I HATE THIS WEATHER.

[Anonymous]

Climate change is a theory on why "something" is happening. That doesn't mean some scientists do not assess that it is true. But we cannot call climate change a fact, like the sun existing, that is a fact.

Some scientists may not assess that climate change is happening. That is a fact. Many, many more scientists assess that it is happening (the vast majority). That is a fact.

We can call climate change a scientific theory that is backed up by a whole lot of factual data. It is not a religion as you stated earlier (and you did not paste that comment into your next post quite oddly).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Climate change is a theory on why "something" is happening. That doesn't mean some scientists do not assess that it is true. But we cannot call climate change a fact, like the sun existing, that is a fact.

Some scientists may not assess that climate change is happening. That is a fact. Many, many more scientists assess that it is happening (the vast majority). That is a fact.

We can call climate change a scientific theory that is backed up by a whole lot of factual data. It is not a religion as you stated earlier (and you did not paste that comment into your next post quite oddly).

Ok, I am not afraid of you. Why would I cut and paste from a previous comment manually? Does anyone do that on this site? Yes, people who strongly hope we can appease the climate gods by recycling (even though most stuff ends up in the landfill anyway), not washing up everyday, using plastic disposable grocery bags to buy foods packed in plastic to avoid using plastic grocery bags are following a religion of some sort.

[Anonymous]

The years to come will not go gentle for you, or me, or any of the other heat haters on the planet.

But don’t worry! Soon enough it will be too hot to live and then we won’t have to suffer anymore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m OP who started the Migraine Triggered by Humidity thread and I’m miserable. Interesting to note that I’ve lived in dcumlandia my entire life and every year I become less tolerant of the heat and humidity.

I basically stay indoors and venture out only when necessary. I hate this, too. /end rant

It’s part of natural aging that we become less tolerant of temperature extremes and also our bodies less able to regulate temperature - this is why older people turn the heat way up and are also more likely to succumb to heat exhaustion because they don’t register heat sickness, typically won’t hydrate adequately because they don’t register dehydration and thus can easily decompensate into hyperthermia.

Middle age is when most women begin to struggle with thermoregulation and heat intolerance, no matter what climate we’ve acclimated to much of our lives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand all the complaining about the summer weather here. Are y’all really this stupid? DC is basically in the south. It might be the northern edge of the south, but it’s still the south. We’re basically at sea-level, at a latitude only 15 degrees away from the tropics. Of course it’s going to be blazing hot and super humid in the summers.

Why are people constantly surprised by this???

Do you not understand how to look at a map?

It is getting worse. I moved here from the South decades ago and summers were a breeze. The temps almost never were near 100. Not only is the heat horrible but the persistent drought makes the area look like a hellscape. I like to garden and have adjusted the plants I grow because of the changing climate.

I call BS on people who post stuff like this. You are either senile of have not in fact lived in this area for very long. DC has ALWAYS been hot with lots of days in the 90s. Going back the last 50 years, the majority of years had quite a bit more than 30 days of 90+ temps. I was raised here and there have ALWAYS been summers with tons of 90+ days. In 1980, 67 days. In 1983, 55 days. In 1988, 59 days. In 1991, 59 days. In 1993, 51 days. In 1995, 52 days. And so on. So far we have had 29 days of 90+. That is a lot, but lots of other summers have had lots as well........

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand all the complaining about the summer weather here. Are y’all really this stupid? DC is basically in the south. It might be the northern edge of the south, but it’s still the south. We’re basically at sea-level, at a latitude only 15 degrees away from the tropics. Of course it’s going to be blazing hot and super humid in the summers.

Why are people constantly surprised by this???

Do you not understand how to look at a map?

It is getting worse. I moved here from the South decades ago and summers were a breeze. The temps almost never were near 100. Not only is the heat horrible but the persistent drought makes the area look like a hellscape. I like to garden and have adjusted the plants I grow because of the changing climate.

I call BS on people who post stuff like this. You are either senile of have not in fact lived in this area for very long. DC has ALWAYS been hot with lots of days in the 90s. Going back the last 50 years, the majority of years had quite a bit more than 30 days of 90+ temps. I was raised here and there have ALWAYS been summers with tons of 90+ days. In 1980, 67 days. In 1983, 55 days. In 1988, 59 days. In 1991, 59 days. In 1993, 51 days. In 1995, 52 days. And so on. So far we have had 29 days of 90+. That is a lot, but lots of other summers have had lots as well........

The fact is that summers are hotter.

Fact.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/05/31/washington-dc-summer-weather-outlook/

[Anonymous]

It's hotter not because of climate change but because the earth is awakening to how first world European countries have abused it.

There are more construction projects going up in DC, than the number of trees being planted.

Trees and vegetation keep the earth clean and cool.

[Anonymous]

Me too