Friday, August 2, 2024

Heat Waves Come to Those Who Wait


Just documenting the use of ai images on the phys.og site; this is one of the first [link], although I did also see one about 6 - 18 months ago.

Meanwhile, on Earth, and during the hottest summer ever recorded:

More than 500 fall ill after eating bánh mì in Vietnam
May 2024, BBC News

Kimchi blamed for mass sickness in South Korea
July 2024, BBC News

The Australian town where people live underground
May 2024, BBC News

Here's a metric for you:

In the winter, this troglodyte lifestyle may seem merely eccentric. But on a summer's day, Coober Pedy – loosely translated from an indigenous Australian term that means "white man in a hole" – needs no explanation: it regularly hits 52C (126F), so hot that birds have been known to fall from the sky and electronics must be stored in fridges.

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