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> In July, Phoenix also set a record with a 31-day streak of highs at or above 110 F (43.3 C). The previous record of 18 straight days was set in 1974. Somethi
by jameshart 3y ago
> In July, Phoenix also set a record with a 31-day streak of highs at or above 110 F (43.3 C). The previous record of 18 straight days was set in 1974.
Something tells me the new record will stand for a long time.
- ericjmorey 3y agoIf the majority of climatologists are correct, records will be broken at a greater frequency. This would make it unsurprising to see this record broken within 49 years.
- jameshart 3y agoI mean, there’s precedent for changing the number of days in July, I guess…
- giardini 3y agoYou speak of a "majority of climatologists": was there a poll taken and an article published, a study done, or perhaps a citation you might provide? old joke: a psychologist is a person who constructs mental hurdles between you and your goals and then, one by one, as each is jumped or knocked over, points it out to you. Seems that maintaining the suspense of climate change involves a lot of mental "hurdle construction".
- BoiledCabbage 3y ago> You speak of a "majority of climatologists": was there a poll taken and an article published, a study done, or perhaps a citation you might provide? Can you clarify which part is causing you the confusion? Are you trying to figure out if the majority of climate scientists have read this HN thread and voted on the question? Or if making things warmer causes more heat records to be broken? Or if almost all climatologists agree that humans are causing global climate change and the warming of average global temperatures? Can you clarify? > Yes, the vast majority of actively publishing climate scientists – 97 percent – agree that humans are causing global warming and climate change. https://climate.nasa.gov/faq/17/do-scientists-agree-on-climate-change/ https://climate.nasa.gov/faq/17/do-scientists-agree-on-clima...
- piva00 3y agoI can't parse whatever you are trying to say, care to rephrase everything to clarify exactly your contention points? It's nigh impossible to understand your comment...
- giardini 3y agopiva00 says "It's nigh impossible to understand your comment..." "nigh" but indeed not "impossible". I encourage you to make the final effort, for our sake as well as yours.
- piva00 3y agoIt's not impossible if I create a lot of assumptions about what I think you've said, what I think you've said sounds so stupid that I preferred to not offend you, and instead asked to clarify it to maybe have a civil conversation. You've just cemented my assumptions, thank you. Learn how to hold a conversation, don't be insufferable.
- ericjmorey 3y agoOld saying:
- irrational 3y agoWhy would the record stand for even a year? I wouldn’t be surprised to hear there are 100 days at or above 110 next year.
- jameshart 3y agoNot in July there won’t be
- irrational 3y agoOh, you were trying to make a joke about how the number of days in a month is rarely changed. Haha.
- dylan604 3y agoThere was no try. You just missed it, and are not trying to blame someone else
- spacedcowboy 3y agoWell, until next year, when it’s a 31-day streak of temps over 120, and this years streak has a 113…
- jameshart 3y agoRight, my point (if I had one) is really that it's just a weird way of phrasing the record, if the intention is genuinely to say that every day in July had a max temperature of at least 110. The interesting record is probably the new 'minimum daily high temperature for July'. And yes, that will probably continue rising.
- NikolaNovak 3y agoCheeky. Took me a minute I must admit to ready properly :-)