Blastfurnace 2024

[KaiserSoze 998]

8 hours ago, UnivTex34 said:

Floating Martindale to Staples today. Kiddo’s first kayak trip. This is my fav stretch on the SM.

Bad ass, that's a beautiful stretch. I believe my last time to paddle that was with the Shaggy Flotilla. Good times. 

[Okie State 3804]

People on Nextdoor like to say 'It gets hot in Texas!' because the heat warnings annoy them. Someday it will be 98 degrees in February and the same comments will be posted.

[MissingInAction 25002]

Anyone in denial of climate change at this point is a certified window licker.

[Okie State 3804]

Even my Grandpa who was pretty anti-climate change for most of his life was ranting about how the data was obvious to any dumbfuck who actually cares to look at it. He was an engineer so data was his life.

Anyway, probably turning too CR for this thread.

[Bevo Num1 1011]

Had a 9:25 am tee time at The Bandit this morning. Made it to #13, said fuck it and left. It was way too hot to be playing golf today. 

[atomheartbevo 89618]

12 minutes ago, Bevo Num1 said:

Had a 9:25 am tee time at The Bandit this morning. Made it to #13, said fuck it and left. It was way too hot to be playing golf today. 

It was 97 or 98 at 6pm.  Fucking hate this shit.

[HornOnTheBayou 8904]

3 hours ago, Okie State said:

Even my Grandpa who was pretty anti-climate change for most of his life was ranting about how the data was obvious to any dumbfuck who actually cares to look at it. He was an engineer so data was his life.

Anyway, probably turning too CR for this thread.

Completely disagree. As you said, the evidence points in only one direction. The planet is getting warmer and both qualitative and quantitative data prove it. Now if you want to talk about the role of the government in solving the problem, then sure, that can be a political discussion. But to argue that climate change is not happening is not politics, it is pure, uncut dumbassery. 

[Brisketexan 105043]

Completely disagree. As you said, the evidence points in only one direction. The planet is getting warmer and both qualitative and quantitative data prove it. Now if you want to talk about the role of the government in solving the problem, then sure, that can be a political discussion. But to argue that climate change is not happening is not politics, it is pure, uncut dumbassery. 

Coincidentally, we’re going to start stamping “pure, uncut dumbassery” on our coinage.
What’s happening shouldn’t be political…yet it is one of the most inflammatory political issues of our time.
So. Fucking. Dumb.

[NorthLoop 14180]

4 hours ago, Okie State said:

People on Nextdoor like to say 'It gets hot in Texas!' because the heat warnings annoy them. Someday it will be 98 degrees in February and the same comments will be posted.

It's not because the heat warnings annoy them. It's because their masters on Fox News are telling them that this isn't abnormal and they shovel that dumbassery into their gullets because they can't think for themselves. They care more about keeping brown people and gays down than what the future climate looks like for this planet. 

[Okie State 3804]

2 hours ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

Completely disagree. As you said, the evidence points in only one direction. The planet is getting warmer and both qualitative and quantitative data prove it. Now if you want to talk about the role of the government in solving the problem, then sure, that can be a political discussion. But to argue that climate change is not happening is not politics, it is pure, uncut dumbassery. 

Agreed. Unfortunately people are unable to see the difference so nobody wants to talk about it at all.

[Texzilla588 769]

If my calculations are correct, by 2040 we'll have over 400 days per year over 100 degrees.

How many days will be above 130? You’ll be looking back at the good old days of 108.

[UnivTex34 1763]

16 hours ago, KaiserSoze said:

Bad ass, that's a beautiful stretch. I believe my last time to paddle that was with the Shaggy Flotilla. Good times. 

We need to get the flotilla going again. Before the river dries up. Great float yesterday, and the kiddo is hooked. That heat was oppressive though. 

[Deej 76750]

14 hours ago, Okie State said:

Someday it will be 98 degrees in February

Someday? I've seen triple digits in January before. You say this like it would be something new.

Edited May 28 by Deej

[Trey3216 15343]

On 5/25/2024 at 12:51 PM, immamac said:

My problem with the heat lately has been the nights staying hot. Heat during the day has always been a thing and yeah it's hotter but it's not so much hotter than it's ruinous to an otherwise already hot as fuck summer. 

What's with all this humidity in Austin though? That seems a bit strange that the dew point is significantly higher than even 3-5 years ago. 

The high humidity right now is partially due to the amount of water in the soil that is beginning to bake out as temperatures begin to rise with summer coming quickly.   

[immamac 42832]

6 minutes ago, Trey3216 said:

The high humidity right now is partially due to the amount of water in the soil that is beginning to bake out as temperatures begin to rise with summer coming quickly.   

The dew point in Austin is higher than Houston. When I say humidity I mean the feeling outside not the actual relative humidity %age. 

Something weird is going on causing much higher than usual dew points. 

[InkaUtexas 25854]

13 minutes ago, immamac said:

The dew point in Austin is higher than Houston. When I say humidity I mean the feeling outside not the actual relative humidity %age. 

Something weird is going on causing much higher than usual dew points. 

Vape condensation.

[crash_davis 23096]

15 minutes ago, immamac said:

The dew point in Austin is higher than Houston. When I say humidity I mean the feeling outside not the actual relative humidity %age. 

Something weird is going on causing much higher than usual dew points. 

Fitlump's tears.

[InkaUtexas 25854]

2 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

Fitlump's tears boob sweat

FIFY

[Trey3216 15343]

30 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

FIFY

Is that the sweat that originates in the boobs, or that gathers on Hairline Creek and runs down Forehead River

Edited May 28 by Trey3216

[InkaUtexas 25854]

[texasdago 7562]

44 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

Vape condensation.

Soon Lana Del Rey will descend from the clouds 

[ztejas 43411]

1 hour ago, immamac said:

Something weird is going on causing much higher than usual dew points. 

I've been hitting the gym. It's probably the collective female response picking up on my newfound musk.

[jimmyjazz 45877]

25 minutes ago, Trey3216 said:

Is that the sweat that originates in the boobs, or that gathers on Hairline Creek and runs down Forehead River

OK, that's just gross.

[crash_davis 23096]

Yay, another historical global heat record!!!!!

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/record-high-temperatures-12-straight-months/

 

World hits 12 straight months of record-high temperatures — but as warming continues, it'll be "remembered as comparatively cold"

The world has now marked one full year of back-to-back monthly heat records, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service announced on Wednesday. It said last month was the hottest May in recorded history — the 12th consecutive month in which the monthly high temperature record was broken.

It was also the 11th consecutive month where the global average temperature was at least 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average. If that trend continues, it would mean the world is passing a major climate change milestone.

May's average temperature was 1.52 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average, Copernicus reported, while the global average temperature from June 2023 to May 2024 was 1.63 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average. 

The pre-industrial average refers to the period before there was a sharp increase in emissions of greenhouse gases, which trap heat from the sun within the Earth's atmosphere and warm the planet. Experts have long warned that keeping average global temperatures no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above that mark is critical to reduce the risk of rampant damage caused by rising global temperatures. As the planet warms, the heat leads to more precipitation and melting sea ice, fueling extreme weather conditions that can result in shifting coastlines, agricultural issues, mass migration and harmful health consequences. 

Carlo Buontempo, director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, said that the 12-month streak "is shocking but not surprising," and that while the streak will likely see an interruption at some point, "the overall signature of climate change remains." 

"There is no sign in sight of a change in such a trend," he said. "We are living in unprecedented times. ... This string of hottest months will be remembered as comparatively cold."

[Trey3216 15343]

52 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

Yay, another historical global heat record!!!!!

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/record-high-temperatures-12-straight-months/

 

World hits 12 straight months of record-high temperatures — but as warming continues, it'll be "remembered as comparatively cold"

The world has now marked one full year of back-to-back monthly heat records, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service announced on Wednesday. It said last month was the hottest May in recorded history — the 12th consecutive month in which the monthly high temperature record was broken.

It was also the 11th consecutive month where the global average temperature was at least 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average. If that trend continues, it would mean the world is passing a major climate change milestone.

May's average temperature was 1.52 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average, Copernicus reported, while the global average temperature from June 2023 to May 2024 was 1.63 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average. 

The pre-industrial average refers to the period before there was a sharp increase in emissions of greenhouse gases, which trap heat from the sun within the Earth's atmosphere and warm the planet. Experts have long warned that keeping average global temperatures no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above that mark is critical to reduce the risk of rampant damage caused by rising global temperatures. As the planet warms, the heat leads to more precipitation and melting sea ice, fueling extreme weather conditions that can result in shifting coastlines, agricultural issues, mass migration and harmful health consequences. 

Carlo Buontempo, director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, said that the 12-month streak "is shocking but not surprising," and that while the streak will likely see an interruption at some point, "the overall signature of climate change remains." 

"There is no sign in sight of a change in such a trend," he said. "We are living in unprecedented times. ... This string of hottest months will be remembered as comparatively cold."

The if's and histrionics/posts on this board read like the pundits in front of the '06-'09 housing bubble as thought nothing can ever change...it can only continue.    It doesn't happen until it does, and then it does.  Just like dynamic systems have always done.   

 

 

[Willfully Horn 7999]

[Trey3216 15343]

39 minutes ago, Willfully Horn said:

A lot of mathematically inclined people decide to shit on their keyboard when it comes to dealing with the idea that shit doesn’t go straight up forever, or realize that we may also be in a period where it doesn’t matter a fuck.   There’s lots of ways we need to be better, but we don’t and can’t control everything. 

[Mrs Whiggins 13050]

On 5/28/2024 at 12:36 PM, Trey3216 said:

Is that the sweat that originates in the boobs, or that gathers on Hairline Creek and runs down Forehead River

 

On 5/28/2024 at 1:02 PM, jimmyjazz said:

OK, that's just gross.

When it's this humid, boob sweat is indeed a thing, but I prefer not to talk about it and just shower when I finish a work out and that's all there is to it. I have been known to run through an irrigation geyser (those early morning runs where certain homeowners have not noticed they have a wonky sprinkler head spraying the sidewalk) to cool off but five minutes later it's just back to sweat. Ugh, Texas heat is no joke.

[Storm the Field 5291]

An early-Summer scorcher out there today. High of 96 this afternoon, which is 5 degrees above the average high for June 6th. 

[DaysOff 7943]

I'm bidding these layovers all summer.

[Biff Tannen 45661]

Fucking heat dome.

[The Dog 44017]

Guess this goes here:

Williamson County now has more floodplains, study explains why

New map overlays: https://wilcomaps.wilco.org/vertigisstudio/web/?app=d5a5b30e7e51447e8bd674eef03ee642

ETA map. Tan is current FEMA floodplain; blue is proposed. Spoilered for size:

Spoiler

 

Edited June 7 by The Dog

[Willfully Horn 7999]

More development means more runoff. Stronger storms means more rain. Floodplains will only get larger, over time.

[UTGrad98 2271]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/13/weather/el-nino-la-nina-summer-forecast-climate/index.html

El nino is dead. La nina coming fast and that means drought and heat for texas. I was hoping el nino would last another month so we could keep getting this rain but it's not gonna happen. Had really enjoyed the El nino weather so far this year in dallas. Well fuck. 

[NorthLoop 14180]

I fucking hate you right now. 

[HenryJames 66033]

Quote

El Niño tends to create hostile upper level winds that rip storms apart while La Niña does the opposite. So, more storms could develop this year without El Niño holding them back. El Niño also won’t be around to curve many storms away from the US, potentially leaving the coasts vulnerable this season.

 

[Fudge Nuggets 19184]

We had La Nina last year and fuck all for storms thank goodness.  The heat and lack of rain was utter shit though.

I noticed today the high temperature was in line with recent days, maybe a degree or two higher but got damn it felt fucking miserable.

[Surly Bevo 24908]

I feel like that was a really short El Nino considering the last La Nina ran from 2020 to 2023

[Chopper 17228]

Just so some of you can feel more fortunate - friends with a house in Tarrytown had their AC break in the middle of last week and have been waiting for HVAC repair to get to them ever since. They called every reputable repair company but they all have a lengthy waiting list. The family (have 2 kids) stayed a couple nights in a hotel but the past several have been getting by with a bunch of fans they purchased. As of yesterday the report was the repair guy would be there today but since it's Friday, you know how that goes...

[Updawg 2266]

Yeah I’m glad my ac decided to crap out a month ago. Those guys were extremely busy then

[jimmyjazz 45877]

Service vendors of all kinds are slammed.  My wife's 4Runner just suddenly stopped accelerating.  I had it towed to a shop one of my closest friends works at -- 10 days to even look at it.  My buddy managed to sneak it in and we got it fixed within a few days, but most shops were similarly bogged down.

[Updawg 2266]

What was wrong with it? As a fellow 4 runner owner I’m curious

[Chopper 17228]

First day of summer is next Thursday. Rejoice. To celebrate the east coast and Great Lakes region will be receiving an exceptionally long and strong heat dome.

 

[Fudge Nuggets 19184]

12 minutes ago, Chopper said:

To celebrate the east coast and Great Lakes region will be receiving an exceptionally long and strong heat dome.

Good.  If it stays away from here I’m all for someone else getting roasted for a change.  Never thought I would say it, but any day between June 1 and September 30 under 100F feels like a win.  I’ll take as many as I can get

[4th&Five 41506]

4 hours ago, Chopper said:

Just so some of you can feel more fortunate - friends with a house in Tarrytown had their AC break in the middle of last week and have been waiting for HVAC repair to get to them ever since. They called every reputable repair company but they all have a lengthy waiting list. The family (have 2 kids) stayed a couple nights in a hotel but the past several have been getting by with a bunch of fans they purchased. As of yesterday the report was the repair guy would be there today but since it's Friday, you know how that goes...

Ours died on the 4th of July last year and it took 10 days to get everything fixed. House got up to 92. Tell them to buy a portable unit on Amazon. At least it’ll cool a bedroom down enough to sleep in comfortably. 

[Biff Tannen 45661]

3 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

Service vendors of all kinds are slammed.  My wife's 4Runner just suddenly stopped accelerating.  I had it towed to a shop one of my closest friends works at -- 10 days to even look at it.  My buddy managed to sneak it in and we got it fixed within a few days, but most shops were similarly bogged down.

 

2 hours ago, Updawg said:

What was wrong with it? As a fellow 4 runner owner I’m curious

Same

[jimmyjazz 45877]

2 hours ago, Updawg said:

What was wrong with it? As a fellow 4 runner owner I’m curious

Dirty mass air flow sensor.  This is the second time the 4Runner has gone into "limp mode" to protect itself.  Beats serious damage to the motor, I'm sure.

10 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

Ours died on the 4th of July last year and it took 10 days to get everything fixed. House got up to 92. Tell them to buy a portable unit on Amazon. At least it’ll cool a bedroom down enough to sleep in comfortably. 

Don't you have to dick around with some sort of window exhaust kit to use those things?

[4th&Five 41506]

It blows the warm air out a window. Takes a few minutes to set up. You have to empty the built up condensation a couple times a day too. 

Edited June 15 by 4th&Five

[NorthLoop 14180]

4 hours ago, Chopper said:

First day of summer is next Thursday. Rejoice. To celebrate the east coast and Great Lakes region will be receiving an exceptionally long and strong heat dome.

 

I always thought it was funny that the first day of summer was in late June. Who the fuck came up with that? 

[jimmyjazz 45877]

1 hour ago, 4th&Five said:

It blows the warm air out a window. Takes a few minutes to set up.

Ah, I thought it was more involved than that.  I had already decided those wouldn't work for us since our main room (living/kitchen/kitchenette) has no windows that open.  Picture windows + a couple of doors.

I guess they would work in a bedroom.