The Devil is in the Detail
If there was not a threat of climate change and the need to rationalise the way we generate electricity, this thread would not have eventuated. The direction of the Australian electricity market is really a small part of the global picture. There are only a few diehards that deny the climate is warming, although quite a few more who deny that mankind is hugely responsible for tipping us over the edge. If it did not impact us in our everyday lives, we would probably accept it without a qualm.
I mention this as background to an article that came through a news feed highlighting Taylor Swifts's concert in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro.
Footage captures Taylor Swift 'gasping for breath' (thenewdaily.com.au)
I saw what I thought were reports of temperatures greater than 57°C!!! It is in fact a heat index, which is a composite figure comprising temperature and humidity. I had not heard of this term before, but probably really demonstrates that I should get out more.
When I looked further, the temperature was actually only (:rolleyes:) nudging 40°C (104°F). Still plenty hot enough for the end of Spring. We have already had 37°C (blood temperature?) where I live but not with high humidity, which literally becomes the real killer. I thought it interesting that this heat index was adopted, presumably to heighten the impact. Just another aspect to be wary of when quoting statistics.
Regards
Paul