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LongTomH

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3. Climate Change and our response is really the most important issue in this election year.....

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 03:04 PM

Jul 2016

......even more so than the Supreme Court or reproductive rights.

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Dangerously High Temperatures Blanket United States, Expected to Last Into Next Week [View all] inanna Jul 2016 OP

I'm hip. malthaussen Jul 2016 #1

I'm in New York annavictorious Jul 2016 #2

I saw 106 in Wichita, KS yesterday. Cracklin Charlie Jul 2016 #9

But not abnormal. Jazzgirl Jul 2016 #22

It's somewhat abnormal. anamandujano Jul 2016 #32

Climate Change and our response is really the most important issue in this election year..... LongTomH Jul 2016 #3

In the long term, you're right Mister Twilight Jul 2016 #15

Welcome to DU Mister Twilight. Delphinus Jul 2016 #24

Think: Immediate Term, Ghost Dog Jul 2016 #40

Yup. Yay incrementalism! Arazi Jul 2016 #34

The Supreme Court can invalidate environmental laws for decades to come tabasco Jul 2016 #45

It will be over 100 here in Sacramento, probably for 7 more days tandot Jul 2016 #4

well over a 100? It is 99 right now an expected to reach 102. Not exactly well over. olddad56 Jul 2016 #13

I didn't say "well over" tandot Jul 2016 #21

And I don't think you guys have high humidity ,which is coming across with this heatwave east Person 2713 Jul 2016 #30

A senior citizen friend of mine was just telling me about the (infamous) heat wave of 1980. forest444 Jul 2016 #5

I lived through that with no AC. leftyladyfrommo Jul 2016 #7

Lawd have mercy! forest444 Jul 2016 #12

What kills me is the humidity. Sand Rat Expat Jul 2016 #25

We were just discussing the very thing with Jazzgirl. forest444 Jul 2016 #28

^ Picture is accurate, can confirm. Also, great film! NT Sand Rat Expat Jul 2016 #36

Rain only makes it worse. leftyladyfrommo Jul 2016 #39

Immediately after the rainfall, yeah. Sand Rat Expat Jul 2016 #44

I remember that one. Jazzgirl Jul 2016 #23

I hear you. forest444 Jul 2016 #27

SEN Inhofe "but I'm making snowballs" sailfla Jul 2016 #6

Bring up the heat on FOX "News" and they'll cut your mic. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2016 #8

We're frying in the Calif desert where it's 105 degrees and the humidity is only 9%. nt procon Jul 2016 #10

It's all good killbotfactory Jul 2016 #11

95 in Nazareth, PA, just outside Bethlehem, PA meow2u3 Jul 2016 #14

About the same here with 45% humidity its like a sauna outside. nt cstanleytech Jul 2016 #16

We had thunderstorms roll through within the past hour in Philly BumRushDaShow Jul 2016 #17

My daughter posted that her temp in NY HockeyMom Jul 2016 #18

Dangerous Global Warming blankets the globe GreydeeThos Jul 2016 #19

A) It's summertime. It typically gets hot in the summer Seeking Serenity Jul 2016 #38

It's even Ghost Dog Jul 2016 #41

It's even more serious than that. Ghost Dog Jul 2016 #42

It as 92 here in western PA......... mrmpa Jul 2016 #20

Neighbor dude needs to tell the wife to put on a shawl or something. Sand Rat Expat Jul 2016 #26

He's in my unit right now........... mrmpa Jul 2016 #29

You, sir or madame, are an awesome person. Sand Rat Expat Jul 2016 #37

MY brother said it was 120 in Tucson last month. Feeling the Bern Jul 2016 #31

Good thing this weather sucks but doesn't really affect me going out and the streets and even stores Person 2713 Jul 2016 #33

10 PM, heat index is 100 Skittles Jul 2016 #35

It's hot Raspol Jul 2016 #43