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In reply to the discussion: 'Exceptional' heatwave challenges records [View all]longship
(40,416 posts)10. It's called Celsius these days, not Centigrade.
But here in the USA we're still on the imperial system (AKA the British Imperial System). So many Republicans think that it's the 'merican system. How ignorant!
As one educated in science, I would prefer the Kelvin scale for temperature. But unfortunately that is looking a bit dodgy, too. When negative Kelvin temps are experimentally observed...
Regardless, Celsius or Kelvin or Fahrenheit. All is relative.
And it's fucking warm here in the national forest of western Michigan.
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It's been very cold in Southern California (for So Cal that is). But not a lot of rain.
lexw
Jan 2013
#4
But unfortunately, that's exactly where this type of "we're doomed" thinking leads.......
AverageJoe90
Jan 2013
#41
I didn't like that song, but thanks for posting those videos. I'm watching the BBC documentary one..
Violet_Crumble
Jan 2013
#36
The ACT's been relatively lucky so far. Fingers crossed it stays that way...
Violet_Crumble
Jan 2013
#25
The purple looks like it's covering that area, but the forecast when I woke up this morning is mild.
Violet_Crumble
Jan 2013
#32
the problem with heat waves in the desert is that they make the entire summer hotter
CreekDog
Jan 2013
#37
Last I checked the pink area was in SA...Alice Springs is a few hundred miles due north.
AverageJoe90
Jan 2013
#42