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Yes, except that summers are hotter and hotter and hotter. The alert was there even during August, the difference is that the August weather is the baseline now

by tpkee 2y ago

Alupis 2y ago
People say this very often - but government temperature charts do not support this notion. If the average summer temperature has increased by about 1F over 30 years... can you even tell the difference? Can you go outside right now and determine the difference between 88 and 89 degrees? I think not. So, what's changed? Constant fearmongering alerts on your phone and computer every day. You've convinced yourself, against all government evidence, that August truly is unbearably hot compared to years past. That's just not reality.
- boomboomsubban 2y ago
  Though you're kind of right, some years have a hotter August on average than other years and I believe this one was hotter for much of America. As in noticeably hotter for many days. I assume the government charts are aware of this, so that 1F degree higher is measured by averaging ~5 Augusts together thirty years ago and comparing them to the most recent few Augusts.
  - tpkee 2y ago
    Not only in America. The Mediterranean boiled this year with an average of 30 degrees Celsius, which for a sea is a lot
- croes 2y ago
  The average is rather useless if weather gets more extreme. One hand on the stove and one in an ice bucket is isn't so bad on average.
- Zenzero 2y ago
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  - tpkee 2y ago
    Yeah. The worst is that it is not alarmism, it’s literally what it already is. According to a rather new research, things may get even worse than predicted
  - dang 2y ago
    Can you please not post in the flamewar style to HN and just make your substantive points thoughtfully? The amount of bile and meta noise you've included in this comment puts it well outside the range of curious conversation. If you wouldn't mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and taking the intended spirit of the site more to heart, we'd be grateful. Note that among other things they ask you to eschew flamebait, not call names, not fulminate, and not sneer at the rest of the community. (This is not a comment about the underlying topic—just thread quality.)
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Yes, except that summers are hotter and hotter and hotter. The alert was there even during August, the difference is that the August weather is the baseline now

by tpkee 2y ago

Yes, except that summers are hotter and hotter and hotter. The alert was there even during August, the difference is that the August weather is the baseline now

Alupis 2y ago

People say this very often - but government temperature charts do not support this notion. If the average summer temperature has increased by about 1F over 30 years... can you even tell the difference? Can you go outside right now and determine the difference between 88 and 89 degrees? I think not. So, what's changed? Constant fearmongering alerts on your phone and computer every day. You've convinced yourself, against all government evidence, that August truly is unbearably hot compared to years past. That's just not reality.

boomboomsubban 2y ago
Though you're kind of right, some years have a hotter August on average than other years and I believe this one was hotter for much of America. As in noticeably hotter for many days. I assume the government charts are aware of this, so that 1F degree higher is measured by averaging ~5 Augusts together thirty years ago and comparing them to the most recent few Augusts.
- tpkee 2y ago
  Not only in America. The Mediterranean boiled this year with an average of 30 degrees Celsius, which for a sea is a lot
croes 2y ago
The average is rather useless if weather gets more extreme. One hand on the stove and one in an ice bucket is isn't so bad on average.
Zenzero 2y ago
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- tpkee 2y ago
  Yeah. The worst is that it is not alarmism, it’s literally what it already is. According to a rather new research, things may get even worse than predicted
- dang 2y ago
  Can you please not post in the flamewar style to HN and just make your substantive points thoughtfully? The amount of bile and meta noise you've included in this comment puts it well outside the range of curious conversation. If you wouldn't mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and taking the intended spirit of the site more to heart, we'd be grateful. Note that among other things they ask you to eschew flamebait, not call names, not fulminate, and not sneer at the rest of the community. (This is not a comment about the underlying topic—just thread quality.)
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