The Heatwave

[Nymzee]

30 already here today and expected to rise to 39 later.

*heads for fridge

Cooler box incoming.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Just been for a 10k run.

Don‘t know what all the fuss is about.

Got your space blanket and isotonics?

 

[Street end man]

Think we’ve had a great summer really so far. Plenty of hot Sunny days.

We've had a normal summer I reckon.

 

[Cow kecks]

Got back from my daughter's in Cheshire last night and seen drillbit Taylor has been putting a new roof on his shed next door. As I write this he's out there working on it. Talk about mad dogs and Englishman.

 

[Nymzee]

We've had a normal summer I reckon.

Better than some I’ve had in the last 10 years anyway.

 

[Charro]

Cobra meetings and national emergency for one sunny day. Such a backwards little island. Mental

Three days of extreme heat.

It's dangerous for a lot of people. Enjoy it, if you want, most of us will, but it requires caution as we very rarely see temperatures like this.

 

[Jebus_lives]

some supreme goal-post moving here lol


who is this terrifying message for then?

The terrifying truth: Britain’s a hothouse, but one day 40C will seem cool | Bill McGuire

This extreme heat is just the beginning. We should be scared – and channel this emotion into action, says academic Bill McGuire

www.theguardian.com

It's talking about forecasting for 2050 and the prospect worsening weather, so I don't think it quite serves as the slam dunk you think it does.

Also, there's literally a link in that article saying "heatwaves are here to stay, time we adapted"

 

[Jebus_lives]

Just been for a 10k run.

Don‘t know what all the fuss is about.

Mate I'm doing a no fluid ultra marathon in bare feet through Wakefield tomorrow.

People need to get a grip!

 

[Bruce Wayne]

eh? i presented you with facts that contradicted the argument you attempted.

Remember, you implied 600 heat-related deaths this summer in Spain proved that the heat this year is a particular problem compared to previous years, then i countered with facts stating Spain had vastly more such deaths decades before. 6,600 deaths in just 15 days during the summer of 2003, for example.

I think you mean to say no facts will change your mind?

According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), about 1600 people died in the UK because of heatwaves in 2021 and about 2500 in 2020

UK prepares for health emergency with 50 per cent chance of 40°C heat

The Met Office says there is now a 20 per cent chance of temperatures hitting the milestone of 40°C for the first time, and a 40 per cent chance of a new record

www.newscientist.com

 

[Wayno]

Absolutely right . . . but then nobody is doing that are they?

Thousands , all over social media. It’s wild

 

[COYBL25]

Got your space blanket and isotonics?

Just ran a bit slower than usual and in the nude.

No big deal.

 

[Barnfred 55]

30 already here today and expected to rise to 39 later.

*heads for fridge

Don't do anything drastic mate

Doesnt say not to stick one up your arse though. Right lads? Right? Anyone?

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[coollino]

Just ran a bit slower than usual and in the nude.

No big deal.

i ran in a bin bag, might as well make the most of it

 

[Rita_Poon]

Thousands , all over social media. It’s like wild fire...

God knows what they'd make of the actual emergencies in Spain and France, with actual fire and smoke killing people.
A former conqueror of europe once referred to britain as 'a nation of shopkeepers', that needs updating to 'a nation of piers morgan wannabe sensationalists'.

 

[COYBL25]

i ran in a bin bag, might as well make the most of it

I saw a lad ruining yesterday, in all that one piece plastic stuff, that the boxers use to get their weight down before a fight