Posted on 05/09/2020 11:48:57 AM PDT by PROCON
A combination of heat and humidity so extreme that its unendurable isnt just a problem for the future those conditions are already here, a new study finds. Off-the-chart readings that were previously thought to be nearly nonexistent on the planet today have popped up around the globe, and unyielding temperatures are becoming more common.
Extreme conditions reaching roughly 115 degrees Fahrenheit on the heat-index scale a measurement of both heat and humidity thats often referred to as what the temperature feels like doubled between 1979 and 2017, the study found. Humidity and heat are a particularly deadly combination, since humidity messes with the bodys ability to cool itself off by sweating. The findings imply that harsh conditions that scientists foresaw as an impending result of climate change are becoming reality sooner than expected.
We may be closer to a real tipping point on this than we think, Radley Horton, co-author of the new study published today in the journal Science Advances, said in a statement. His previous research had projected that the world wouldnt experience heat and humidity beyond human tolerance for decades.
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Oh that a bad idea. You either mow in the morning or after 5pm. Midday is a really bad idea.
doubled between 1979 and 2017,
So how about 1998-2017?
living in Phoenix where we hit our record high temp of 122 degrees 26 years ago now... My house does not even have an air conditioner, just a swamp cooler!
Your swamp cooler that keeps you cool at 110 in dry air, won’t keep you cool in the 90s during very high humidity.
Yeah I get it... End of July and August are pretty crappy around my house and probably going to have to break down and put an A/C in just for those two months. My wife has COPD and last year was tough on her those couple months with the super high humidity inside. That said the change is because of her, not the weather or climate change. I know going up to Oregon and visiting my mom, that 85 seems much more uncomfortable there than 110 does here most of the time.
My main point was living in one of the hottest places in the US for the past 35 years, it does not seem any hotter now than our record high 26 years ago even with all the global warming going on... and we have added a whole bunch of heat retaining building materials like asphalt and concrete over those years.
Yep, heart attack city...
Heat stroke
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