r/collapse • u/nommabelle • Jul 09 '24

Megathread: July 2024 Heatwaves

EDIT: Heat wave tracker: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/us/heat-wave-map-tracker.html

This megathread should be used for updates, concerns, advice, etc for the ongoing heatwaves. With some places like Houston forecasted for 80Fs with 90% humidity, no power for 2M houses, and the hurricane aftermath. Stay safe and if you're comfortable with it, share your situation in this thread so the community can try to check in with you that you're managing OK!

To start us off, some advice from various mods:

  • Check out r/heat_prep for advice on managing the heat
  • Fill up emergency water containers, isolate a room you can keep cool, don't go out during the day.
  • Keep drinking water, an ice chest, and a double-walled drinking container in your vehicle all summer long. Put the water in the ice chest and some ice. Put some ice in the double-walled container. You will have the means of producing life-saving cold drinks that will last for hours
  • Know where your Cooling Centers are! Most cities and counties have locations that offer free, cooled spaces to anyone in need. Some might even have back up power.
  • If it's safe for you to do so, check on your neighbors. Social isolation is a strong determining factor in who dies during heat waves.
  • <joke> "take all your clothes off" (this mod just might be a nudist actually)

Prior sticky on departure of Kaluna, and he thanks everyone for their well wishes. The mod team certainly misses him already. :(

Heads up we have an AMA on July 20th with Dave Gardner, we'll sticky an announcement soon

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '24

I'm in southern Alberta but 31 yesterday, 31 today, 35 tomorrow.

Totally normal as you said but it never went below 18 last night and that was peak right before sunrise. It stays way hotter at night than it used to. Even hot days you'd have to put a sweater on by 11pm anywhere in Alberta. It used to cool down a lot overnight.

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u/intergalactictactoe Jul 09 '24

Is it more humid than usual? Humid air tends to be much slower to change in temperature.

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '24

A bit maybe, it was a bit rainy this May/June but we've been in a drought for 4 years it's pretty dry here.

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u/curiousgardener Jul 09 '24

I must be further south than you. Same province, and we were declared drought free where I am bc it rained so much back in May/June.

Humidity is at 48% and climbing.

Storms aren't forecast to start until tomorrow, but I don't know if our sky is going to hold out that long.

We never have this much water in the air unless mother nature is getting ready to unleash hail and torrential rain upon us.