100F, they're kidding, right??? it hits 120F+ in Iraq with Troops wearing full battle rattle
Posted on 04/23/2016 2:40:55 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
India is in the grips of a monstrous pre-monsoon heat wave that has killed more than 160 people in recent weeks. The majority of the deaths have been in the southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, but soaring temperatures have compounded ongoing drought and water shortages across the country and threaten to affect as many as 330 million people, according to figures the Indian government reported to the Supreme Court.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
***The “brutal heat wave” involves high temperatures in the 101-103 neighborhood.***
I remember in 1984 the temp got up to 116 F in NE Oklahoma!
And in 2006, I had to work out all day in temps up to 110 with NO SHADE.
When we were dragged kicking and screaming from the High Plains (10-25% humidity) to the Ozarks our first job was picking beans (Penny a pound)in a field with 102 degrees and about 70% humidity. Thought I was gonna die.
Absolutely. “Global Warming Kills Poor Brown People, Whitey Scoffs...”
100F, they're kidding, right??? it hits 120F+ in Iraq with Troops wearing full battle rattle
July 25 1936?
Well it does put a downer on global warming.
12000 died without A/C.
and only 160 with it.
Your post pretty much made the WP article worthless and
Ishaan Tharoor look like a fool.
Good goin and thanks for the link.
Good Lord!
Pretty awful, isn’t it?
The hottest I recall in humid North Carolina from my childhood without air conditioning was 107. It was not unusual to be in the high 90’s but breaking a hundred was, and going several degrees above that was practically unheard of. Fortunately, the house was shaded by large oaks, and it had a whole house attic fan. Still hot but we made it through OK. You get acclimated after a while, it was only miserable when a thunderstorm came up and the windows were closed. If we had been in a house with no shade trees or an apartment with no cross-ventilation from open windows, it would no doubt have been a different matter, like an oven in there. I’m glad for A/C, life is much more comfortable with it than without. But, if I had to do without again, I’d have a house that is well-shaded in summer, plenty of windows, narrow enough for cross-ventilation and a whole-house attic fan.
Horrific.
Never understood the attraction of folks visiting India for a trip.
That’s one place (of many) that’s never been on my “travel bucket list”.
Mine either..
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.