Heat waves are different now: "We're slowly boiling ourselves"

Heat waves are different now: "We're slowly boiling ourselves" | The Big Story

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13 күн бұрын

A few weeks ago, temperatures in India blasted past 50 degrees Celsius. Currently much of the United States and parts of Canada are in the grip of a heat dome that could shatter records. Summer's hot, and heat waves happen. We know this. But if a heat wave is a period of time with temperatures above normal, and the "normal" temperature keeps rising...
What do the heat waves of the future mean for us? What exactly is a "wet bulb" measurement? Which parts of the world can withstand the heat to come, and how can we prepare the ones that can't?
GUEST: Dr. Kent Moore, professor of atmospheric physics, University of Toronto
Episode link: play.headliner.app/episode/21...

Пікірлер: 44

@georgefredriksen9568 10 күн бұрын

It is definitely getting hotter over the years. Where I live, we used to get snow storms in the winter. Now, when it snows, you can Sweep it away with a broom

@Rnue 10 күн бұрын

Second time experiencing heatstroke this year. Third time in just a year. And I live in 'mild' climates. Is 50 instead of 25 now. I couldn't wish heatstroke on anyone. It's like being boiled alive, forever.

@ChickpeatheTortie 9 күн бұрын

I lost a cat to heatstroke 3 years ago - this was in London - that's how bad thing are. This summer I'm going to keep my cats indoors whether they like it or not

@ChickpeatheTortie 9 күн бұрын

Hooray at 2.00 someone is finally saying it. I can remember back in the 60's I was living in Bahrain as a teenager and 30c was deemed to be hot - and everyone was on alert for it. Now summertime temps in Bahrain are in the mid 40's

@Rnue 10 күн бұрын

Inspired to draw white circles/balls/bubbles in sidewalk chalk while listening. I added it to the sidewalk outside my door to reflect heat. I could feel the heat coming off the pavement from the day. Thanks for uplifting me enough to do something positive. Means a lot.

@gamingtonight1526 5 күн бұрын

The average global temperature for the 12-month period to the end of May was 1.63C (2.9F) above the pre-industrial average

@blinkspacestudio8892 6 күн бұрын

Sitting on a hot bus fans are hot high humidity. Very uncomfortable.

@cloutgodz2703 11 күн бұрын

It’s gonna be so hard doing ubereats. I wish life was better

@Recuper8 10 күн бұрын

Looking forward to Robots doing everything. I'm just going to sit in front of my AC and collect my UBI. ... ... ... Or, well, we humans had a good run.

@HelenSurina-mv8ot 5 күн бұрын

Slowly Boiling ❤

@PraveenSrJ01 7 күн бұрын

This is really disturbing 😳

@divinecomedy0 12 күн бұрын

This was so timely, interesting and alarming. Thanks for this informative podcast. 🥵

@theredboneking 11 күн бұрын

Every summer they push the agenda.

@TheStupidDetectiv 11 күн бұрын

Your account is super interesting! Do you mind if I ask who you are? You know some of these people. Where do you work/live?

@JackieBillyTom 11 күн бұрын

still quite cool in manitoba, whats a "heat dome"

@TheStupidDetectiv 11 күн бұрын

A made up word because we live in a narrative now

@ChristineFisher123 10 күн бұрын

It's an area of high pressure where you get days of low cloud, and very high temperatures that will not shift from that area for days or weeks.. Heat 'domes' can move from one area to another however.

@valeriegreen6753 6 күн бұрын

Yes; it's cool in Alberta, too.

@JogBird 11 күн бұрын

ppl are too dependent on AC, you need to aclimitise to the seasons, sweat it out

@theredboneking 11 күн бұрын

Or build better homes.

@ZenCorvus 11 күн бұрын

Ya OK now do winter.

@ChickpeatheTortie 9 күн бұрын

Yes good luck with that.

@PraveenSrJ01 7 күн бұрын

I’m glad I have central air conditioning in my home 🏠 and at work

@johntresemer5631 5 күн бұрын

“15 or 20 years ago o become very impactful”. . . .another denier. The scary part is already happening now, Professor Frog.

@johnnyboyvan 11 күн бұрын

Just sweat it out. 💪 Not much anyone can do other than stay in the shade and drink ample water.

@irisstasinski8893 15 сағат бұрын

You will be running out of Water and food .

@VuongNguyen-cg6yo 8 күн бұрын

LMOA !!!

@fafabanitoref4418 10 күн бұрын

❤🎉

@irisstasinski8893 15 сағат бұрын

There is no Heart or love in killing all of Nature and destroy the whole Planet . Maybe it is time to move back into Caves .

@DaFactsNoNonsense1713 11 күн бұрын

So you're whining about "cities" being hotter than everywhere else = what's new?! What people complain about in North America, is an everyday occurrence, everywhere else

@liberty-matrix 10 күн бұрын

Can someone explain to me why global warming records only start from 1880, which was the coldest point in global temperature for the past 10 thousands years? A time span when the average global temperature was 2.5 degrees warmer than now and yet polar bears thrived, as did our ancestors throughout the world.

@xToxicNinjax 9 күн бұрын

How would you know it was the coldest period if the records only started in 1880? Celsius was only invented in the 1700s.

@PraveenSrJ01 7 күн бұрын

Because that is when technology became more and more common