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US heatwaves cross 110F (43.3C) – affecting 50M Americans
- 8f2ab37a-ed6c 3y agoSF still in the 60s, feels like a parallel universe. Had to have the heater on a couple of weeks ago.
- twiddling 3y agoSeattle has been having quite a nice summer as well
- mikestew 3y agoAre you living in the same Seattle-area I am, or are you new to the area? Because weeks of >80F is not a "nice summer" in Seattle, especially for those that don't have A/C (which, because of the previously mild summer climate in Seattle, is probably most homes).
- turtlebits 3y agoYes, it's been high 70/low 80s most of the days which is absolutely beautiful. There's been a handful of hot days, but still comfortable under tree cover.
- Klonoar 3y agoI’ve been here for 7 years and live in Seattle core, would absolutely agree with them: given how our summers have been going, this is a quite nice summer. The no AC thing pisses me off every year but it’s been far more manageable this year. Knock on wood we get through one more month without some insanity.
- alfalfasprout 3y agoDon't live in SF anymore but I remember September is when the heatwaves tend to hit SF.
- euroderf 3y agoLikewise in southern Finland. Usually there's a week or two of really oppressive heat, but not this year. Just 20C-ish (70F-ish) and light cloud cover, keeping' it not beach weather but certainly perfect for doing stuff outdoors. Occasional surprise afternoon rain to keep the plants happy. OTOH it's been a bad-ish year for berries and tomatoes, and AFAIK nobody can quite figure out why.
- throwaway5959 3y agoDriving through Phoenix and a good chunk of Texas and seeing the number of big trucks with massive exhaust pipes, well sorry not sorry for this quote: the lord helps those that help themselves.
- paulryanrogers 3y agoHelp themselves into smaller vehicles or EV's?
- euroderf 3y agoKarma's a bitch.
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- somewhereoutth 3y agoOr as I like to phrase it: 'Leave It In The Ground'. In other news the UK government has just approved more North Sea oil drilling permits
- throwaway5959 3y agoIt’s wild to me that people with kids aren’t rioting.
- boeingUH60 3y agoYou can be the first to lead the way, but of course people like you never will.
- throwaway5959 3y agoPeople like me eh? You know so much about me?
- melling 3y agoOk, stop using oil and they’ll stop drilling for it. The economies of the world will collapse if oil went away tomorrow. The world uses 100 million barrels a day. Btw, coal is an even bigger problem. I can’t figure out why we are at peak coal. People aren’t going to care if their electricity is not generated from coal. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/27/coal-consumption-hit-an-all-time-high-in-2022-iea-says.html https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/27/coal-consumption-hit-an-all-...