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Dangerous heatwave hits US from Texas to California with grim records expected
(www.theguardian.com)
Don't forget they removed water break provisions.
this post was submitted on 06 Jun 2024
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Because leadership knew this was coming. They deny climate change at the podium, but bend the knee to corporations behind closed doors.
If they kept the water breaks, nothing would get done outside during the summer, and that hurts corporate wallets.
People are going to be worked to death this summer, and it’s because of greedy politicians who’ve never worked outside of an air conditioned office.
110 is hot. 90’s in this area is fine in the shade with a breeze because it’s so dry your sweat evaporates easily and keeps you cool. Once you get into triple digits your basically slow-roasting.
110 is hot but I feel like for TX/AZ/CA is not like... freakishly hot. Way back like 10? years ago we (CA) had a random summer that was like maybe 112 on the worst days? Even 100°+ days in summer hasn't been uncommon for a long time. I get that it's bad because global warming is happening but also they're all pretty well equipped to handle heat, it's just the fires that fuck shit up.
It’s not freakishly hot but it’s people-be-dyin hot.
I just came here from the post about the pineapple-sized hailstone found in Texas. WTF?
My weather station says today's high here was 39.5C. The previous record (my data) was 36.6C and we have never ever had more than 3-4 days of 32C+ but we're looking at 2 weeks straight of > 35C. Or more.
The really fun part is we've had multiple fires start in our or the adjacent county every day this week.
I just want to be cold.
I really wish the US adopted the metric system. 😑
Temperature on the internet is like sitting in a room with a thousand people and 980 of them are talking one intuitive language but 20 of them insist everyone uses theirs because they think it's more intuitive
I dunno why they keep insisting on using that system. Centigrade is so simple. 0°C : water freezes, so it's cold. 100°C, water boils, so it's very hot.
Yuh but 0°f is like, I dunno, depends if you ask someone in like Sweden or Spain, and like 100°f means it's hot. Unless you're from Bangladesh, man duh, or anywhere else
Here's my magic Celsius system as an American-born who lives in Canada. If it starts with a two it's warm and you should dress lightly, if it starts with a three stay the fuck inside and crank the A/C, and if it starts with a one it's going to be chilly.
It really is that fucking simple.
no but I gotta know what temperature to fight over the a/c at in Réaumur or my wine will spoil
16 is 61, 23 is about 72. Work from there.
110 is about 43 degrees c
Thank you!
Yeah that's really hot holy cow!