going so fucking fast and ever faster and accelerationism sounds dope
Pls help I'm dying
My house was built to keep heat in during freezing winters
I haven't even seen snow in 8 years
Here in the Northeast US, it's a dry July
It's actually not too hot so far, mostly in the 80s or low 90s occasionally. Last year we had weeks on end in the 90s.
But what makes this notable is the absolute dryness. We haven't had a single rainy day in July yet, and it's half over. Last year the rains were so constant it felt like a swamp, and we saw frogs for the first time in years. The frogs are still hanging around so far though, despite the dryness.
Wet bulb assumes no air conditioning, no cool off at night & no exterior forms of cooling (wearing cold wet rags, basements, swimming, etc)
People will likely just use more energy on cooling or move north. It’s not like most people will just sit there and die, only the poorest, homeless, elderly, etc. will do that
People will likely just use more energy on cooling
It’s a good thing the price of that in Europe has been very stable lately
It’s artificial, caused by self-imposed sanctions
They could just lift all sanctions and return to normal.
rioting in this extreme heat, pigs will still be in their full storm trooper gear....roast piggies
only the poorest, homeless, elderly, etc. will do that
Luckily, our society doesn't produce lots of those. :ralph-wiggum-in-danger:
People sometimes act like Wet Bulb is a point where society collapses and everyone dies. Wet Bulb won’t do that, it will just exacerbate existing class struggle and violence.
A few days of bulbin' won't collapse civilization but it's a matter of scale and locale. Prolonged wet bulb conditions can absolutely lead to regional abandonment. If the american south will kill an unprotected person half the days of the year, human life will become untenable there. If it's one day out of 10, then maybe people stay under worse conditions. Assuming the power stays on.
Right, but combine that with everything else and it's still not going to be pretty. Energy companies are handily getting away with letting people freeze and cook without consequence now and we're not even in the cool zone yet.
That’s because they think of collapse as an event. It’s more like erosion. Little chunks fall off until there’s nothing left. Web Bulb would massively increase the speed of that erosion
Considering that wet bulb for most humans is be 85 degrees and 100% humidity my guess would be yes.
Oh wow, that's what I had for the last three days or so! And my job made me wear long pants the whole time!
haha meanwhile the west is currently making the Saudi circuit begging for the ability to burn more carbon
We are fucked. Absolutely fucking fucked.
Jesus. And it's not a desert climate so they probably aren't able to just put a wet shirt on and sit in front of a fan. Goddamn
To be fair, the non deadly spiders eat the deadly ones. Keep a few huntsmen in your cupboard and you don't need to care about the funnel webs.
