Getting tired of British people still thinking #GlobalWarming is a “good thing” because they will have warmer weather.

People will die.
They’ll boil alive. #WetBulb
The suffering and misery will be horrific.

Once the ecosystem collapse starts, a lot of people will starve as well.

So fuck your idiot fantasies of a nice day by the beach.

Go boil in the sea, with the sewage you flushed into it.

(Apologies to those of you who do actually care about this mess)

#ClimateChange #WeatherWheel here in Southern #Maine has gone from #BlisteringSun / #Wetbulb to #DrenchingRains. Tomorrow we'll be back in the #HabitableZone for a few days... Maybe...

How To Survive A Wet Bulb Event - Territories across the northern hemisphere are suffering through record-breaking h... - https://hackaday.com/2023/07/27/how-to-survive-a-wet-bulb-event/ #airconditioner #currentevents #wetbulbevent #originalart #science #wetbulb #hvac #ac

I doubt if we are even accurately counting the #mortality from these extreme #heat and #WetBulb events. #climatechange is here and almost certainly already killing people. https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/07/18/extreme-heat-record-limits-human-survival/

@aeris

D’après la carte, les températures extrêmes (et mortelles) seraient atteintes à partir de 8:00 PM EDT, soit 2 heures du matin chez nous.

Mais les dates de carte sont ambigus, parce que la carte serait «Issued: Jul 18 at 4:00 PM EDT», ce qui est le futur au moment où j’écris.

Je ne comprends pas pourquoi le sujet n’est pas plus d’actualité.

Si ces températures sont atteintes et si la théorie scientifique est vraie, on parle de plusieurs centaines de milliers de morts.

#WetBulb

#Florida is in hot water as #OceanTemperatures rise, threatening the state's #CoralReefs

WUSF Public Media - WUSF 89.7 | By Associated Press
Published July 11, 2023 at 10:28 AM EDT

"Record #global ocean heating has invaded Florida with a vengeance.

"Water temperatures in the mid-90s (mid-30s Celsius) are threatening delicate coral reefs, depriving swimmers of cooling dips and adding a bit more ick to the Sunshine State's already oppressive summer weather. Forecasters are warning of temperatures that with humidity will feel like 110 degrees (43 degrees Celsius) by week's end.

"The #HeatDome that baked #Texas and #Mexico for much of the early summer has oozed its way to Florida with sunshine, little to no cooling clouds or rain, but humidity worsened by the hot oceans.

"If that's not enough, Florida is about to get a dose of #dust from Africa's #Saharan desert that's likely to hurt air quality."

Read more: https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/weather/2023-07-11/florida-hot-water-ocean-temperatures-rise-threatening-states-coral-reefs

#DustStorm #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ClimateCatastrophe #WetBulb #AirQuality

Really amazed that with all this talk of #Cerberus #HeatWave in #Europe there has been almost no mention at all of the #WetBulbTemperature. This is the temperature where people become unable to sweat to cool down. It's related to humidity but next few days these will be a real issue particularly in tourist areas of #Spain and #Italy. The first chapter of #TheMinistryForTheFuture gives a graphic description of a #WetBulb event in #India.. not an easy read but sadly a taste of things to come with #ClimateChange. This graph show the risks from temperature and humidity. #WetBulbGlobalTemperature

Why #nighttime #heat can be so dangerous and why it’s getting worse

On average, nights are warming faster than days in most of the United States, a national climate assessment found.

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN, Jun 30, 2023

"Summers are getting hotter than ever, shattering all-time high temperature records, straining the energy grid and damaging critical infrastructure.

"#HeatWaves also are coming to include another increasingly dangerous element: overnight temperatures that don’t cool down enough to offer sufficient reprieve from stifling heat, particularly for people without access to #AirConditioning.

“'Most people don’t realize that hot nighttime temperatures have been outpacing daytime temperature increases across most populated regions worldwide in recent decades,' Columbia University’s Data Science Institute postdoctoral research scientist Kelton Minor told CNN.

“'We think it’s because as the days grow warmer, there is more moisture in the air that traps the heat,' the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health’s executive director, Lisa Patel, told CNN. 'During the day, that moisture reflects the heat, but at night, it traps the heat in.'

#Increasing nighttime heat is even more common in #cities because of the #UrbanHeatIsland effect, in which #metro areas are significantly hotter than their surroundings.

"Places with a lot of #asphalt, #concrete, buildings and #freeways absorb more of the sun’s heat than areas with ample #parks, #rivers and #tree-lined streets. At night, when temperatures are supposed to cool down, the retained heat is released back into the air, said University of Washington climate and health expert Kristie Ebi.

"Areas with a lot of #GreenSpace – with grass and trees that reflect sunlight and create shade – are cooler on summer’s hottest days, she said.

“'Many cities put together #CoolingShelters, but people have to know where they are, how to get to them and what hours they operate,' Ebi told CNN, noting city officials must rethink #UrbanPlanning to consider #ClimateChange."

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #HeatIndex #WetBulb

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/why-nighttime-heat-can-be-so-dangerous-and-why-its-getting-worse/1551868

Lotta my friends learning the definition of #wetbulb temperature this week. Sadly might turn out to be the term of the decade. Read ch1 of the Ministry for the Future for a crash course #climatecrisis

Apparently, fatal #wetBulb temperatures are predicted tomorrow along the lower half of the Mississippi River.

Many people cite a 95F wet-bulb theoretical limit for human survival, but recent actual human subject data suggests even young, healthy subjects will die at 31°C wet-bulb, or 87°F at 100% humidity. (Vulnerable people will die at lower temperatures.)

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jul/31/why-you-need-to-worry-about-the-wet-bulb-temperature

https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/humans-cant-endure-temperatures-and-humidities-high-previously-thought/

If this coincides with power outages (*cough* Texas), mass casualties could result.

I'm curious how accurate the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature is in the NOAA model. 95F is about the limit of human beings without A/C. #WGBT #WetBulb #NWS #NOAA #prediction #LAwx #TXwx https://digital.mdl.nws.noaa.gov/

#climatechange
#weather #wetbulb #india

https://groundreport.in/heatwaves-killed-96-people-in-up-and-bihar-is-it-wet-bulb/

Here in Alaska, I was chatting with my bank teller who said he just moved here from Missouri. He moved before Missouri became unlivable due to #climatechange and #wetbulb temperatures.

So apparently the leading edge of climate migration in the US is already underway.

https://projects.propublica.org/climate-migration/

#Climatechange kills.

Too much heat paired with too much humidity => humans cannot shed heat through sweating fast enough. Heat stroke and death result.

"Wet-bulb temperature" measures the mix of heat and humidity in direct sun. The number to watch: 95 degrees F/35 degrees C wet-bulb.

#wetbulb temps are an #extinction issue.

Even the US National Weather Service is starting to track on their experimental digital forecast (dropdown menu)

https://tinyurl.com/2s6xsh2n

"A wet-bulb temperature of 35 °C, or around 95 °F, is pretty much the absolute limit of human tolerance," #wetbulb #heatwaves #AC #ExtremeWeather #heatwave #climate https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/07/10/1028172/climate-change-human-body-extreme-heat-survival/

@pvonhellermannn My least favorite time of year in #Houston was when it was hot, usually for a few days in July & August. Pretty much the only thing to do (other than A/C) was to sit under the oaks. Definitely too hot to outside in the sun at midday.

Grateful everyday that we were able to leave, it was bad enough 20 years ago.

The irony of the capital of the global oil & gas industry potentially being the first place to experience #wetbulb just makes me sad for average people there.

@MurmeltHier thank you for this link. According to my weather app (which may be wrong, of course) it’s going to be 40°C around 4pm local time in Houston today. If still 80% humidity that is #Wetbulb - and even more worrying if in fact 32°C already potentially v serious. @JustCelia are there warnings and support? (Apologies, it’s unhelpful to spread panic from so far away, but really am concerned.)

#ClimateDiary #TX #Houston

#ClimateDiary i am no expert but isn’t the combination of very high temperatures and high humidity in #Texas getting very close to #Wetbulb conditions? (Werbukb, shen guman bidy cannot cope, is 35°C at 100% humidity. Texas looks like it will be 39°C at 75%+ humidity later today). Plus widespread power outages (#Oklahoma i think). Seems v worrying. Take care everyone.

Meanwhile #GregAbbott scraps mandatory water breaks for construction workers.

How extreme heat and high wet-bulb temperatures kill people. Wet-bulb temperature is a measure of heat stress that combines air temperature and humidity. It is the lowest temperature that can be reached by evaporating water. When wet-bulb temperature exceeds 35°C, the human body cannot cool itself by sweating and can suffer from fatal heat stroke. Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of such deadly conditions.

#heat #wetbulb #climate

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-10/explainer-how-extreme-heat-and-high-wet-bulb-temperatures-kill-people

Hmm, this is too much math for me on on Monday morning before a couple of pots of coffee. #wetbulb #dewpoint #math https://www.weather.gov/media/epz/wxcalc/wetBulbTdFromRh.pdf