Here I am in southeastern
Michigan, at 11am, with the
windows open, thinking
about how much I am enjoying
the mild summer weather.
And that's
AFTER
45 years
of global
warming !
How do I know ?
It's my 43rd summer
living in Michigan --
with 33 of those years
at the same home
in Bingham Farms.
I don't need a
climate scientist
to tell me.
The BBC
is claiming
global warming
will increase
the chances
of summer
conditions
that may be
"too hot
for humans"
to work in.
This is not
a BBC creation,
but is derived from
a "climate science"
research paper
published in a peer
reviewed journal:
Of course that means
someone with a science
degree made a wild guess
of the future climate, and
his pal review was three
cheers for any bad news
about a coming climate
disaster !
Dr Jimmy Lee is an
emergency medic
caring for Covid-19
patients in Singapore.
There’s no air conditioning.
to prevent the virus
from being blown around.
His personal protective
equipment also creates
a sweltering ‘micro-climate’
under the multiple layers.
"It really hits you when you
first go in there," Dr Lee says,
"and it’s really uncomfortable
over a whole shift of eight hours
– it affects morale."
I get exhausted just thinking
about his working conditions !
The Wet Bulb Globe Temperature
(WBGT) measures heat and
humidity.
Back in the 1950s, the US military
used it for guidelines for keeping
soldiers safe.
When the WBGT reached 29C,
for example, exercise would be
suspended for anyone
not acclimated.
That’s the level Dr Lee
and his colleagues are
regularly experiencing
at Singapore’s
Ng Teng Fong
General Hospital.
When the WBGT hits 32C,
the US says strenuous
military training should stop
because the risk is "extreme".
Levels that high have been
recorded inside hospitals
in Chennai, India by Professor
Vidhya Venugopal ,of the
Sri Ramachandra University.
She’s also found workers
in a steel plant at 41.7C.
Prof Richard Betts
of the UK Met Office
ran computer models
which suggest the
number of days with
a WBGT above 32C
will increase.
The problem in the Singapore
hospital is switching off of
air conditioning, and the
use of PPE, both as a result
of COVID-19.
Not global warming.
According to
Dr Jimmy Lee,
"it’s not rocket science".
People need to drink
plenty of fluid before
they start work,
take regular breaks
and then drink again
when they rest."
Lie down in the shade
during the mid-day heat !
It's called a siesta.
Days over 100F.
and high humidity
have existed
for centuries
in many areas.
The people there
did not die out.
The U.S. Dust Bowl
was extremely hot
–hotter than today.
Yet people survived.
Academics, researchers
city-based writers seem to
have zero contact
with outdoor reality.
Have they never been to the
Middle East, where lots of
migrant workers toil on
building sites in the sun !
The average July and August
high temperature in Rome
is 31C, and Cairo, Egypt
is 35C.
The inhabitants of those cities
seems to thrive, and tourists
even visit there during
the summer !
The response after
the BBC predicting
a climate crisis
( that will never happen )
is lots of attention
-- there are no penalties !
Singapore’s founding father
thought air conditioning
was the secret to
his country’s success
An old saying
from the 1960’s:
“Is that true,
or did you hear it
on the BBC ?”