We're in the mid 90's here in southern Idaho. Thankfully last winter my TBM Dad put in a heating and air conditioning in the house. We used the heat often during the winter. Now we're finally using the A/C . Before we had the A/C the only way we stayed cool was with fans and opening the house after dark. Now we don't do that so much!! It feels so nice inside with the A/C!!
Mr. Happy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 106 here today in Central California. With the > wind chill though it feels like 104.
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Best California joke all month...and very likely all year!!!
It was still hot when we would return to school in September, and not all of the buildings in our old school (built in 1921, I think) had air conditioning.
If the temps got over 100 degrees, school was out at noon. Just about everybody who had transportation headed for the beach.
I can remember one summer day in the El Cajon Valley when it got up to 112. I like hot weather, but that was too much, even for me.
Cristina. We're ok in Montrose (neighborhood just west of downtown Houston. No blooding but streets are full. Stay off Allen Parkway of course. West Grey is better.
So Anon Today.....How close are you to the Black Labrador? I only lived in Houston for 5 months with a girlfriend, but I was shocked at how awesome the food, art, theater, and music scene was there. It was in walking distance too, but of course we never walked.
We are having a heatwave to come in Germany as well. Our area is looking forward to at least the next 5 days above 100°F with max temperatures of 104°F (40°C) - I'll spend the days in the house in front of a fan or two. And some cool drinks. Just hoping my lil one will not be harmed by that heat.
The earth's climate will not be destroyed, it will be just fine for a very long time, just as long as the earth still exists. The Human Race however may not be nearly as durable as that.
wine country girl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's finally cooled down to 78°F here in NorCal > at 9:33 p.m. > > And I can see Venus and Jupiter! (Uranus is a no > show). hahaha
It's hot and humid here in Southern Spain too even by June/July's normal standards. However we have had a marvellous show in the night sky from Jupiter and Venus for well over a week now.
We eventually reached 40°C which in Paris, with its narrowish streets and stone buildings which store the heat up and then throw it back at you, that's pretty... horrible, actually.
The journey home (part on foot, part by Metro and suburban express train) was NOT fun.
Soft Machine Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We eventually reached 40°C which in Paris, with > its narrowish streets and stone buildings which > store the heat up and then throw it back at you, > that's pretty... horrible, actually.
I spent almost a year (in 2 different areas) proselytizing in similar heat/humidity in Paris. No bikes, though -- mishies in the city had cartes oranges, and rode the metro. Not really a bargain in the heat, the tubes and cars got SO HOT underground!
On the entire Earth, human-caused CO2 emissions are 1200 tons per second. This thread was started June 30th at 6:13 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Since that time human-caused CO2 emissions have been 175,000,000 tons. Global warming is only getting worse. We have totally messed up our planet.
Plants take CO2 out of the atmosphere, removing the carbon and releasing oxygen. Are any studies being done regarding any increase or decrease by plant life in this exchange process?