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I find the language in all of this so overblown..I don't expect any less from local news channels, but these conditions are not so out of the ordinary that the NWS needs to use words like "dangerous heat" or even "excessive heat" (what does that even mean or have to do with science? what's the right amount of heat?). The media will always hype up stuff, they crave attention, but the NWS should really just tell you what's happening without trying to impress anyone.
Enjoying the dry extreme heat. Earlier today, it was 43.6°C.
It is 42.2°C currently as of 5:33 pm ( 11% humidity) but I dont feel hot any more with the low humidity and the sun that lost its power at this time of day.
I find the language in all of this so overblown..I don't expect any less from local news channels, but these conditions are not so out of the ordinary that the NWS needs to use words like "dangerous heat" or even "excessive heat" (what does that even mean or have to do with science? what's the right amount of heat?). The media will always hype up stuff, they crave attention, but the NWS should really just tell you what's happening without trying to impress anyone.
You don’t think heat indicies over 100F are dangerous? Even if one doesn’t have air conditioning?
Far more people die from heat than from cold, so I don’t think it is an exaggeration at all.
83F with a dew point of 70F with partly cloudy skies here at 11:06 am. I think this is the first 70F+ dew point we’ve had this year.
It is supposed to get up to 89F today.
You don’t think heat indicies over 100F are dangerous? Even if one doesn’t have air conditioning?
Far more people die from heat than from cold, so I don’t think it is an exaggeration at all.
Extreme cold is more dangerious if you dont protect your hands, your feet and your ear with clothes. You may lose them.
Today, it was 43.6°C here. I've been outside all day.
You can find yourself somewhere in the shade ( if the humidity is high, it can be sh*tty buti think you will survive) and sleep in the street but in extreme cold, how would you sleep outside?
However, in arabic countries, the temp go above 50°C. That must be deadly.
A dry heat between 42-45°C range ( celcious) is not deadly.
Last edited by The Grandeur; 07-20-2019 at 10:10 AM..
No one is gonna sleep on a street when the street gets over 140f in the sun. But cold kills more than heat.
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