The heat wave goes away. The last of August looks good and the early part of September looks even better.
We even got a brief shower last evening!
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The heat wave goes away. The last of August looks good and the early part of September looks even better.
Now the temps moderate, finally, after that heat wave. It is very cloudy today. If these clouds persist, we might not be hot at all today. Relief at last!
105 F yesterday and the same again today, but very low humidity. The heat index is not that severe, and I could enjoy coffee on the patio this morning, despite the 80 F morning "low". Another record high today, but after that, maybe a slow return to somewhat milder temps and cooler mornings. Eventually, this must happen. But August has been really bad. We got lucky in the early part of the summer, with rain and mostly seasonal highs, but we are not so lucky this month.
Today and tomorrow might be the worst. This is extreme. This is the sort of heat wave that will become more frequent and more deadly in the future, as the planet heats up. You can't pump enormous amounts of carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere, generation after generation, without suffering catastrophic consequences. This is just the beginning, a little preview of what will be. Censorship and wishful thinking won't make it go away. The laws of nature are inexorable and they have no regard for human happiness, human hopes, human dreams, religious beliefs, or human survival. Hold a loaded gun up to your head and pull the trigger. You're dead. That simple. Cause and effect.
Today and tomorrow will be really bad, but after that, maybe a bit of a change, maybe even past the worst.