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Post by Flying High on Jul 29, 2024 22:16:10 GMT -5
Heat is testing the limits of human survivability. Here’s how it kills. Philip Kreycik should have survived his run. In the summer of 2021, the 37-year-old ultra-marathon runner used an app to plot a roughly 8-mile loop through Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park in California, a huge stretch of parkland threaded with trails. On the morning of July 10, as temperatures crept into the 90s, Kreycik set off from his car, leaving his phone and water locked inside. He started at a lightning pace — eating up the first 5 miles, each one in less than six minutes. Then things started to go wrong. GPS data from his smartwatch showed he slowed dramatically. He veered off the trail. His steps became erratic. By this time, the temperature was above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. When Kreycik failed to show up for a family lunch, his wife contacted the police. It took more than three weeks to find his body. An autopsy showed no sign of traumatic injuries. Police confirmed Kreycik likely experienced a medical emergency related to the heat. www.cnn.com/2024/07/29/climate/heat-survivability-health-death-intl/index.html
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Post by Flying High on Jul 29, 2024 22:17:21 GMT -5
The tragedy is sadly far from unique; extreme heat is turning ordinary activities deadly.
People have died taking a stroll in the midday sun, on a family hike in a national park, at an outdoor Taylor Swift concert, and even sweltering in their homes without air conditioning. During this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in June, around 1,300 people perished as temperatures pushed above 120 degrees Fahrenheit in Mecca.
Heat is the deadliest type of extreme weather, and the human-caused climate crisis is making heat waves more severe and prolonged. Add humidity into the mix, and conditions in some places are approaching the limits of human survivability — the point at which our bodies simply cannot adapt.
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Post by Springschick on Jul 29, 2024 23:08:51 GMT -5
I was recently in Laughlin,NV. The temps were at least 113°F every day, and never dropped below 90°F. Even the natives were saying anything over 105°F is too hot.
We went on a jet boat ride down the Colorado River from Laughlin to Lake Havasu City, AZ. It was at least 115°F that day. It was a two hour boat ride there, two hours on shore, and a two hour boat ride back. I am a big girl, and the walk from the boat to the restaurant damn near made me pass out. I know I suffered from heat exhaustion and probably came close to heat stroke. Took me the rest of that evening and all of the next day in the relative cool of the struggling AC in the hotel room to feel somewhat right again.
I would never go back there in heat like this again.
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Post by mrright on Jul 29, 2024 23:49:51 GMT -5
did he get the shot? he sounds pretty dumb to me
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Post by Dr. JMA23 on Jul 30, 2024 7:42:43 GMT -5
A person should exercise accordingly, when it comes to temperature extremes. Using one's brain for things like this, is the actual test of survivability. Darwin's natural selection strikes again.
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Post by sauerkraut on Jul 31, 2024 9:44:04 GMT -5
The year 1936 was hotter. This is just being used by democrats to push the global warming agenda, it's summer and it's hot in summer, I like it hot myself- and the sun is burning hotter but they never mention that. The sun is very active, a hotter sun means a hotter Earth- no rocket science or climate change involved. I'm running in the Furnace 5K next month on a hot Friday afternoon in August I think the race date is August 23rd. Dallas is having the "Hotter than hell half marathon" race in August.
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Post by rico on Jul 31, 2024 9:55:13 GMT -5
I was recently in Laughlin,NV. The temps were at least 113°F every day, and never dropped below 90°F. Even the natives were saying anything over 105°F is too hot. We went on a jet boat ride down the Colorado River from Laughlin to Lake Havasu City, AZ. It was at least 115°F that day. It was a two hour boat ride there, two hours on shore, and a two hour boat ride back. I am a big girl, and the walk from the boat to the restaurant damn near made me pass out. I know I suffered from heat exhaustion and probably came close to heat stroke. Took me the rest of that evening and all of the next day in the relative cool of the struggling AC in the hotel room to feel somewhat right again. I would never go back there in heat like this again. Glad you're ok. Heat exhaustion is no joke and sometimes can take up to a week to recover completely.
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Post by Hellen Kellie on Jul 31, 2024 10:09:05 GMT -5
It's getting harder to enjoy the outdoors. Heat is here and it's getting worse.
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Post by Springschick on Jul 31, 2024 10:39:50 GMT -5
I was recently in Laughlin,NV. The temps were at least 113°F every day, and never dropped below 90°F. Even the natives were saying anything over 105°F is too hot. We went on a jet boat ride down the Colorado River from Laughlin to Lake Havasu City, AZ. It was at least 115°F that day. It was a two hour boat ride there, two hours on shore, and a two hour boat ride back. I am a big girl, and the walk from the boat to the restaurant damn near made me pass out. I know I suffered from heat exhaustion and probably came close to heat stroke. Took me the rest of that evening and all of the next day in the relative cool of the struggling AC in the hotel room to feel somewhat right again. I would never go back there in heat like this again. Glad you're ok. Heat exhaustion is no joke and sometimes can take up to a week to recover completely. Thanks. Fortunately, I took care of myself immediately upon return, with a cool shower and plenty of fluids and rest. Having a supportive spouse also helps greatly.
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Post by sauerkraut on Jul 31, 2024 12:28:56 GMT -5
What is not said is many 'heat deaths' are many times the result of pre-existing medical conditions or medical issues and not from the heat directly. Cold deaths are normally a direct result of the cold, because the body just can't keep warm and the body starts to shut down as hypothermia sets in and the person dies from the cold directly. If heat killed normal healthy people you'd have people dropping dead all over when it got to 100*F or 40*C and it's not happening unless you have medical issues.
That article above about the runner he may of had a medical issue un-diagnosed or a heart issue. We had a runner die at mile marker #9 in the Route 66 race a few years ago, turned out he had a un-diagnosed hole in the heart and that's what did him in.
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Post by sauerkraut on Jul 31, 2024 12:30:40 GMT -5
They do marathon racing events in Death Valley every year at the hottest time of the year, as far as I know no runner in that event has died from the heat.
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Post by Dr. JMA23 on Jul 31, 2024 12:32:16 GMT -5
It's getting harder to enjoy the outdoors. Heat is here and it's getting worse. We've had a much cooler July over here. 21 days well below average this month, so far.
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Post by Dr. JMA23 on Jul 31, 2024 12:35:38 GMT -5
The year 1936 was hotter. This is just being used by democrats to push the global warming agenda, it's summer and it's hot in summer, I like it hot myself- and the sun is burning hotter but they never mention that. The sun is very active, a hotter sun means a hotter Earth- no rocket science or climate change involved. I'm running in the Furnace 5K next month on a hot Friday afternoon in August I think the race date is August 23rd. Dallas is having the "Hotter than hell half marathon" race in August. As soon as the hottest part of summer comes around, the global warming theory proponents come out of the woodwork.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2024 13:07:51 GMT -5
The year 1936 was hotter. This is just being used by democrats to push the global warming agenda, it's summer and it's hot in summer, I like it hot myself- and the sun is burning hotter but they never mention that. The sun is very active, a hotter sun means a hotter Earth- no rocket science or climate change involved. I'm running in the Furnace 5K next month on a hot Friday afternoon in August I think the race date is August 23rd. Dallas is having the "Hotter than hell half marathon" race in August. As soon as the hottest part of summer comes around, the global warming theory proponents come out of the woodwork. OMG it's HOT in the SUMMER! Who knew!
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Post by naz on Jul 31, 2024 13:48:55 GMT -5
The year 1936 was hotter. This is just being used by democrats to push the global warming agenda, it's summer and it's hot in summer, I like it hot myself- and the sun is burning hotter but they never mention that. The sun is very active, a hotter sun means a hotter Earth- no rocket science or climate change involved. I'm running in the Furnace 5K next month on a hot Friday afternoon in August I think the race date is August 23rd. Dallas is having the "Hotter than hell half marathon" race in August. Summer 1936 remained the warmest summer on record in the USA since official records began in 1895, until 2021. 2023 was the hottest year on record since records began. Yes, the sun has gotten hotter over the course of its 4.5 billion year history. The sun's brightness increases by about 10% for every billion years it burns hydrogen, which means Earth receives more heat from it. The sun's core is also hotter, at over 27 million degrees Fahrenheit. However, the sun's temperature doesn't impact short-term climate change. While daily fluctuations in the sun's radiation can affect weather, they don't cause climate change.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2024 14:04:07 GMT -5
The year 1936 was hotter. This is just being used by democrats to push the global warming agenda, it's summer and it's hot in summer, I like it hot myself- and the sun is burning hotter but they never mention that. The sun is very active, a hotter sun means a hotter Earth- no rocket science or climate change involved. I'm running in the Furnace 5K next month on a hot Friday afternoon in August I think the race date is August 23rd. Dallas is having the "Hotter than hell half marathon" race in August. Summer 1936 remained the warmest summer on record in the USA since official records began in 1895, until 2021. 2023 was the hottest year on record since records began. Yes, the sun has gotten hotter over the course of its 4.5 billion year history. The sun's brightness increases by about 10% for every billion years it burns hydrogen, which means Earth receives more heat from it. The sun's core is also hotter, at over 27 million degrees Fahrenheit. However, the sun's temperature doesn't impact short-term climate change. While daily fluctuations in the sun's radiation can affect weather, they don't cause climate change. Yet for millions of years, there has been extreme weather, long before hair spray and cars. Oh golly gee And we sit on the earth's core which is just as hot as the sun and only 9000 miles away but that means nothing. Shrug
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2024 14:05:01 GMT -5
And the sun's gotten hotter but that's our fault for spraying our underarms. Oh and let's put up SOLAR PANELS so we can ABSORB even more of the sun! Yay! Yeah, that makes sense.
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Post by naz on Jul 31, 2024 14:13:19 GMT -5
And the sun's gotten hotter but that's our fault for spraying our underarms. Oh and let's put up SOLAR PANELS so we can ABSORB even more of the sun! Yay! Yeah, that makes sense. Your ignorance is appalling
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2024 16:55:59 GMT -5
And the sun's gotten hotter but that's our fault for spraying our underarms. Oh and let's put up SOLAR PANELS so we can ABSORB even more of the sun! Yay! Yeah, that makes sense. Your ignorance is appalling Your ignorance of agenda driven "crises" is absolutely astounding.
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Post by Dr. JMA23 on Jul 31, 2024 17:31:38 GMT -5
Summer 1936 remained the warmest summer on record in the USA since official records began in 1895, until 2021. 2023 was the hottest year on record since records began. Yes, the sun has gotten hotter over the course of its 4.5 billion year history. The sun's brightness increases by about 10% for every billion years it burns hydrogen, which means Earth receives more heat from it. The sun's core is also hotter, at over 27 million degrees Fahrenheit. However, the sun's temperature doesn't impact short-term climate change. While daily fluctuations in the sun's radiation can affect weather, they don't cause climate change. Yet for millions of years, there has been extreme weather, long before hair spray and cars. Oh golly gee And we sit on the earth's core which is just as hot as the sun and only 9000 miles away but that means nothing. Shrug The deepest borehole on earth is in Russia and it's only 7 1/2 miles deep. They stopped drilling because the temperature at the bottom had been climbing as they were going down. At its current depth it's 356 degrees. That cool cave effect that some like to talk about, isn't so cool in actuality, lol.
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