Kevin RussellJul 14, 2023

You're going to read about the climate heat using these "normal" words but the temp above too hot, is death.

It doesn't just feel hot, it kills. Thats how hot climate "warming" gets.

"In Palm Springs — where Friday's high temperature was forecast to hit 116 degrees — many homeless people left to contend with the heat on their own.

"I don't know how anyone can do it," he said. "I feel so bad . . . there's not much I can do."

Build sun, wind. All of it, NOW
#Climate

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/heat-wave-temperatures-southwest-fire-risk-to-california/

One-third of Americans under heat alerts as extreme temperatures spread from Southwest to California

More than 100 million Americans are under extreme heat advisories, watches and warnings as a blistering heat wave breaks records.

CBS News
Show threadBarbara MonacoJul 14, 2023
@kevinrns Normally Palm Springs doesn't open its cooling centers on Sunday-makes no sense to me-but they will do so this weekend. Unhoused can use those facilities. Obviously this is just a bandaid covering two festering wounds, homelessness and climate change. Both are tough, multifaceted problems that can no longer be ignored.
Show threadKevin RussellJul 14, 2023

@Barbramon1

Excessive heat hurts power grids. Excessive use from excessive heat hurts power grids.

Power going out, authorities warn, means "hundreds of thousands" could need medical care. Or worse.

Next year the temperatures will be higher.

The next year after that will be higher, because oil execs and politicians have lied for decades.

The next year, temperatures will be higher.

We have been warned.

We've been reassured, they were lying.

Build all the sun, wind, now.

#Climate

Show threadRevJeberJul 14, 2023
@kevinrns @[email protected] @Barbramon1 Humans never deal appropriately with existential crisis. Unless it’s happening today we ignore it. We’ll pay lip service to the problem but make no real progress. It’s a form of “out of sight, out of mind”.
Show threadKevin RussellJul 14, 2023

@jeber @Adirondack @Barbramon1

There is no purpose to this post. Feel free to take it back down, to replace it with a commitment to do what you can. Ill take this one down too.

Show threadChookMother 🇦🇺🦘

@kevinrns @jeber @Adirondack @Barbramon1 Please don't. Ive just attached a long and heartfelt reply.

I believe understanding the human behaviour element is important when deciding on effective action.

Jul 15, 2023 at 3:35amWeb