this post was submitted on 05 Jul 2023
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[–] danc4498 70 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

It only appears bad when you look at the data. Just don't look!

[–] Cheems 10 points 1 year ago

Ah yes the Florida method.

[–] teuast 2 points 1 year ago

Who are you gonna believe?? Me, or every climatologist in the world??

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Sucks to be from Tennessee they're exempt from Paul Ankas guarantee

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago (1 children)

These memes are supposed to be funny (⁠༎ຶ⁠ ⁠෴⁠ ⁠༎ຶ⁠)

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

Better laugh than cry, I guess

[–] CMGX78 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Anyone want to go halfsies on some property near the arctic circle?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I hear Greenland is quite balmy this time of the year

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife 5 points 1 year ago

Seriously, at what point is the Antarctic going to be the most pleasant place on Earth to live?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

Global warming means thing will be getting worse. Of course it might be nice and cool for a bit, but slowly, these will get more common and much worse. For context, average global temperatures during an ice age are around 4° C colder than 1961-1997 average, and we are quicly going to supass 1° above.

[–] Deme 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've seen the term misused a lot recently, so I'll state that a wet-bulb is a part of a measurement instrument. Wet-bulb temperature is a measured quantity (along with dry-bulb temperature, pressure etc.) and an Extreme wet-bulb temperature event is what actually kills people.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Used for humidity measuring instruments primarily, like a psychrometer.

Basically using a wick or wet material and forcing air over the sensor will evaporate the water and lower the temperature reading. Compared to a dry thermometer you can work out humidity.

A very high wet bulb temperature would mean very high humidity, which is dangerous for people as sweating is less effective.

[–] Deme 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Correct for the most part. You can still have very high relative humidity with a low WBT if the dry-bulb temperature is equally low.

When the WBT gets above 35°C, it's not only dangerous, but positively lethal when sustained for even the healthiest person as sweating (or any other form of evaporative cooling for that matter) can no longer keep the body at a suitable temperature.

WBT is also not to be confused with wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT), which is an index for heat stress that also takes into account the effect of sunshine among other things. It's much more situational and best suited to judge the heat stress of athletic outdoor activity in sunshine.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do wet balls count as a measurement of how much hotter it is than the day before?

[–] teuast 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

well idk about you but my balls were really wet over the weekend and not because i spent it with my girlfriend

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

My balls got really wet on the weekend with her too. That's called squirting.

What we are discussing here is climate change, and how it affects us.

Just kidding, about the above. I used an umbrella. Didn't get wet at all.

/S Will I get banned for this? I don't even know the rules. Just trying to have a laugh.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The good news is that you can replace meat with BEANS

[–] assa123 6 points 1 year ago

Unexpected actual solution, if we all replaced meat with all types of beans.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We got our first heat advisory of the year today. We spent the last 4th of July with a broken AC. This one was much more pleasant.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago

Well my central heating is on along with the fire, good times.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I’m in this meme and I don’t like it :(

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

(⁠╥⁠﹏⁠╥⁠)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Classic funny because it's not funny... :(

[–] Starburn 4 points 1 year ago

Good luck to the firey's this year

[–] sil3ntki11 2 points 1 year ago

Man I really need to watch Simpsons...

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago

Hottest day? It was 13C and pouring rain here yesterday.