Max PearlJun 29, 2023

So tomorrow, the NWS forecasts wet bulb temperatures in parts of the US are so high, that people will die if they aren't in air-conditioning. You can't really do anything in wet bulb temps above 90F, and you die in wet bulb temps above 95F.

And it's only June!

Source: https://digital.mdl.nws.noaa.gov/

(Edited to add source)

Show threadPaulDavisTheFirstJun 29, 2023

@pearlbear time to re-read the first chapter of "Ministry for the Future" by Kim Stanley Robinson. Or not, since it's completely and utterly horrific.

Basically wet-bulb 35C for 2-3 days in India combined with power outage kills 20M people. Tell yourself its fiction if you must.

Show threadDarwin Woodka
@PaulDavisTheFirst @pearlbear I almost couldn't finish the book after that. It took me about two weeks to try again. Horrifying. But worse is knowing it's GOING TO HAPPEN.
Jun 29, 2023 at 10:00pmWeb
Show threadEchutaJun 29, 2023
@darwinwoodka
Nature's End is another prophetic scifi book. Written back in the 80s.
@PaulDavisTheFirst @pearlbear