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In 1911 41,000 people died of a heave wave in France. Highest ambient temperature ever recorded was in Death Valley in 1913. In 1540 Europe had an extreme dro
by briandear 3y ago
In 1911 41,000 people died of a heave wave in France.
Highest ambient temperature ever recorded was in Death Valley in 1913.
In 1540 Europe had an extreme drought and heatwave that lasted 11 months.
I can go on and on. The 2022 heatwave wasn’t any more unusual than any other heat wave throughout history.
- nostrademons 3y agoWe cared less about mass death in 1911, as exemplified by WW1.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> 2022 heatwave wasn’t any more unusual than any other heat wave throughout history You can't think of one pertinent home gadget that was invented between 1911 and now?
- nickff 3y agoI assume that you're alluding to the air conditioner, which was invented in 1901? The first home installation was in 1914, but that wasn't the date of the invention. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_conditioning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_conditioning
- mistrial9 3y agodear fact-impaired readers - global temperature records are carefully kept by a multitude of authoritative sources, and increasingly so.. the Year 2023 was the Hottest Year on Record to date globally.. each month of 2023 (edit maybe not jan-feb?) was also the hottest recorded globally. The hottest day cumulatively across the world was in 2023. The nine hottest years on record globally were the last nine years. Please use librarianship and science skills for factual information. multiple references available for the search-impaired
- jcranmer 3y ago> each month of 2023 was also the hottest recorded globally. Actually, I think January and February failed to breach the record--the El Nino didn't set up until April. (But several of the later months absolutely shattered records, as did the year as a whole. 2023 as a whole breached the 2C limit).
- netsharc 3y agoOh let's play this game with COVID: "Nothing original, we had the Spanish Flu in 1918..."
- snapplebobapple 3y agoBoth of you can be right you know, it isn't mutually exclusive....
- WirelessGigabit 3y agoPlease don't confuse the heat in Death Valley with humid heat. Don't get me wrong, that Death Valley heat will kill you, but as long as you have water and shade you will survive. I posted about it before: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37455817#37459864 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37455817#37459864 > You have to factor in humidity. > Scottsdale airport currently (1:40PM) is 108F (42.222C) w/ 14% humidity, meaning a wet-bulb of 71.11F (21.72778C). > London tomorrow at noon is 86F (30C) w/ 52% humidity, meaning a wet-bulb of 72.76F (22.6444C). > London will actually feel nastier.
- tim333 3y agoAlso London has terrible aircon.