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air pollution is still the leading cause of death and shortening life expectancy, worse than tobacco, thats why NY just switched to electric trucks, replacing diesel and so-called "natural" gas (methane), to control the NO2 pollution and the high rates of asthma because of trucks going in and out of the city. NY and CA have now both switched to electric trucks, it's about time!

not completely- air pollution is still the leading cause of death and shortening life expectancy, worse than tobacco, thats why NY just switched to electric trucks, replacing diesel and so-called "natural" gas (methane), to control the NO2 pollution and the high rates of asthma because of trucks going in and out of the city. NY and CA have now both switched to electric trucks, it's about time!

south shore of Nassau County reached 91 here today between noon and 1 PM

it's a park the rest of NYC isn't a park and we shouldn't be using a park for temp readings anyway, how many of the official NWS reporting sites are parks?

Looks like JFK also hit 90 today, Walt? I was at 91 between noon and 1 PM in southwest Nassau County. Peak heat will be tomorrow!

https://twitter.com/i/events/1425823798733856768 Europe is going to eliminate short haul continental airplane trips with super high speed trains- we should be doing this too. Limit airplanes to overseas (literally overseas) travel. Maglev, hyperloop, etc. can use existing rail technology and are zero emission!

there's even an excessive heat warning here on the south shore of nassau county, probably another one for tomorrow which will be even hotter

Wow that day in July 2011 was definitely the hottest in my memory. Hit 103 here! Interesting to see how August 20, 1983 stands out for being the only one before 1999. That must've been JFK's hottest day in my lifetime in August- that was the only time they hit 100 since the 60s right? They didn't get to 100 in August when NYC hit 103 in August 2001. I see July 2019 is up there too, that was the famous weekend when JFK hit 99 on both days. And it's interesting that aside from that day in July 1995 EWR never had a heat index higher than 119? Was that the day that LGA had their highest heat index too? And do you have a list for NYC too? Thanks, Chris!

wow those were two of the all time hot summers at NYC, both had 39 90+ days! that day in 1991 was one degree off at both for being the first ever same day triple digit temps at both locations!

https://twitter.com/i/events/1425745700835368967 all time record for Europe recorded in Sicily (120F).....also wildfires widespread thoughout the island forcing evacuation of hundreds, 4 dead. Wildfires widespread throughout Italy and Greece making breathing very difficult.

smoke from massive wild fires in Siberia has now reached the north pole - for the first time ever https://twitter.com/i/events/1425551745892196359

oh you're another one that uses that sun/moon site lol. I find that first light always seems to be about an hour before sunrise and last light is almost always an hour after sunset. We have astronomical, nautical and civil twilight and the middle one is what best corresponds to what I experience.

just dont want it taking the power out and wrecking my electronics. everyone needs a lightning rod

just saw the lightning around here, these storms died as they got to the coast? in this heat?!

lol NYC didn't hit 90

wow Aug 13, 2016 also happened at the peak of the Perseids, similar to the August heat this year. Do you recall what the high temp and highest heat index on that day was at JFK? I think that was our last August Excessive Heat Warning before this year. Was that also the year JFK had 42 75+ dewpoints?

Hey Chris how do you find what the highest heat index ever recorded was for a given location, say, JFK?

But we dont keep track of heat by heat index unfortunately. I can't even find what the highest heat index ever recorded for JFK was. To me the best raw measure of heat is number of 90 degree highs.

Peak heat on Friday Don? When was the last time both NYC and Seattle hit 95 or higher on the same day?

lol and on Fox. I never saw that because I never watch Fox outside of sports

haha we were expecting the hybrids to arrive, but the hybrids that are arriving are not quite the ones we thought..... It's like To Serve Man all over again lol

that truck is what I want. should be excellent in the snow and climbing hills and such

these prices need to go down and fast, since we'll be at 50 pct electric vehicles by 2030 according to govt and vehicle manufacturers

all that money Manchin takes from the fossil fuel cartels, he must be sniffing it if he doesn't understand the MUCH greater threat of climate disasters to children and grandchildren, who will revile him for saying things like this. Manchin and Sinema are DINOs in every sense of the word. https://twitter.com/ryangrim/status/1425453857543442439

A few of us are saying out loud what many people are already thinking. There's going to be a lot of bad for pretty much all of humanity because this was put off for so many decades. The pandemic is going to be looked on fondly as the good old days, by the time 2030 gets here, if not before. Mark my words..... as sure as the sun rises and sets, this will happen.