Getting even more disgusted....

[golfing eagles]

With climate change, health care providers should be more mindful of heat-related illness, doctors say | CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/27/health/heat-health-care-more-proactive/index.html)

This is rather recent.

Recent and from CNN

Therefore validity = ZERO

[golfing eagles]

]I can tell you one thing, I see no tennis players out on the courts in the afternoons here. And very seldom do I see pickleball players in the afternoon.[/B] Which is actually smart. Would it not be nice if the village's gyms allowed tennis and pickleball players to use the A/C, which is just wasted on non-school hours and days?

Well, that's probably a true statement. Of course, they weren't out there last year or the year before, or 20 years ago.

So while you have posted one of your rare true statements, it proves ABSOLUTELY NOTHING

[ThirdOfFive]

I can tell you one thing, I see no tennis players out on the courts in the afternoons here. And very seldom do I see pickleball players in the afternoon. Which is actually smart. Would it not be nice if the village's gyms allowed tennis and pickleball players to use the A/C, which is just wasted on non-school hours and days?
I guess it depends on where you are looking.

Played 2 hrs. of singles tennis against my wife this past Wednesday, and another two hours of doubles yesterday afternoon. Golf this afternoon, tennis tomorrow morning beginning at about 11 am (singles again). And we don't play pattycake tennis, but all-out.

We have a choice. We can bellyache about the heat and stay huddled up next to the A/C OR we can enjoy what Florida summers have to offer. Drink about a pint of electrolyte solution BEFORE starting to play, drink plenty of water during play, take a short rest of 1-2 minutes during side changes, and two hours pass pretty fast. I scarcely notice the heat except that from time to time the raquet will turn in my hand if my palms get sweaty.

[jimjamuser]

Well, that's probably a true statement. Of course, they weren't out there last year or the year before, or 20 years ago.

So while you have posted one of your rare true statements, it proves ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
I clearly remember around 1980 tennis courts in Florida having players during the summer afternoons. But, there is no getting around the fact that worldwide this recent JULY has the highest recorded temperatures EVER.

[Taltarzac725]

OK, that was just one small part of my post, but maybe (?) it does need modification. I believe that I read or heard about hospitals in the Orlando area being filled with heat exhaustion and stroke victims. And also warnings from Doctors to stay hydrated. So I DID make an ASSUMPTION that since Az, NM, Texas, and much of the south and as far north as Chicago .......were in EXTREME heat and heat advisory conditions that I DID assume that hospital beds were full of patients with HEAT-related problems. Also, that our recent month of JULY has had the highest recorded temperatures.....EVER, that led me to SUSPECT that hospitals were overcrowded with heat-related problems.
I seriously doubt the statement that RECENTLY there have been fewer HEAT strokes nationwide, but I WILL try to google that question. Thank you.
Logically, it seems strange that with a greater population in the US due to recent unchecked immigration that the TOTAL number of heat strokes would NOT rise. Maybe we are talking strokes per hundred persons or something like that. But, even so the US has more recent home foreclosures due to interest rate increases - so more people are out on the street homeless. And July is a record temperature month plus more moisture in the atmosphere so the "feels like" temp will be up. So, I don't see how logically heat strokes could possibly GO DOWN !

Heat-related illnesses are on the rise - Harvard Health (https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/heat-related-illnesses-are-on-the-rise#:~:text=Heat%20exhaustion%20happens%20when%20 excessive,temperature%20rises%20to%20dangerous%20l evels).

I did find this.

[golfing eagles]

I clearly remember around 1980 tennis courts in Florida having players during the summer afternoons. But, there is no getting around the fact that worldwide this recent JULY has the highest recorded temperatures EVER.

Ever??? You mean since 1979 when they changed the methodology of calculating those temperatures

[jimjamuser]

I guess it depends on where you are looking.

Played 2 hrs. of singles tennis against my wife this past Wednesday, and another two hours of doubles yesterday afternoon. Golf this afternoon, tennis tomorrow morning beginning at about 11 am (singles again). And we don't play pattycake tennis, but all-out.

We have a choice. We can bellyache about the heat and stay huddled up next to the A/C OR we can enjoy what Florida summers have to offer. Drink about a pint of electrolyte solution BEFORE starting to play, drink plenty of water during play, take a short rest of 1-2 minutes during side changes, and two hours pass pretty fast. I scarcely notice the heat except that from time to time the raquet will turn in my hand if my palms get sweaty.
It is true that individuals can have different capabilities to withstand high HEAT and play sports outside during the afternoon in Florida. Age would certainly be one factor. Personally, I don't think that most people in the Villages would REALLY enjoy playing tennis or pickleball in the afternoon Florida HEAT. Some may do it, but is it REALLY worth it? Stress to the body is GOOD in athletic activity up to a point. I think that it is easy to pass over the point where a person is doing something good for their health and get into an area of too much physical stress, which may be damaging to their system.
But, if a person can do it and TRULY enjoy it, then more power to them!

[jimjamuser]

Heat-related illnesses are on the rise - Harvard Health (https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/heat-related-illnesses-are-on-the-rise#:~:text=Heat%20exhaustion%20happens%20when%20 excessive,temperature%20rises%20to%20dangerous%20l evels).

I did find this.
Thank you.

[JMintzer]

The only possible solution is a rapid trend to electric vehicles in the next 4 years.

Where will the electricity magically come from to fuel all of these vehicles?

[JMintzer]

With climate change, health care providers should be more mindful of heat-related illness, doctors say | CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/27/health/heat-health-care-more-proactive/index.html)

This is rather recent.

Recent and right in line with "the sky is falling" mantra they promote...

[JMintzer]

I can tell you one thing, I see no tennis players out on the courts in the afternoons here. And very seldom do I see pickleball players in the afternoon. Which is actually smart. Would it not be nice if the village's gyms allowed tennis and pickleball players to use the A/C, which is just wasted on non-school hours and days?

You NEVER saw tennis players on the courts in the afternoons in Florida...

Anyone with half a brain knew that it was hot outside and the worst time to play...


I remember going to Las Vegas with my parents some 50 years ago. Tennis was HUGE at that time.

The outdoor courts were PACKED from dawn until lunchtime. Then they were empty until the sun went down... Then they were packed agin until Midnight...

Hmmm... I wonder why that was? Maybe because it's FREAKIN' HOT in Vegas in the summer? Just like Central Florida?

[Stu from NYC]

Where will the electricity magically come from to fuel all of these vehicles?

Burn more coal?

[JMintzer]

Burn more coal?

https://media.tenor.com/cH9gfgKqp-cAAAAC/umm-wait.gif

[ThirdOfFive]

It is true that individuals can have different capabilities to withstand high HEAT and play sports outside during the afternoon in Florida. Age would certainly be one factor. Personally, I don't think that most people in the Villages would REALLY enjoy playing tennis or pickleball in the afternoon Florida HEAT. Some may do it, but is it REALLY worth it? Stress to the body is GOOD in athletic activity up to a point. I think that it is easy to pass over the point where a person is doing something good for their health and get into an area of too much physical stress, which may be damaging to their system.
But, if a person can do it and TRULY enjoy it, then more power to them!
I think a whole lot of it is attitude. For myself, I spent 72 years on that "tundra" called Minnesota. Compared to that, this is heaven!

Good round of golf yesterday afternoon though. Few people on the course so I could play at my own speed (pretty fast, usually).

[fdpaq0580]

Burn more coal?

No! He said "magically", to me that implies solar because it seems to come out of nowhere.

[Two Bills]

jimjamuser....90 % of coral worldwide has died in a time frame of about 20 years.

The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is growing back at a tremendous rate after a period of bleaching. Greatest amount of growth for about 36 years.
Source:
My brother. He lives there.

[Taltarzac725]

Threats to the Reef - Great Barrier Reef Foundation - Great Barrier Reef Foundation (https://www.barrierreef.org/the-reef/threats#:~:text=The%20growing%20combination%20of%2 0rising,animals%20that%20depend%20on%20it).

Looks there are serious threats to the great barrier reef.

Coral bleaching - Great Barrier Reef Foundation (https://www.barrierreef.org/the-reef/threats/coral-bleaching)

[Keefelane66]

Where will the electricity magically come from to fuel all of these vehicles?
Where did the electricity come from to run the thousands of homes they build here in The Villages annually?

[JMintzer]

No! He said "magically", to me that implies solar because it seems to come out of nowhere.
Not a chance that solar will come anywhere near close to producing the needed extra electricity...

[JMintzer]

Where did the electricity come from to run the thousands of homes they build here in The Villages annually?

Burning trash... Just like before...

[JMintzer]

Threats to the Reef - Great Barrier Reef Foundation - Great Barrier Reef Foundation (https://www.barrierreef.org/the-reef/threats#:~:text=The%20growing%20combination%20of%2 0rising,animals%20that%20depend%20on%20it).

Looks there are serious threats to the great barrier reef.

Coral bleaching - Great Barrier Reef Foundation (https://www.barrierreef.org/the-reef/threats/coral-bleaching)

Coral Bleaching: What it is, how it happens and what we're doing to help.

Send us money...

[Stu from NYC]

Burning trash... Just like before...

So guess we need to burn more trash. Have a dresser we have wanted to get rid of so bye bye

[JMintzer]

So guess we need to burn more trash. Have a dresser we have wanted to get rid of so bye bye

More people, more trash...

[bcsnave]

Those Temps are for the Orlando area, not the Villages. Northern Villages Temps are lower than Southern Villages. You are using their Temps in Orlando. I've lived here 22 years, summers are a bit warmer as are springs. Winters a bit colder. Climate is changing, but then again it always does over the years. Don't be so fixated on the Temps that news station is reporting.

You's must be from up Nort dhar' eh?

[Byte1]

So, to summarize some of the posts on here claiming "cause and effect" of global warming, I have come to the conclusion that ever since we started the space program, our climate has gotten warmer. Therefore, if we stop the space program we will stop global warming. I also hypothesize that if we spend at least a trillion bucks to study this phenomenon then at the end of the funding, I believe the scientist will come to the conclusion that the world is not in fact be warming but actually cooling. Since that needs to be explored and studied, and need an action plan to prevent global cooling, the scientists will require at least two or three trillion bucks to fund said study. No problem, we will just increase taxes to pay for it.

[fdpaq0580]

So, to summarize some of the posts on here claiming "cause and effect" of global warming, I have come to the conclusion that ever since we started the space program, our climate has gotten warmer. Therefore, if we stop the space program we will stop global warming. I also hypothesize that if we spend at least a trillion bucks to study this phenomenon then at the end of the funding, I believe the scientist will come to the conclusion that the world is not in fact be warming but actually cooling. Since that needs to be explored and studied, and need an action plan to prevent global cooling, the scientists will require at least two or three trillion bucks to fund said study. No problem, we will just increase taxes to pay for it.

Oh, yeah? Nah! The whole weather hot/cold thing is actually a world wide conspiracy among the heating and air-conditioning companies to become addicted to artificially heated and cooled air where we cannot live without it. Even now, if you pay attention to your breathing, you can feel the air getting
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[rustyp]

Is it correct ? The forecast for the next three days absolute temp (not heat index) 98 97 98 ?

[Taltarzac725]

Is it correct ? The forecast for the next three days absolute temp (not heat index) 98 97 98 ?

Sounds about right but the Villages is so huge now temps can vary a bit.

[dhdallas]

Glaciers are growing? Also, the moon landings were faked, the military has alien bodies from crashed UFO's at Area 51, and 9/11 was an inside job!

[Taltarzac725]

Glaciers are growing? Also, the moon landings were faked, the military has alien bodies from crashed UFO's at Area 51, and 9/11 was an inside job!

Looks like stuff you would see at the Walmart check-out racks. Stuff they make up to sell newspapers about what some celebrity did what to who and how and how large her or his whatever is.

[ThirdOfFive]

Glaciers are growing? Also, the moon landings were faked, the military has alien bodies from crashed UFO's at Area 51, and 9/11 was an inside job!
Yep.

Plus, I know a guy who knows a guy who actually saw ELVIS in April.

[fdpaq0580]

Yep.

Plus, I know a guy who knows a guy who actually saw ELVIS in April.

Costello or Presley?

[Taltarzac725]

Costello or Presley?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SUC8sdP5eI

Temp here in the Villages at 12:34 PM. Accuweather for 1 PM-- 1 PM
94°
RealFeel® 113°

[Stu from NYC]

Yep.

Plus, I know a guy who knows a guy who actually saw ELVIS in April.

That was me. Came for my birthday party

[Bayco]

Socially and politically I have no idea. But in terms of climate it will be no different in the next 5-10,000 years than it has been in the last 5-10,000, barring a substantial asteroid impact
Where is your climate degree from?

[Two Bills]

That was me. Came for my birthday party

Sorry don't believe that.
He would have said he'd been to your Birthday party when he was out fishing with me last April.

[oldtimes]

Coral Bleaching: What it is, how it happens and what we're doing to help.

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What is…the answer to every question Alec?

[golfing eagles]

Where is your climate degree from?

While I have both a bachelor's and a doctorate in a field of science, it is not climatology. I did take a graduate course in paleoclimatology, so I have some basis to evaluate the data and draw conclusions. You???????

[JP]

Fear sells. Logic not so much.

[oldtimes]

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