A punishing heat wave has pushed temperatures past 120F (50C) in some
areas. Some schools have closed early for the summer. Dozens of people
have died of heatstroke.

The region is already hard-hit by climate change. Extreme heat is common
in May. But not in April and March, both of which were the hottest
across much of India for more than a century.

"It's smoldering hot! It's also humid, which is making it very
difficult," Chrisell Rebello, 37, told NPR in line outside a Mumbai ice
cream parlor at 11 p.m. "We need a lot of cold drinks, air conditioning
– and multiple baths a day."

Only a fraction of Indians — mostly, the wealthy — have air
conditioning. Instead people soak rags in water and hang them in doors
and windows.

Still, electric fans and AC have pushed India's electricity demand to a
record high.

The problem is that 70% of India's electricity comes from coal. So the government is converting passenger trains to cargo service, to rush coal supplies to beleaguered power plants, and also importing more coal from
abroad.

And rolling blackouts are hurting industrial output.

https://www.npr.org/2022/05/03/1096085028/climate-scientists-say-south-asias-heat-wave-120f-is-a-sign-of-whats-to-come

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kmiller wrote:

A punishing heat wave has pushed temperatures past 120F (50C) in some
areas. Some schools have closed early for the summer. Dozens of people
have died of heatstroke.

The region is already hard-hit by climate change. Extreme heat is
common in May. But not in April and March, both of which were the
hottest across much of India for more than a century.

"It's smoldering hot! It's also humid, which is making it very
difficult," Chrisell Rebello, 37, told NPR in line outside a Mumbai
ice cream parlor at 11 p.m. "We need a lot of cold drinks, air
conditioning – and multiple baths a day."

Only a fraction of Indians — mostly, the wealthy — have air conditioning. Instead people soak rags in water and hang them in doors
and windows.

Still, electric fans and AC have pushed India's electricity demand to
a record high.

The problem is that 70% of India's electricity comes from coal. So the government is converting passenger trains to cargo service, to rush
coal supplies to beleaguered power plants, and also importing more
coal from abroad.

damn. They'll never get the coal dust out of the seats.

And rolling blackouts are hurting industrial output.

https://www.npr.org/2022/05/03/1096085028/climate-scientists-say-south-asias-heat-wave-120f-is-a-sign-of-whats-to-come

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Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

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On 5/3/2022 7:04 PM, bfh wrote:

kmiller wrote:

A punishing heat wave has pushed temperatures past 120F (50C) in some
areas. Some schools have closed early for the summer. Dozens of people
have died of heatstroke.

The region is already hard-hit by climate change. Extreme heat is
common in May. But not in April and March, both of which were the
hottest across much of India for more than a century.

"It's smoldering hot! It's also humid, which is making it very
difficult," Chrisell Rebello, 37, told NPR in line outside a Mumbai
ice cream parlor at 11 p.m. "We need a lot of cold drinks, air
conditioning – and multiple baths a day."

Only a fraction of Indians — mostly, the wealthy — have air
conditioning. Instead people soak rags in water and hang them in doors
and windows.

Still, electric fans and AC have pushed India's electricity demand to
a record high.

The problem is that 70% of India's electricity comes from coal. So the
government is converting passenger trains to cargo service, to rush
coal supplies to beleaguered power plants, and also importing more
coal from abroad.

damn. They'll never get the coal dust out of the seats.

So, what? They can just burn the trains...

And rolling blackouts are hurting industrial output.

https://www.npr.org/2022/05/03/1096085028/climate-scientists-say-south-asias-heat-wave-120f-is-a-sign-of-whats-to-come

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A state of emergency has been declared in New York City as strong storms
bring flash flooding.

Many of the city's subway systems, streets and highways have flooded,
while at least one terminal at LaGuardia Airport closed on Friday.

Up to 8in (20cm) of rain fell in some parts of the city, and another few
inches are expected later on Friday, forecasters said.

"This is a dangerous, life-threatening storm," Governor Kathy Hochul has
said.

"I am declaring a state of emergency across New York City, Long Island,
and the Hudson Valley due to the extreme rainfall we're seeing
throughout the region," Gov Hochul said on X, formerly known as Twitter.

She urged people to take steps to stay safe and "never attempt to travel
on flooded roads".

No deaths or critical injuries have been reported.

A state of emergency was also declared in the New Jersey town of
Hoboken, just across the Hudson River from New York City.

In New York City, Mayor Eric Adams, warned people it was a time for
"heightened alertness and extreme caution" as the state of emergency was
put in place.

"Some of our subways are flooded and it is extremely difficult to move
around the city," he told a press briefing.

On Friday evening, Mr Adams told CBS, the BBC's partner in the US, that
there were 15 rescues from cars and three rescues from basement apartments.

Flooding caused major disruptions to New York's subway system and the
Metro North commuter rail service, according to the Metropolitan
Transportation Agency. Some subway lines were suspended entirely, and
many stations were closed.

In Mamaroneck, a Westchester County suburb north of the city, emergency officials used inflatable rafts to rescue people trapped in buildings by floods, Reuters reported.

Pictures and video footage showed people wading through water reaching
up to their knees, as streets and subways were hit by heavy rain.
Several videos posted to social media appeared to show water pouring
from the ceiling and walls of subway stations and onto inundated platforms.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66965396

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