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Most manufacturers give ratings up to 120 degrees, that doesn’t mean they totally stop working at that point, but the start to become less effective. Projectio
by hitpointdrew 5y ago
Most manufacturers give ratings up to 120 degrees, that doesn’t mean they totally stop working at that point, but the start to become less effective.
Projections for the next century range from a 2-10 degree increase in temp. Even on the aggressive side of 10 most places on earth never see 110 today. This also assumes 0 innovation in AC technology over the next century.
- nieve 5y agoThe issue for heat deaths like the current situation is not just the average increase, it's the _extreme_ temperatures that are killing and they're increasing much faster than the average and occurring much more often. Take a look at any of the analyses of the last big PNW heat dome versus climate change or just skim through this piece from a subject expert: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/opinion/heat-dome-climate-change.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/opinion/heat-dome-climate... "Heat waves now occur three times as often as they did in the 1960s — on average at least six times a year in the United States in the 2010s. Record-breaking hot months are occurring five times more often than would be expected without global warming. And heat waves have become larger, affecting 25 percent more land area in the Northern Hemisphere than they did in 1980; including ocean areas, heat waves grew 50 percent."