![]() “These giant swings in temperature over short distances in cities, known as the urban heat island effect, make heat waves even worse,” writes CNN’s Rachel Ramirez of a new report by the nonprofit research group Climate Central. There can be variation up to 8 degrees between portions of a city with trees and green space and those that are mostly pavement. ![]() The urban density that creates economic opportunity also makes cities hotter than their surrounding areas. Maricopa County has 25 heat-related deaths so far, but another 249 are under investigation. The Phoenix area medical examiner has brought in extra refrigerated containers for bodies, like it did during spikes of Covid-19, to deal with potential overflow. Doctors are treating people burned just by falling on the ground, according to one CNN report. Take a look at Arizona, where Phoenix has endured nearly a full straight month of 110-plus-degree days.Ĭacti can’t stand the heat and are dying. When the new extremes come, they feel remarkable But countries are not yet on that path or anywhere close to it. Romanello said the basic move would be to commit to phase out fossil fuels. “What we know is the heat will become much more intense, much more frequent, and that if we don’t act urgently to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, then the outlook will be very serious with, as you said, temperatures that are beyond the limits of physiological survival.”Īre we acting urgently? Asher pointed out California is phasing out gas-powered car sales. Asked by CNN’s Zain Asher about a heat index in Iran that approached 150 degrees Fahrenheit, Marina Romanello, executive director of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, said to prepare for more. The West Coast of the US, for instance, has gotten a respite so far from wildfires thanks to epic rainfall earlier in the year.īut we can expect more heat more often. Torrential rain flooded Boston’s Fenway park. Towns unused to flooding were under water this year in Vermont. Tourists in Greece were forced to flee in the country’s largest-ever evacuation. The warnings that more fires, floods and storms would occur as the atmosphere heated up are here.Ī large portion of the country has seen smoke come and go from those Canadian wildfires. ![]() Nearly half the US is under a heat advisory this week, and the country’s largest power grid was on alert. It may be the hottest month in 120,000 years, according to scientists in Europe.įrom a daily life standpoint, things are different This is not just the hottest month in human history. In this year of epic heat, it’s time to start thinking about how the climate changed rather than the fact of its changing.įrom a historical standpoint, we are in uncharted territory. If you are having any difficulty downloading and registering your new copy of ExpertGPS, email Dan Foster directly at and include your order number or registration code.Here’s a hot take on the summer of 2023: The climate you grew up in is gone, replaced by something new and changing, but also inalterably different – where the Atlantic Ocean can reach hot-tub temperature, heat is a recurring public health concern and people will have to adapt their way of living. To download the latest free updates and get new features, click Check for New Version Now on the Help menu. To take advantage of priority support, click Get Support for ExpertGPS on the Help menu. You will see your registration information displayed in the About box.ĮxpertGPS comes with 12 months of free program updates and priority tech support directly from Dan Foster, the author of ExpertGPS. Click About ExpertGPS in the Help menu.ġ2. You must restart ExpertGPS so that your registered features will be activated.ġ1. A dialog box will appear, confirming your registration.ĩ. Select the key string in your email, copy it, and paste it into the registration dialog.Ĩ. Enter your name and option code *exactly* as it appears in the registration email.Ħ. The Enter Registration Code dialog will appear.ĥ. On the Help menu in ExpertGPS, click Enter Registration Code.Ĥ. Copy the registration key code from your email program.ģ. You should see a map screen on the right, and a data list on the left when the program is running.ģ. If you haven't already downloaded ExpertGPS, download and install ExpertGPS on your computer.Ģ. The registration code you received will unlock the trial version of ExpertGPS you've already downloaded. Follow these instructions to register ExpertGPS:ġ.
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