Thread: Climate sceptic? Met 40,000,000 thirsty people

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

I hope the water hose and sprinklers are ready for them.

Not to mention the hankie with four knots.

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Originally Posted by Saitch

Not to mention the hankie with four knots.

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American trick needed as well Saitch

"In much of the United States, it’s hot out there. Still.
Many parts of the Central Plains and Texas are under heat advisories and warnings this weekend and will be well into the week in what is already a historically — and relentless — hot summer, forecasters with the National Weather Service said.
It might not be as hot as it was in recent weeks, but heat advisories will be in effect for much of the Central and Southern Plains, including the Oklahoma Panhandle, east toward most of Oklahoma and Arkansas, southwestern Missouri and southeastern Kansas, said Bob Oravec, a lead forecaster with the Weather Service. The extensive heat is contributing to droughts in a lot of those areas as well.

" "with predicted highs reaching 102 to 110 degrees,"



Edit- the whole song needed!

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

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"Dr Eunice Lo, climate scientist at the University of Bristol in England, said ...."Scientists expect this record to be broken in the future because of climate change."Extreme heat can be deadly to people. Dr Lo said that on average, about 2,000 extra deaths in England are linked to heatwaves each year."

Except that Englands unusually hot summers are not that hot when compared to many other countries where peoples do not die from heat. So is Dr Lo really saying that Englanders are genetically pre-disposed to dying from what is essentially an English only heat wave phenomenon.

We hear a lot about climate change and the blaming of mankind for it but generally do not consider all factors.

The sun is ignored as it is assumed to be a constant, unchanging source of light and heat whereas it is not. It goes through various cycles of differing heat and light outputs which do affect our climate.

Originally Posted by Grumbles

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We hear a lot about climate change and the blaming of mankind for it but generally do not consider all factors.

The sun is ignored as it is assumed to be a constant, unchanging source of light and heat whereas it is not. It goes through various cycles of differing heat and light outputs which do affect our climate.

The sun is not ignored.

Climate scientists have studied it and their conclusion is:
Over the last 35 years the sun has shown a cooling trend. However global temperatures continue to increase. If the sun's energy is decreasing while the Earth is warming, then the sun can't be the main control of the temperature.

https://skepticalscience.com/solar-activity-sunspots-global-warming.htm

Still hotter

Western France is facing a "heat apocalypse", experts have warned, as extreme temperatures continue to hit much of Europe.


Temperatures could reach record levels in 15 regions of the southwest, with firefighters battling wildfires and thousands forced to evacuate.


Blazes in Spain, Portugal and Greece have forced thousands more to flee.


The Poms seem to be topping out at 35 today. Records will fall tomorrow apparently

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

The tough bit is housing designed to survive sub zero may not be very helpful at 38 or above 40C.

Even slightly warm weather can be a problem in London because a lot of buildings, for example in the City, don't even have ventilation, let alone AC - in one of the buildings we were doing training in we had to open a window when it was about 28C.

Originally Posted by Arapiles

Even slightly warm weather can be a problem in London because a lot of buildings, for example in the City, don't even have ventilation, let alone AC - in one of the buildings we were doing training in we had to open a window when it was about 28C.

Sadly as expected and not over yet
"An extreme heat wave that meteorologists call an "apocalypse" broiled much of Europe and the United Kingdom on Monday, and hundreds of people died because of record high temperatures and ferocious wildfires.

At least 748 heat-related deaths have been reported in the heat wave in Spain and neighboring Portugal, where temperatures reached 117 degrees this month.

Wales reported its hottest temperature on record Monday of 95.5 degrees, the U.K. Met Office said.

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Mean while we have a 1 degree shiver here!

This is for today where I live in Ireland. The temperature will peak at 20 degrees C at 12 noon. By 7.00pm it will have dropped to 11 degrees C.
For tomorrow 20th July the peak will be 14 degrees C
Thursday it is to peak at 16 degrees C.
Friday the peak will be at 18 degrees C and that will be hottest forecast until early next week,
You can check it out on XCWeather.co.uk and put in Carndonagh, which is not in the UK but it gives us a forecast!