Heatwave expected to spread to 250m Americans in midwest and north-east
www.theguardian.com
Scorching temperatures have already swept south-east where Florida is now grappling with severe flooding
  • DankZedong A
    19·
    7 days ago

    I love how the weather is getting more extreme at a fast rate yet still people have doubts about climate change happening. Like, it’s almost summer but over here it is nothing but rain. Local supermarkets are running out of some types of food (mainly veggies) due to abnormal amounts of rain.

    Whether you believe in climate change or not is irrelevant. You WILL notice it fast.

    • landlords_morghulis
      9·
      7 days ago

      Florida is actually doing the most to combat climate change. Science has proven that simply rejecting the agenda of the radical green zealots lowers the global average temperature by 0.0001°C. Putting a “FUCK WOKE” sticker on your truck doubles that effect. There are big carbon offsets from denying construction workers water and shade. I hear there’s new research going into the the climate effects of thoughts and prayers too. It’s an all-fronts climate action powerhouse!

  • ComradeSalad
    91·
    7 days ago

    Temps up to 40c is concerning? I’ve had to travel to the Northeast US multiple times over the past few years, and from July-August the average temperature has been 38-45c consistently for nearly 2-3 months straight.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
      9·
      7 days ago

      It largely depends on whether such temperatures are common or not in a particular area. Places that don’t normally experience such temperatures can end up with a lot of problems. For example, everybody turning AC on at the same time can bring down the electric grid.

      • ComradeSaladEnglish
        31·
        7 days ago

        Yes, but I’m telling you that the region has normally experienced these temps for nearly 10 years at this point. It’s not normal, but everyone already expects for it and prepares. Even the utilities companies.

  • KrasnaiaZvezda
    5·
    7 days ago

    I’ve heard saying that houses in at least some colder places tend to be really bad at dealing with heat. Does anyone know how it is around these areas that might be affected?

    • knfrmityEnglish
      2·
      7 days ago

      The US Midwest, as well as much of Canada, is built like that. Winters are long and cold, so houses are more or less built to keep heat in, but not to keep heat out, or cool down quickly once hot. I say more or less because historically energy has been so cheap that instead of properly insulating like people do in Europe for example, many just turn up the heat in winter. So even when people can afford to buy and run an AC unit and the power grid cooperates, the AC can often only cool one room, and maybe not even quite handle that sufficiently.

      In historically temperate areas like the pacific northwest, homes aren’t really built with extreme temperatures in mind, so anything outside of the usual 5-25°C range is very uncomfortable very quickly.