The concurrence of three climatic events

Post by pcdoodle » Mon, Jun 12, 2023, 5:07 PM UTC

kfrzcode wrote: post #32

vichu wrote: post #12

I fear that this is the year "wet-bulb temperature" becomes a term regular households across the world become deeply familiar with. It may be as ubiquitous as the term "social distancing" became. I've always naively thought that climate disaster was still 10-20 years out, but it seems like it's going to begin in earnest now and instead be completely catastrophic after these next 10 years. What can I as an individual…

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Post by hammock » Mon, Jun 12, 2023, 5:07 PM UTC

roflyear wrote: post #73

hunter2_ wrote: post #55

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I am very familiar with how a wet-bulb thermometer works and some of the ways it's useful (like at altitude for weather forecasts, and as one of the ways to build a hygrometer) but I'm struggling to make the connection that you've made as to why it'll be a household term. Mind explaining?

At a certain wet bulb temp humans cannot cool themselves off - they die without access to some other means to get cool (like cold water, air conditioning, etc).

Post by oezi » Mon, Jun 12, 2023, 5:07 PM UTC

xrd wrote: post #2

I read the whole article. I looked at all the graphs and charts. I still don't understand the near term significance, even with the detailed explanations. Assuming I'm exactly average, that means 50% of the population won't understand it either. Of that 50%, how many will actually care? Nothing will happen until it is too late. His final words weren't encouraging and I can't say I feel any better either.

Post by guerrilla » Mon, Jun 12, 2023, 5:08 PM UTC

roflyear wrote: post #79

guerrilla wrote: post #61

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I dount it'll help you much to move. We've got drought and fire here in Sweden already. Never rains anymore. Slaugherhouses fullbooked already becauae the probability of being able to keep the livestock fed and watered looks pretty bad already...

These issues are going to impact livestock around the world - which is a big contributor to global warming. I suppose some issues are self-correcting.

Post by zaroth » Mon, Jun 12, 2023, 5:09 PM UTC

_djo_ wrote: post #88

jovial_cavalier wrote: post #57

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Therefore... panic?

Given that such rapid and severe deviations as shown in the charts are unheard of at this scale, perhaps a little panic is justified. It’s certainly worrying.