Crazy heat wave in the UK - they could hit 104F this weekend

[Anonymous]

This is nuts. They don't have the capacity to handle this. This is going to be rough on a lot of people, especially the elderly.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/12/world/heat-wave-rare-alerts-europe-intl/index.html

[Anonymous]

The 2019 heatwave was terrible. This will be worse.

[Anonymous]

I'm French, and remember our terrible heat wave of 2003, where so many elderly people died (I think 14K heat deaths total in France). It was the first time we realized global warming was killing us directly. Now we have heatwaves every year. The English have less experience with such extreme temperatures, and I hope they're setting up crisis centers with A/C for their population. Elderly people and babies are most at risk.

[Anonymous]

with no ac anywhere.

[Anonymous]

We sure are lucky to have Joe Manchin making sure no funny business bothers the oil corporations and the very wealthy! These people ought to be grateful they finally get to warm up! /s

[Anonymous]

Just back from London. It really is hellish there. No screens, no aircon, no fans. Glad I came back when I did!

[Anonymous]

I was listening to a piece on the public radio about this, and the reporter asked the guest how high temperatures had to go before they became unlivable for humans. The guest expert -- not sure what their area of expertise was -- said, well, we have ways to mitigate that by being inside, but for parts of the world that don't have that there are limits to how much heat the body can take before our mechanisms like sweating etc are no longer adequate" and the radio host said, "I'm sorry to cut you off. I'd like to hear what you have to say but we have to end the show. I thought we could survive a bit longer, but ...."

[Anonymous]

I think I’ve read previously that about 120 is the max. Between 90 and 120 it depends on access to shade, water, etc.
In Arizona we regularly have temps over 100 in the summer, including some summers with temps over 115. The dry heat thing does help because you can wet yourself down and the evaporation cools you off, and swamp coolers can be used more cheaply than a/c.

[Anonymous]

Sure it’s terrible now, but they will miss it when climate change disrupts the jet stream and their climate turns to Greenlands/Nova Scotia!

[Anonymous]

I keep hearing about the UK, but my relatives in Dallas have been dealing with weather between 100 and 109 for the past several weeks. It is 109 there today. I barely hear anything about it on the news.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I keep hearing about the UK, but my relatives in Dallas have been dealing with weather between 100 and 109 for the past several weeks. It is 109 there today. I barely hear anything about it on the news.

They have A/C in Texas. They don't in the UK. And UK buildings are designed to keep heat in, so they get very hot and stay that way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I keep hearing about the UK, but my relatives in Dallas have been dealing with weather between 100 and 109 for the past several weeks. It is 109 there today. I barely hear anything about it on the news.

Every story I’ve seen about the European heat wave has mentioned that parts of the US also have extreme heat.

Texas is not currently experiencing temperatures 30 degrees higher than normal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I keep hearing about the UK, but my relatives in Dallas have been dealing with weather between 100 and 109 for the past several weeks. It is 109 there today. I barely hear anything about it on the news.

They have A/C in Texas. They don't in the UK. And UK buildings are designed to keep heat in, so they get very hot and stay that way.

+1 The underground felt like an oven.

Glad I left a few days ago before it got *really* bad.

PSA: most buildings in Europe are old, and they don't have a/c

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just back from London. It really is hellish there. No screens, no aircon, no fans. Glad I came back when I did!

Also no mosquitos, though, so you don't really need screens.

[Anonymous]

I’m confused. Weather.com lists London as high 70s/ low 80s this weekend. How are forecasts saying 104?