The inequality of heat
A poor community in India lost power during a heat wave, unlike the luxury mall next door. What happened next exposed extreme heat’s unequal toll.
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A poor community in India lost power during a heat wave, unlike the luxury mall next door. What happened next exposed extreme heat’s unequal toll.
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Without understanding all of the picture, and only being shown one side, you can not properly come to any conclusion as to what they may mean as far as climate goes—likely nothing at all. And as far as increased damage, it does not take a rocket scientist to understand if the GDP of Florida is 10-20 times higher than it was in 1960. A storm today will be more damaging without being meteorologically as powerful in its total realm.
The amazing power of Donna in 1960: At Tavernier, the fastest recorded mile was 120 mph which was the highest point on the dial. The anemometer needle held solid against the 120 mph pin for 45 minutes. That is sick. Florida in 1960 had 5 million people, and now 22.1 million. Its GDP is over 1.3 trillion while in 1960 it was less than 10% of that. Donna today may have been a half trillion dollar storm there. In the Carolinas and New England where Donna was still a major hurricane, we would add on multi-billions — perhaps what the estimate on Ian is for Florida now (60 billion). So we need some perspective when we hear so-called experts and pundits lamenting the extreme That is common sense, something that seems to be in short supply when trying to drive home an agenda. That Don Lemon, Amy Klobuchar, the View and a host of others having no idea, is apparent.
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