Yesterday: 103F, which was awesome for moving carloads of stuff to the new house.
Today: 75F and thunderstorms.
Today: 75F and thunderstorms.
Yeah ,that. Not much use for it here, usually :-DHeat index.
Thermometer on the terrace, in the *shade* is now up to 112°F (44.5°C). Spontaneous combustion of your favorite Belgian owl is imminent.Heat wave is upon us. It's almost as warm here as it is somewhere in the middle of a winter night around jwhouk
It's now about 32° (90°F) at 11 AM, highs expected around 36° (~97-98°F). Tomorrow we're going for 40°C (104°F). "Wind chill" or however the opposite is called in English adds about 2-3°C right now around here.
Lovely time to spend 8 hours on end directly under the roof.
Thermometer on the terrace, in the *shade* is now up to 112°F (44.5°C). Spontaneous combustion of your favorite Belgian owl is imminent.
We have 34°C (93°F) here right now.Put the thermometer in the sun. 120°F. I'm-a-bunker down in my freezer.
This time it's just one day - tomorrow it's 10°C less, days after that some thunderstorms. But yeah, our houses are built to keep heat IN, not OUT, generally speaking, and airco is around but definitely not everywhere. Some of our roads are melting - the asphalt is mixed to withstand frost and cold stresses, not high temperatures.I know that we have places in the US that see these same temperatures during the summer, but most of the people living there are properly prepared for it. Almost all homes in Nevada and Arizona have AC, for example. I don’t know how these parts of Europe are going to handle getting roasted like this, especially if it becomes the norm.
Looks like he's just a troll:And then there's this idiot:
I don’t even own a raincoat, or what most would call a winter coat.I haven’t put on a raincoat in years.
Well, you are married...I haven’t put on a raincoat in years.
Am I the only deeply concerned about this? Like, that there will be massive hurricanes in the future make up for it?This is the first time since 1941 that the Atlantic has gone from July 3 to the end of August with no named hurricane. - source
Tropical Storm Danielle may become the first hurricane of the season, but is not expected to make landfall.
At this point I'm kinda expecting Poseidon to pull up to the Mississippi Delta in a chariot and let loose a huge tirade before reclaiming Louisiana as part of the Gulf.Am I the only deeply concerned about this? Like, that there will be massive hurricanes in the future make up for it?
Have you, perhaps, tried NOT having earthquakes?It's been a rather earthquaky couple of days here in Taiwan. We got hit by another one just now. I'm at work on the 14th floor of this building and it feels like I'm on a carnival ride.
And yes, I made sure to save my work immediately when the shaking started.