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Extreme Heatwave Is Sizzling The US And Canada And Here Are 31 Pics To Show How Insane It Is
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This year has been surprising everyone with some extreme weather conditions. It seems that Texas was just recently frozen into its coldest temperatures ever and residents had icicles hanging from their ceiling fans. Right now, the Pacific Northwest of the US and British Columbia, Canada are getting baked under a dome of once-in-a-millennium hot temperatures. The heat was as high as 115F in Medford and 107F in Portland, both in Oregon; meanwhile, Lytton, BC registered a high of 116F—a temperature that has not been seen in the region since the beginning of records.
Such temperatures are extremely dangerous in the parts of US and Canada where the general highs are usually not exceeding 60-70 degrees. Many people are unprepared for such a climate, as even air conditioning is not a common appliance in their homes. However scary the historic heatwave may be, people are still out there to report and share what it’s like to experience (and survive) such an extremity, and some of them are actually too funny.
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My Parents Live Outside Of Seattle And Set Up A “Pool” For Their Resident Raccoon. I Think She Appreciated It
Dad Made Me A Pool To Beat The Heat!!!!
Wife And I When We Bought Our House: “Omg The Skylights! We’ll Have So Much Natural Light!” Today: “Omg How Make Stop Heat Rays Of Death”
Looks Like My Candles Need The Blue Pill
Mine did this when I lived in my parents' attic. Great for drying out camping stuff.
Here's How Hot It Is In Portland Right Now, This Is My Neighbor's House And The Vinyl Siding Is Blistering Off His House Under The Sun In The 108 Degree Heat
there's something wrong with that siding...where i live it hovers between 105 and 110 for almost 3 months a year in summer and i've never seen this
I Kept On Hearing Strange Popping Noises. Looked Outside And...
Behold
Ah, summer heat waves - you look forward to the days when you can cook a slow breakfast on the deck. No, really. Literally on the deck.
My Ac Exploded On A Recording Breaking Heat Wave In Oregon
While in Texas it normally reaches 90 a day and we have got a week of snow this year and is not reaching past 85
Got So Hot In Portland Today That Denver St Buckled
Before And After Of My Hydrangeas In The Portland Heat Wave. Goodnight, Sweet Prince
Having To Use All My Fans And Constant Ice Packs Just To Keep My Fish From Cooking In The Heat Wave...
Its Not That Hot
That fits, the city of Yakima was like 109 degrees climbing to 114 degrees today. I lived there over 30 years and never saw it much above 105.
Try To Find Shady Areas Or Grass If You Need To Take Your Pets Out
State Route 544 Milepost 7 Near Everson, Wa Is Currently Closed. The Asphalt Roadway Is Buckling And Unsafe For Travel
In Case You're Wondering Why We're Canceling Service For The Day, Here's What The Heat Is Doing To Our Power Cables
That cable was clearly chafing against the threaded rod, that's the fault of the installer more than the heat.
It’s So Hot In Portland My Uncle And I Filled His Skateboarding Bowl With Hose Water
In the UK if it gets this hot (never gets this hot but 30 °C plus) we tend to have hosepipe bans, does this not happen in America?
Snow Melt From Excessive Heat In Bc
We’re At Kate’s Ice Cream In Ne Portland. This Walk-In Freezer Is Supposed To Sit At Temperatures Around -10
It's probably cycling off via the high pressure control. For the sake of your product, you can put a water mist on the condenser to bring the pressure down.
Psa. If You Park Under Or Will Be Parking Under Train Tracks, Tar Is Melting Off Of Them And It’s Not Fun To Clean Off
Wipe it off while it's still hot, else you just have to accept your new spotty paint job
The Heat Cooked My Roses!
Two Windows In The Master. Two Ac Units. Goodnight Cruel Sauna- I Mean, Seattle
The portable AC units are your problem. They are the least efficient means of air conditioning, to the point where you would be better off without. They draw conditioned air from the room to cool the condenser coil and then blow it outside, pulling warm air in from elsewhere!
The Heat Wave Hitting Bc Is Reeking Havoc On My Toy Room. Things Are Warping/Bending And Figure Joints Seem To Be Getting Loose And Making Stuff Fall Over
Fans Are Bit The Only Thing Seattle Stores Have Sold Out Of During The Heat Wave. Good Luck Trying To Get Ice Cream
"what would you doooo for a Klondike bar?" Apparently wait until all other options are exhausted.
Target In Hollywood District Can’t Keep Up With The Heat. Don’t Expect To Get Anything Cold Here
So, I'm in central Texas. Triple digits are the norm in summer. I understand that people up here aren't used to the heat, just like when we get a hard freeze in Texas and all the schools close. But do large supermarkets like this not have Air Conditioning??
Seattle Grocery Stores In A Heat Wave Just As Bad As Before A Snow Storm!
The food was actually just moved because the open front coolers were not keeping the food cold.
Took Advantage Of Today's Heat To Bake Cookies In My Car
no way this worked...that pan would have to get up to at least 250º F
Just Got Back From A Couple Nights Of Camping To Try To Avoid Some Of The Heat And...i Guess We Need To Add A Mark For 40 On The Thermostat?
Final Results To The Egg-Speriment: 45 Minute Slow Cook.. Added The Egg To Avocado Toast. Fire Did Not End Up Eating But It Sure Looked Tasty!
A lot of these people who are complaining about the unbearable heat, also deny climate change. So what's it going to be? Live with the unbearable heat or start pushing the politicians to be more active in preserving nature and promoting eco-friendly regulations. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change from the UN, heatwaves will last longer and kill more people and animals each year. Within the next 30 years the entire globe will have progressed more into becoming a complete desert. And this trend has been going on for quite some time now.
But wait, we must protect the low income jobs. If we regulate corporations and enforce Eco-friendly regulations, then just think about all the low income jobs that will be lost. Sure it is nothing in comparison to the damage to your personal property or the environment, and sure investing in green energy and industry will create thousands of well paying jobs, but is it really worth it if that means that the CEOs of oil companies have to sell one of their vacation homes?
Could you believe that those who are paid low wages are the very people who put irresponsible, corrupt politicians in power and vehemently oppose a more just political and economic system? They are unable to distinguish communism from socialism/ social democracy. They just trust Fox"news".
The C.E.Os, don't get me started, the filthy rich !!!
And we need to stop wanting so much stuff. Consumer greed plays a big part in this.
No, it’s really billionaire corporations. They’re the absolute bulk of the problem.
Jace, if consumers did not buy so much stuff, billionaire corporations would not be as wealthy as they are. And if voters were smart, they would not vote in power corrupt, lying politicians who support corporate welfare.
Not a lot, actually. Most people in Seattle and Portland definitely believe in climate change and are doing whatever they can to reduce their carbon footprints. I live in the eastern part of WA, that's where most of the bone-headed climate change deniers are...
That's great, Meami, unfortunately, people in Portland cannot save the planet alone. It is a global problem.
Wait. What? Which people in specific are you witnessing both complaining about the heat AND denying anthropogenic climate change?
Recently I read about the agreement that have about 17 sustainable development goals (?) By 2030 no poverty, education for all, water is a rigth, stop climate change, then I watch news and polluted water, fracking ¿? do we eat plastic and drin water, so sad we spend our intelligence in bad things
Scyth, we started with 1 billion people, now it will be 8 billion people on this planet, and growing,. People who "have" to gobble up more than one million animals per hour. That IS the sign of global warming
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This isn't a sign of global warming. Heat waves like these were always happening, for example 10 years ago germany recorded 40° celsius. I'm not saying that global warming is a hoax (I personally believe it is real) but saying that in 30 years we will live in a desert is ridiculous.
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You are so brilliant. Explain to me how the last "climate change" happened without man to "promote it."
You can't be serious. Even if you have been living under a rock for decades research showing human activities accelerating climate change has been around since the early 1900s. And the last major climate change was "the little ice age" which was likely caused by the mass death of Native peoples in the Americas and their croplands going wild. https://www.livescience.com/64723-great-dying-little-ice-age.html
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Research will show you anything you want, sweetie. They get paid billions to show how government power pigs can save the world. Too many variables and humans are such a small factor.
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Samantha, that "study" has more holes than Swiss cheese. Here's a thought, climate change is HEAVILY influenced by volcanic activity...it's really quite fascinating and unstoppable, I suggest you look into it. The "argument" put forward in that link has more to do with European racial hatred than it does the climate.
"European racial hatred"? Oh you have to be kidding. Or a Genocide denier, which doesn't put you in good company. Are you a person who thinks CRT is hatred too?
Hi Dave, It's Dr. Lomb to you and you can lecture me about "research" when you get your PhD. Till then just enjoy your downvotes!
Climate change is going to keep costing us more and more every year. You live in Texas and your pipes burst and the ceiling caves in. Live up North and a heat wave strikes when nothing you own is built for that sort of weather. Every time you buy the cheap plastic option you think you are saving money but when a hurricane hits your house for the 4th year in a row it is time to start thinking about our over consumption a disposable goods and also to start getting pretty serious about regulating corporations and their energy consumption.
We are heading to climate apocalypse. Slowly but sure.
Maybe not all that slowly after all...
The consequences will continue to accelerate.
A lot of these people who are complaining about the unbearable heat, also deny climate change. So what's it going to be? Live with the unbearable heat or start pushing the politicians to be more active in preserving nature and promoting eco-friendly regulations. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change from the UN, heatwaves will last longer and kill more people and animals each year. Within the next 30 years the entire globe will have progressed more into becoming a complete desert. And this trend has been going on for quite some time now.
But wait, we must protect the low income jobs. If we regulate corporations and enforce Eco-friendly regulations, then just think about all the low income jobs that will be lost. Sure it is nothing in comparison to the damage to your personal property or the environment, and sure investing in green energy and industry will create thousands of well paying jobs, but is it really worth it if that means that the CEOs of oil companies have to sell one of their vacation homes?
Could you believe that those who are paid low wages are the very people who put irresponsible, corrupt politicians in power and vehemently oppose a more just political and economic system? They are unable to distinguish communism from socialism/ social democracy. They just trust Fox"news".
The C.E.Os, don't get me started, the filthy rich !!!
And we need to stop wanting so much stuff. Consumer greed plays a big part in this.
No, it’s really billionaire corporations. They’re the absolute bulk of the problem.
Jace, if consumers did not buy so much stuff, billionaire corporations would not be as wealthy as they are. And if voters were smart, they would not vote in power corrupt, lying politicians who support corporate welfare.
Not a lot, actually. Most people in Seattle and Portland definitely believe in climate change and are doing whatever they can to reduce their carbon footprints. I live in the eastern part of WA, that's where most of the bone-headed climate change deniers are...
That's great, Meami, unfortunately, people in Portland cannot save the planet alone. It is a global problem.
Wait. What? Which people in specific are you witnessing both complaining about the heat AND denying anthropogenic climate change?
Recently I read about the agreement that have about 17 sustainable development goals (?) By 2030 no poverty, education for all, water is a rigth, stop climate change, then I watch news and polluted water, fracking ¿? do we eat plastic and drin water, so sad we spend our intelligence in bad things
Scyth, we started with 1 billion people, now it will be 8 billion people on this planet, and growing,. People who "have" to gobble up more than one million animals per hour. That IS the sign of global warming
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
This isn't a sign of global warming. Heat waves like these were always happening, for example 10 years ago germany recorded 40° celsius. I'm not saying that global warming is a hoax (I personally believe it is real) but saying that in 30 years we will live in a desert is ridiculous.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
You are so brilliant. Explain to me how the last "climate change" happened without man to "promote it."
You can't be serious. Even if you have been living under a rock for decades research showing human activities accelerating climate change has been around since the early 1900s. And the last major climate change was "the little ice age" which was likely caused by the mass death of Native peoples in the Americas and their croplands going wild. https://www.livescience.com/64723-great-dying-little-ice-age.html
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Research will show you anything you want, sweetie. They get paid billions to show how government power pigs can save the world. Too many variables and humans are such a small factor.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Samantha, that "study" has more holes than Swiss cheese. Here's a thought, climate change is HEAVILY influenced by volcanic activity...it's really quite fascinating and unstoppable, I suggest you look into it. The "argument" put forward in that link has more to do with European racial hatred than it does the climate.
"European racial hatred"? Oh you have to be kidding. Or a Genocide denier, which doesn't put you in good company. Are you a person who thinks CRT is hatred too?
Hi Dave, It's Dr. Lomb to you and you can lecture me about "research" when you get your PhD. Till then just enjoy your downvotes!
Climate change is going to keep costing us more and more every year. You live in Texas and your pipes burst and the ceiling caves in. Live up North and a heat wave strikes when nothing you own is built for that sort of weather. Every time you buy the cheap plastic option you think you are saving money but when a hurricane hits your house for the 4th year in a row it is time to start thinking about our over consumption a disposable goods and also to start getting pretty serious about regulating corporations and their energy consumption.
We are heading to climate apocalypse. Slowly but sure.
Maybe not all that slowly after all...
The consequences will continue to accelerate.