Weatherdammerung 2024: I didn't expect it to get this weird and bad this soon

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Nenonen: Oct 22, 2009; Mulla on aina kolkyt donaa taskussa

biceps crimes posted:

london is going to spontaneously combust tomorrow

Let's hope that Thames dries up, what a treat to eyes and noses it would be!

# ? Jul 18, 2022 14:32

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# ? Jun 4, 2024 02:03

Lord of Pie: Mar 2, 2007

Nenonen posted:

Let's hope that Thames dries up, what a treat to eyes and noses it would be!

the heat will re-liquefy the fatbergs in the sewers so it's definitely not drying up soon with all those turds being unleashed

# ? Jul 18, 2022 14:35

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

that island of baby wipes in the Thames becomes solid granite

# ? Jul 18, 2022 14:37

smoobles: Sep 4, 2014

https://twitter.com/bnonews/status/1549039025788309504?s=21&t=aQfD36kSUP9fLgG7rd9cvQ

# ? Jul 18, 2022 15:33

Nenonen: Oct 22, 2009; Mulla on aina kolkyt donaa taskussa

smoobles posted:

https://twitter.com/bnonews/status/1549039025788309504?s=21&t=aQfD36kSUP9fLgG7rd9cvQ

aww look at widdle snowflakes in RAF, can't handle a widdle heat :smuggo:

# ? Jul 18, 2022 15:43

Anfauglir: Jun 8, 2007

https://twitter.com/lanerobertlane/status/1548974225117020160

# ? Jul 18, 2022 15:49

ekuNNN: Nov 27, 2004; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1549029735862263811

# ? Jul 18, 2022 15:55

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

what the gently caress is this

https://twitter.com/lanerobertlane/status/1548974225117020160?s=21&t=BOoCUxuu0QPJllgZP9lwEg

# ? Jul 18, 2022 15:56

Gunshow Poophole: Sep 14, 2008; OMBUDSMAN
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FlamingLiberal posted:

what the gently caress is this

https://twitter.com/lanerobertlane/status/1548974225117020160?s=21&t=BOoCUxuu0QPJllgZP9lwEg

well op it's a split screen of a reporter holding a thermometer in New St Station and a live shot of The Sun.

# ? Jul 18, 2022 15:58

Hooplah: Jul 15, 2006

Having never watched them, I choose to believe this is a typical daily segment on SkyNews

# ? Jul 18, 2022 16:04

Woodchip: Mar 28, 2010

FlamingLiberal posted:

what the gently caress is this

https://twitter.com/lanerobertlane/status/1548974225117020160?s=21&t=BOoCUxuu0QPJllgZP9lwEg

The Sun is there

# ? Jul 18, 2022 16:11

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Hooplah posted:

Having never watched them, I choose to believe this is a typical daily segment on SkyNews

knowing how bad British media is, I agree

# ? Jul 18, 2022 16:13

Teriyaki Hairpiece: Dec 29, 2006; I'm nae the voice o' the darkened thistle, but th' darkened thistle cannae bear the sight o' our Bonnie Prince Bernie nae mair.

The UK just doesn't normally have actual weather and it seems like they're having some weather

# ? Jul 18, 2022 16:15

Fuck You And Diebold: Sep 15, 2004; by Athanatos

FlamingLiberal posted:

what the gently caress is this

https://twitter.com/lanerobertlane/status/1548974225117020160?s=21&t=BOoCUxuu0QPJllgZP9lwEg

its called sky news

# ? Jul 18, 2022 16:16

Fuck You And Diebold: Sep 15, 2004; by Athanatos

https://twitter.com/bethmcdon/status/1549050598984941569

# ? Jul 18, 2022 16:17

Enfys: Feb 17, 2013; The ocean is calling and I must go

gently caress You And Diebold posted:

https://twitter.com/bethmcdon/status/1549050598984941569

Turty-tree point tree is the most Irish of numbers so the record needs to stand

# ? Jul 18, 2022 16:44

mawarannahr: May 21, 2019

gently caress You And Diebold posted:

https://twitter.com/bethmcdon/status/1549050598984941569

oh no a whole 31 degrees

# ? Jul 18, 2022 17:30

Enfys: Feb 17, 2013; The ocean is calling and I must go

https://mobile.twitter.com/HannahAlOthman/status/1548752784413134855?cxt=HHwWjsC8_fSco_4qAAAA

# ? Jul 18, 2022 17:35

Minera: Sep 26, 2007; All your friends and foes,
they thought they knew ya,
but look who's in your heart now.

mawarannahr posted:

oh no a whole 31 degrees

there's probably not a single air conditioner in ireland. isnt the average high there like 63 in summer

# ? Jul 18, 2022 17:40

mawarannahr: May 21, 2019

Minera posted:

there's probably not a single air conditioner in ireland. isnt the average high there like 63 in summer

https://www.artofair.ie

# ? Jul 18, 2022 17:46

RandomBlue: Dec 30, 2012; hay guys!; Biscuit Hider

gently caress You And Diebold posted:

its called sky news

# ? Jul 18, 2022 17:52

Broken Box: Jan 29, 2009

FlamingLiberal posted:

what the gently caress is this

https://twitter.com/lanerobertlane/status/1548974225117020160?s=21&t=BOoCUxuu0QPJllgZP9lwEg

what the hell??

the sun is supposed to be jerking off their thermometer cock

# ? Jul 18, 2022 18:04

actionjackson: Jan 12, 2003

38.1 the highest so far in England. 40+ predicted tomorrow

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-62201793

# ? Jul 18, 2022 18:04

School Nickname: Apr 23, 2010; *fffffff-fffaaaaaaarrrtt*

In Ireland, that "Get a Free Quote" button involves an engineer coming to your house and punching your lights out. When you come to, you notice an estimate taped to your face that is either €8000 or 25% of your annual salary, that he guessed after touring your home and loving your wife. Whichever is higher. The AC breaks 18 months after installation.

# ? Jul 18, 2022 18:04

Spangly A: May 14, 2009; God help you if ever you're caught on these shores

A man's ambition must indeed be small
To write his name upon a shithouse wall

actionjackson posted:

has it hit 40 C anywhere in England yet?

Blue Peter garden had someone take a 40c reading. None of the official stations have reported anything over 38.1* yet, that's for tomorrow. Wales broke it's all time record by 2c tho

* That's what I get for not refreshing

# ? Jul 18, 2022 18:12

Shifty Nipples: Apr 8, 2007

Saying "predict" when you should use "forecast" is almost as irritating as using "electrocuted/electrocution" instead of "electric shock/shocked"

# ? Jul 18, 2022 18:46

Enfys: Feb 17, 2013; The ocean is calling and I must go

Minera posted:

there's probably not a single air conditioner in ireland. isnt the average high there like 63 in summer

Sure things could be worse...and next year they likely will be.

Enfys has issued a correction as of 08:05 on Feb 24, 2023

# ? Jul 18, 2022 18:48

Nenonen: Oct 22, 2009; Mulla on aina kolkyt donaa taskussa

lol

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-15/lack-of-water-in-europe-s-most-important-river-starts-to-bite

quote:

The flow of commodities to inland Europe is starting to buckle as water levels on the Rhine river continue to fall.

The lack of water is contributing to oil product supply problems in Switzerland and preventing at least two power plants in Germany from getting all the coal they need. What�s more, the continent�s sizzling summer temperatures are forecast to climb even higher in the coming week.

The roughly 800-mile (1,288-kilometer) Rhine river runs from Switzerland to the North Sea and is used to transport tens of millions of tons of commodities through inland Europe. Water levels are at their lowest for the time of year since at least 2007, according to government data, limiting how much fuel, coal and other vital cargo that barges can carry up and down the river.

This, coupled with capacity issues on German railways, has meant that Switzerland is struggling with supplies of oil products, mainly diesel/heating oil, according to the landlocked country�s organization for fuel importers.

Meanwhile, power plants at Mannheim and Karlsruhe in Germany, operated by Grosskraftwerk Mannheim AG and EnBW AG, have been struggling to source coal because of the shallow water -- just as the country frets that Russia won�t restart flows on a key gas pipeline. The companies said their generation operations aren�t currently affected.

Because of the tight coal market and low Rhine levels making it hard to deliver the fuel, only 65% of Germany�s coal capacity will be available in coming months, according to S&P Global Commodity Insights analyst Sabrina Kernbichler.

just lol if Germany has to limit coal burning because climate change wrecks their essential infra :tif:

# ? Jul 18, 2022 18:51

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Enfys posted:

Yeah, average high temperature is 20 in summer. There isn't air conditioning in 99% of homes, and homes are actually designed to keep heat in as much as possible.

Ireland is a truly temperate climate where it's uncommon to get above 21 or below 0 and generally remains in a comparatively narrow temperature range year round. All infrastructure is designed around having a mild climate, and there's little ability to cope with extremes at either end. It's also humid, so when it's hot your house is basically an insulated sweat box.

If you aren't rich, you can't just hire specialists to install air conditioning or refit your house with non-standard windows or whatever. You buy fans to push the hot muggy air around and cheap mesh flyscreens that don't keep the flies out and stuff frozen peas in your armpits on your way to work and you suffer.

Sure things could be worse...and next year they likely will be.

It says next year's gonna be hotter

# ? Jul 18, 2022 19:07

redneck nazgul: Apr 25, 2013

Milo and POTUS posted:

It says next year's gonna be hotter

hotter? last year, you said you'd call sears

# ? Jul 18, 2022 19:10

robot roll call: Mar 7, 2006; dance dance dance dance dance to the radio

I'll call next year.

# ? Jul 18, 2022 19:13

biceps crimes: Apr 12, 2008

mawarannahr posted:

oh no a whole 31 degrees

i know people in warm climates with a/c can be dumb understanding the deadliness of heatwaves in france and uk but lol at a bunch of pasty irish people melting from a pleasant summer temperature

# ? Jul 18, 2022 19:14

mawarannahr: May 21, 2019

Enfys posted:

Yeah, average high temperature is 20 in summer. There isn't air conditioning in 99% of homes, and homes are actually designed to keep heat in as much as possible.

Ireland is a truly temperate climate where it's uncommon to get above 21 or below 0 and generally remains in a comparatively narrow temperature range year round. All infrastructure is designed around having a mild climate, and there's little ability to cope with extremes at either end. It's also humid, so when it's hot your house is basically an insulated sweat box.

If you aren't rich, you can't just hire specialists to install air conditioning or refit your house with non-standard windows or whatever. You buy fans to push the hot muggy air around and cheap mesh flyscreens that don't keep the flies out and stuff frozen peas in your armpits on your way to work and you suffer.

Sure things could be worse...and next year they likely will be.

everything in this post is backed up by the case study :laugh:

quote:

Our Challenge.
The client�s home was extended with a well-insulated home office and gym. Unfortunately, after construction was complete, it was clear that the existing oil boiler solution was at maximum capacity and therefore couldn�t heat the new extension. The option was to add on a secondary oil boiler and pipe oil to it. This was an expensive and messy option. As this was a home office/gym, the client wanted to heat the space as quickly as possible, remotely and cost-efficiently.

Our Approach.
We visited the site to complete the survey. We determined the size and number of units the client needed and where the indoor and outdoor unit could be located. In fact, it was a very straightforward installation as there was plenty of external wall space with corresponding internal wall space. The client specified their preference in terms of airflow and performance, and where they would like to see the unit and external compressor.

Our Solution.
As the extension was so well insulated, and the area was 25 sqm, we went with a 3.5 kW Panasonic high wall unit, sitting above the office desks with the compressor pipped to the outside wall. The external unit was elevated, as this is where the kids play basketball. The installation was very straightforward and took only half a day to complete.

The Outcome.
The client was thrilled with the mess-free solution�which was a fraction of the cost of the second boiler�and meant they avoided the unwanted mess of piping the oil. The home office/gym is perfect for the cooler months and summer months making it a very comfortable space all year round.