I definitely recall seeing it when we there as we were in the UAE for 3 weeks driving around and they were making a big deal of it. I’ll have to go through the old photos and try and find dates and locations but I distinctly remember seeing the weather report at the time showing the “feels like 66” bit and chuckling. It’s usually June/July/August when we go through the ME as that’s when we are on our way home from Europe
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It definitely does occur. I’m pretty sure it is yearly.
There is also a law that above a certain temperature, construction job sites can shut down. I think it was 55.
So it’s amazing how the temperature estimates usually fall on or below that threshold. The last thing they want is construction sites to be closed down for weeks on end and they are only putting immigrant workers at risk in those situations anyway.
I was there for a few months in spring more than a decade ago and experienced multiple 48 deg days. It’s definitely not comfortable, but it does help that you’re going from air conditioned space to air conditioned space. So you’re not going for a walk in that kind of weather.
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Exactly, and that’s why said we have the design of living spaces wrong. during summer these little hot box units kill people when the power fails.
there are buildings in Iran with natural ventilation where 50C is liveable; a commercial building in Zimbabwe has copied the termite example I referred to; the passive designs that bigallan referred to provide examples of low energy consuming housing designs.
the problem is all over the world we are building to minimise cost instead of building to adapt to climate change.
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wet bulb temperature in TX will be interesting.
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There is a law (maybe just in Qatar?) that if the temp reaches 50 the migrant workers don’t have to work.
So the official temps stop at 49.9.
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a few days of 35c + 100% humidity + no aircon = a lot of people die.
Last summer Gold Coast was close to this when many residents lost power for a week, and it was near 35c + 95% humidity.
our species survives in a very narrow climate range.
exactly
Melt characteristics of asphalt is interesting.
The melting point of asphalt is around 135-165°C
The melting point of bitumen is around 120-150°C.
The melting point of tar is around 42-46°C.
USA has some of highest asphalt standards in the world, but as it absorbs heat asphalt expands and becomes softer and this leads to vehicles causing it to move, especially big trucks. Then it cools and cracks unless it is rolled flat again.
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Dubai has exceeded 50 degrees many many times.
Source?
Kenya just can’t take a trick at the moment. On top of flooding in recent days they now have this to look forward to.
Google.
Also I worked for a global engineering company that had a branch there. They stated they experienced 50 degrees every now & again. My Google search said there was a 52.8 degrees day in 2003.
Its a very hot place
Sorry, it was 2002 & 52.1:
I know that Dubai is in the UAE, but I was speaking specifically of Dubai. That was what the original discussion was about. The temperature you have referenced was not in Dubai.
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NSW says hi
But this (rebuilding and redesigning infrastructure) isn’t an expense of transitioning, it’s an expense of not having done so already.
I know you know this aleady HM, just clarifying.
NSW can go root heir boot.