Who ordered that?

Xjmt · Post by **Xjmt** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:24 pm

I'm wondering why I am currently not seeing an "Letters to the Editor" in the local paper every time we have snow asking what happened to "Global Warming".

Post by **trucker2000** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:21 pm

Global warming is here. 109 current temp. That be a record I wish we hadn't broke.

Lswot, that's hot for the beach. should be a nice warm 70s. Those whispy clouds were probably the fire east of San Bernadino. I guess it's still raging.

Xjmt · Post by **Xjmt** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:46 am

Ah! I smell the odor of forest fires in the air!

Future weather reports, "Today will be sunny and hot with forest fires. Tonight will be dark and hot with forest fires." Sound like a plot to a SciFi story.

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 6:08 pm

Thunderstorm out there this afternoon. Cooled things off, and watered the area (which this area usually needs more of anyway).

Henry

Xjmt · Post by **Xjmt** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 7:22 pm

Was it California or Arizona/New Mexico they feared that thunder storms bringing lightning might start more fires? Some places can't get rain without fearing lightning starting fires.

We're starting to sound like one of those planets normally labeled "uninhabitable".

Post by **Donahoo** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:32 am

Xjmt wrote: We're starting to sound like one of those planets normally labeled "uninhabitable".

I have some internet friends in Europe and they are melting with temperatures in the 90's in the Netherlands and 103 in London. They don't have AC there. And it was in the upper 90's in Quebec last week.

At least it's not that unusual in SC to have that kind of weather.

lswot · Post by **lswot** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:02 am

Xjmt wrote:Was it California or Arizona/New Mexico they feared that thunder storms bringing lightning might start more fires? Some places can't get rain without fearing lightning starting fires.

Probably "all of the above". I did hear some radio reports, here in California, worrying about the storms causing more fires.....more like a "Catch 22".......they welcome the storms to help put out the fires but are worried what will happen with the lightning.

Website · Post by **brian** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:53 am

I have this zipper pouch organizer thing that straps onto my sun visor. I keep receipts in there, and cards that I don't use on a daily basis but need to have at hand when I want them (theme park annual passes, supermarket discount cards, Sam's Club card, etc.).

I have kept these cards in this same organizer for at least 10 years, in three different vehicles (the current one being for the past 4 years).

Within the last month, my cards have started warping, curling up on the edges like they've been in the oven on 'broil'.

Why is this? Why haven't they ever melted before?

Is the UV radiation this summer more intense, or what?

Is ten years of UV exposure on credit cards cumulative, and I've just passed some critical threshold?

This is a complete mystery to me.

And it makes me afraid to go outside without a hat.

I figure it has to be higher levels of UV or something, not temperatures. As hot as it is, it's still not atypical for a Florida summer. We've been getting into the lower 90's, and in Aug/Sep we usually approach the 100 degree mark.

Xjmt · Post by **Xjmt** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:47 pm

As I said "uninhabitable".

My guess would be that you're right about increased UV. They say that hole in the sky letting the UV through is getting bigger.

A friend in his early 70s recently passed away from 'skin cancer'. Or whatever its real name is. He always vacationed in Acapulco, never wore a hat or shirt and sat on the beach reading novels all day then hit the casinos at night. Lots of UV on him.

What I never realized is the spot on the skin is only one end of the cancer. It travels throughout the body. The doctors removed a lesion from his shoulder and they thought he'd be fine but then the side of his chest broke out in more lesions and he died only months later.

Guess we gotta investigate wide brimmed hats and sun screen UV rated 50+.

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 7:28 pm

Re "As I said "uninhabitable"."

Actually, yeah - most of the surface of this planet is uninhabitable without appropriate equipment and/or supplies. Esp. for those of us who's idea of cooking is punching buttons on the small hello/goodbye.

Henry

Post by **trucker2000** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:16 pm

Help me Aunti Emm, I'm melting

Can't answer your question Brian. It's too hot to go outside my comfortable new AC unit in the house to look up into the sky.

Xjmt · Post by **Xjmt** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:57 am

Over this past day and a half we had rain that managed to lower the temps instead of raising the humidity. Slept with window open last night.

Had dinner al fresco last night.

OTOH weather warnings for 3 or 4 Eastern counties in Ohio to be prepared for flooding. We're somewhat elevated here. Our lakes have gates for regulating the water flow downstream If the gates go the city of Cleveland become part of Lake Erie.

Post by **trucker2000** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 1:07 pm

We broke a record yesterday for the most number of days in a season with temps over 100. Our last record was 8 days, the the all time high was 108. Well, not only are we on day 10, but we shattered the all time high yesterday. 115.

Xjmt · Post by **Xjmt** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 3:30 pm

Oh man! You must be chompin' at the bit to get to August.

lswot · Post by **lswot** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:20 am

Xjmt wrote:Oh man! You must be chompin' at the bit to get to August.

Oh, ya betcha!

I will be going to Denver (HOT), Las Vegas (HOTTER), Big Bear (if it's still there

) ......in August. Sure glad it's a COOL month.