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In reply to the discussion: Study Worst Case: 1/3 Of Humans Will Face Heat Matching/Exceeding The Sahara w/i 50 Years [View all]

NickB79

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16. Really? Because plenty of areas have started to hit those temps today
Reply to denem (Reply #10)
Tue May 5, 2020, 10:50 PM
May 2020

In areas that aren't deserts.

In fact, the heat combined with the humidity are absolute killers when you exceed wet bulb temps.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/07/03/hot-planet-all-time-heat-records-have-been-set-all-over-the-world-in-last-week/

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Study Worst Case: 1/3 Of Humans Will Face Heat Matching/Exceeding The Sahara w/i 50 Years [View all] hatrack May 2020 OP
I couldn't find 2050 in the article anywhere ... progree May 2020 #1
NYT On Same Story - A Bit More Clearly Laid Out To Your Points hatrack May 2020 #3
Don't see anything here supporting your OP's title here either. You might want to get rid of the progree May 2020 #4
Gah - more coffee! hatrack May 2020 #5
It happens 😂 Thanks much for fixing 😂😂😂 n/t progree May 2020 #6
Bonkers. denem May 2020 #2
The excerpt specifically talks about the climate niche for humans muriel_volestrangler May 2020 #7
It assumes desertification denem May 2020 #8
No, it does *NOT* assume desertification muriel_volestrangler May 2020 #9
Yes it assumes desertification. denem May 2020 #10
Show me where it assumes desertification (nt) muriel_volestrangler May 2020 #11
It is implicit. denem May 2020 #12
Bwahahah. Your "ignore what the climate science says, *I* know we'll be all right" muriel_volestrangler May 2020 #13
Ad hominem denem May 2020 #14
No. That wasn't an "ad hominem". An "ad hominem" is an argument saying that the person muriel_volestrangler May 2020 #15
Really? Because plenty of areas have started to hit those temps today NickB79 May 2020 #16
climate vs weather denem May 2020 #17
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