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AlleyCat
2024-05-17 22:13:44 UTC
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The U.S. Is Sweltering. The Heat Wave of 1936 Was Far Deadlier

Abandoned vehicles sinking into scorching-hot orange silt. Fields of dying crops. Ghost towns cowering under
black clouds of dust.

The killer U.S. heat wave of 1936 spread as far north as Canada, led to the heat-related deaths of an
estimated 5,000 people, sent thermometers to a record 121 degrees Fahrenheit in Steele, N.D., and made that
July the warmest month ever recorded in the United States.

The country and much of the world are currently baking in a brutal heat wave. Britain had its hottest day on
record Tuesday, with temperatures hitting 104 degrees at London Heathrow Airport. Much of central Asia has
been 20 degrees hotter than normal. And in the United States, more than 100 million Americans were under
National Weather Service heat advisories or warnings Tuesday, a day after triple-digit temperatures stretched
from Texas to North Dakota.

U.K. sees hottest day on record, with temperatures hitting 40 Celsius

But in much of the central United States, summer 1936 was even hotter. At their peak, temperatures in North
Dakota were warmer than midsummer Death Valley, and hot enough to cook rare steak in the street.

Few residents struggling in those temperatures would have been able to afford such a meal: The heat wave
struck during the Great Depression, six years into a sustained period of crop failure and economic hardship.

The North American heat wave of 1936 followed one of the coldest recorded winters in the same area.

In North Dakota, February temperatures at Devil's Lake plunged to minus-21 degrees. Channel ice in the
Illinois River at Peoria grew 19 inches thick. The Chesapeake Bay froze entirely, something that has happened
only seven times since 1780. Schools closed in the Pacific Northwest, the Great Plains and the Midwest, with
rural schools in Cottonwood County, Minn., losing almost a month of class time.

These maps show how excessively hot it is in Europe and the U.S.

Although greenhouse gases have warmed the world's oceans since the 1830s and global warming concerns were
being raised as early as 1896, the pronounced swing in temperatures in 1936 isn't generally considered to be
part of human-driven climate change.

At the time, 1936 had such a frozen start that the idea of a heat wave would have seemed like wishful
thinking.
Children cool off in a Manhattan fountain on July 19. Temperatures in New York City, and much of the East
Coast, will rise into the 90s Wednesday as a heat wave blankets the area and much of the nation. (Spencer
Platt/Getty Images)

Livestock were freezing to death, and pedestrians were regularly experiencing hypothermia and frostbite.
Snowdrifts in Pierson, Iowa, swallowed whole locomotives, interrupting deliveries and depleting food stocks,

The blizzards contrasted with the Dust Bowl imagery of the '30s. As described in John Steinbeck's 1939 novel
"The Grapes of Wrath," the era saw arid topsoil blown into clouds that scoured the land, blighting everything
in their path. And while the extraordinary winter of 1935-36 was certainly a hardship, it would feel like a
reprieve as spring gave way to summer.

As documented in "The 1936 North American Heat Wave: The History of America's Deadly Heat Wave during the
Dust Bowl and Great Depression," temperatures began to climb rapidly in March, with rainfall becoming scarce.
Occasional storms would give farmers hope that the early high temperatures would break. Instead, they kept
ascending.

By June, a drought was consuming the Northeast, causing a feedback loop where the hot, dry ground further
heated the air. Soon, the West and the South were experiencing the same conditions.

High temperatures in Bloomington, Ind., exceeded 100 degrees for two weeks straight in July. The Illinois
State Journal declared in a July 8 headline, "Heat wave scorches Midwest: many die."

A century later, the pain of D.C.'s deadliest disaster still resonates

"We had fans," recalled 88-year-old Columbus resident Louise Sager in 2016 when speaking to NBC4 on the 80th
anniversary of the heat wave. The temperature had hit 103 degrees for seven consecutive days, and air
conditioning was available only in a few stores and theaters. Sager drank lemonade on her dad's farm to keep
cool and waited for ice deliveries.

In eastern Washington state, Oregon and the Great Plains, the dryness became so serious that President
Franklin D. Roosevelt created the Great Plains Drought Area Committee, which would later report that "radical
adjustment must be made in activities if the area is to self-sustaining."

Dust storms blew as far as Atlanta, Boston and New York, with silt covering the decks of ships more than 250
miles off the East Coast. New York City streets melted as temperatures on July 9 reached 106 degrees.
Dry land during a heat wave in Bixby, Okla., on July 19. The central U.S. has baked under a dome of high
pressure since June and much of the region faces drought, which is making the heat worse. (September Dawn
Bottoms/Bloomberg News)

Residents of Lincoln, Neb., slept on the lawn of the Nebraska Capitol in an attempt to keep cool on nights
when the mercury never dipped below 91 degrees. In New York, people slept on fire escapes.

By September, the high temperatures had abated. But more than 5,000 heat-related deaths had been reported
across America, in addition to 1,000 in Canada.

Today, heat remains America's deadliest "weather killer," causing more fatalities in an average year than
tornadoes, hurricanes or flooding. But given that global energy-related CO2 emissions in 1936 were less than
a sixth of today's, what caused the summer temperatures that year to soar so drastically?

In 2015, researchers at the University of New South Wales in Australia determined that the 1936 heat wave was
born of the ocean: specifically, high surface sea temperatures. Areas of the Pacific from the Gulf of Alaska
to Los Angeles had warmed in tandem with the Bay of Fundy between Maine and Nova Scotia.

"Together they reduced spring rainfall and created perfect conditions for scorching hot temperatures to
develop in the heart of the U.S.," noted Markus Donat of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System
Science.

In the decades since 1936, America has experienced a succession of heat waves. The drought of 1980 caused an
estimated $20 billion in damage. Ratcheting temperatures throughout the summer of 1988 are reported to have
claimed almost 10,000 lives.

Since 2020, the Southwest has officially been experiencing a megadrought: a two-decade-plus shortage of
water, and the area's driest period since 800 A.D. A study this year determined that 42 percent of the soil
moisture deficit is the result of human-caused climate change.

If the conditions of the 1936 heat wave were to take place now, the result would likely be far more severe.
"Should this ocean warming reoccur in exactly the same constellation," Donat said in 2015, "because of
climate change it is likely the temperature impacts would be even more devastating and those old records may
be surpassed."

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Cold Front To Drop Snow On Aussie Alps

Chile's Capital In The Midst Of "Longest Cold Spell Ever Recorded"

South America Braces For Antarctic Outbreak

Australia's Coldest April Since 2015

Heavy Mid-May Snow Hits Turkey

Slovakia's Record May Cold

First 10-Days Of May In European-Russia The Coldest In History

Unprecedented May Snow Hits Moscow

Record May Cold Sweeps European-Russia

Russian Grain Growing Regions To Declare An Emergency

Record May Cold In Japan

"Patagonia Is Absolutely Buried"

Rare Snow Blankets Chile's Capital

Snowbird, Utah Surpasses 600 Inches

Alaska's Near-Record Snow Season Also Means "Big Fire Danger"

Australia Shivers

Spring Snow Continues To Build On Europe's Mountains As Winter's Cold Lingers

Mongolia's Snowiest Winter Since 1975

Much Of Russia Returned To Winter

Heavy Snow Hits Argentina A Month Early

Spain Chills

"Best May Powder Days In Memory" At Palisades

Cold Antarctic Coast

Heavy May Snow Hits the Sierra Nevada

Concordia Below -70C (-94F) for 10-Days

Cooling In The Tropical Pacific

Vostok's Coldest April Since 1999

Global Temperature Expected To Fall In May

Tonga Eruption Responsible For Toasty 2023 (nyah nyah!)

Missing Spring In Jackson, WY

Cool Summer Forecast For Much Of The Northern Hemisphere

Record May Cold Sweeps India

Rare April Cold Hits Antarctica (-112F)

Heavy Spring Snow Traps 1,000 Vehicles In Northern India

Wild Swings In New Jersey

The Wind Didn't Blow As Hard In 2023
Alan
2024-05-19 00:14:49 UTC
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The U.S. Is Sweltering. The Heat Wave of 1936 Was Far Deadlier
Hmmmm...

Do you think the U.S. is more able to prevent death today than it was in
1936...

...or less able?

:-)
Akidasar
2024-05-19 19:44:22 UTC
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Post by AlleyCat
The U.S. Is Sweltering. The Heat Wave of 1936 Was Far Deadlier
Hmmmm...
Do you think the U.S. is more able to prevent death today than it was
in 1936...
...or less able?
:-)
AC is everywhere.

But so are fire hydrants:



Dummbass.
pothead
2024-05-20 00:13:48 UTC
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Post by AlleyCat
The U.S. Is Sweltering. The Heat Wave of 1936 Was Far Deadlier
Hmmmm...
Do you think the U.S. is more able to prevent death today than it was
in 1936...
...or less able?
:-)
AC is everywhere.
http://youtu.be/09UUxz-qMjU
Dummbass.
When I was growing up in NYC back in the 60's and 70's, the fire hydrants were always open in the
summer either legally by getting a permit and borrowing a sprinkler cap from the FDNY or illegally
and even still it was rare that the law was enforced.

These days, there are cooling centers like libraries and so forth open for extended hours so people
without AC can cool off.
--
pothead
Joe Biden is the absolute WORST President Of the U.S. ever.
Nobody else is even close. Including Jimmy Carter.
Vote for ANYBODY but Joe Biden in 2024.
Alan
2024-05-22 23:48:15 UTC
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Post by AlleyCat
The U.S. Is Sweltering. The Heat Wave of 1936 Was Far Deadlier
Hmmmm...
Do you think the U.S. is more able to prevent death today than it was
in 1936...
...or less able?
:-)
AC is everywhere.
http://youtu.be/09UUxz-qMjU
Dummbass.
You're making my point...

...but you're too stupid to realize it.
Akidasar
2024-05-23 00:01:04 UTC
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Post by Akidasar
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Post by Alan
Post by AlleyCat
The U.S. Is Sweltering. The Heat Wave of 1936 Was Far Deadlier
Hmmmm...
Do you think the U.S. is more able to prevent death today than it
was in 1936...
...or less able?
:-)
AC is everywhere.
http://youtu.be/09UUxz-qMjU
Dummbass.
You're making my point...
You're Trudumb's butt pawn.
Alan
2024-05-23 01:22:07 UTC
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Post by Akidasar
On Sat, 18 May 2024 17:14:49 -0700
Post by Alan
Post by AlleyCat
The U.S. Is Sweltering. The Heat Wave of 1936 Was Far Deadlier
Hmmmm...
Do you think the U.S. is more able to prevent death today than it
was in 1936...
...or less able?
:-)
AC is everywhere.
http://youtu.be/09UUxz-qMjU
Dummbass.
You're making my point...
You're Trudumb's butt pawn.
You admit my superiority with almost EVERY post!

:-)
AlleyCat
2024-05-23 02:17:48 UTC
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Post by Akidasar
You're Trudumb's butt pawn.
You admit my superiority with almost EVERY post!
You probably spend a small amount of time feeling sorry for Rudy and Alan, but elated when these undeserved
narcissists start spouting their bullshit.

You see how Rudy and Alan treats other people (even fellow gays on the left), and it's quite funny.

Have you ever wondered how to make Rudy and Alan, the narcissists, miserable and what makes them afraid or
triggered? (maybe for a second... then it's gone)

Just for the record, trying to make Rudy and Alan, the narcissists, miserable, might have its place for a
short period of time, but I don't recommend focusing on it for too long as this WILL, inevitably, get old,
like Rudy and Alan's insults.

But, if you need a quick fix, let's get into the top things all narcissists, like Rudy and Alan, hate.


How to Make Rudy and Alan, the narcissists, Miserable

Lack Of Acknowledgment:

It's no secret that most narcissists, like Rudy and Alan, revel in admiration and validation. Rudy and Alan
depend on constant approval to maintain their sense of intrinsic worth. To achieve these goal, they TRY to
absorb (or steal) the energy of other people.

"... you you no-fight faggot." - Rudy

"... you toothless squat-to-piss no-fight faggot" - Rudy

"Kicked your flabby faggot ass again. Yes." - Rudy

"You a Squat-to-Piss Faggot." - Rudy

Do you ever wonder why narcissists, like Rudy and Alan, don't seem to mind the negative attention? It's
because negative attention also fuels their narcissistic fire.

Any negativity is still getting attention, and any form of attention gives them the incentive to keep going.
It gives them the motivation to keep proving themselves.

In fact, they often like negative attention better, because if you're still amused by their emotional times,
they can try to exploit these.

Therefore, a lack of acknowledgment is the real threat. To Rudy and Alan, indifference is even more of an
issue than hatred. Rudy and Alan would rather you have a negative opinion than have no opinion at all.

(sick fucks)

Narcissists, like Rudy and Alan, can't stand it when no one is paying attention to them. Rudy and Alan don't
know how to feel important or special if they isn't the center of the universe or consuming someone's
thoughts. Theirs is also why the traditional Grey Rock method is often pointless and why complete avoidance
is the best route (or extreme modified contact... just ignore the sick fucks).

When People Speak Factually:

Have you ever paid close attention to how Rudy and Alan, the narcissists, speak? Rudy and Alan use excessive,
long-winded language charged with grandiose emotion.

"The disgusting gurgling, slurping sounds below are just the faggots Hartung, Sanitary Napkin and Bit of
Nothingness enjoying a three-way" - Rudy

"I've beaten *you* to a bloody pulp, you squat-to-piss *no-fight* faggot - every fucking time. You're a zero,
as every, stale, squat-to-piss *no-fight* faggot who incessantly bleats about "mommy's basement" *ALWAYS*
is." - Rudy and Alan, the basement dweller and overall mommy's boy. [giggle]

"YOU lose, Nazi faggot." - Rudy

Rudy and Alan skew reality to meet their world-view, and they believe their truth is always the "right"
truth. They take truuf over fact!

Additionally, through the use of cognitive empathy, they spent their entire life observing the emotional
language of other people (Russian sports officials, especially) and using it to their advantage. So, when you
speak in facts instead of using emotion, they intuitively understand they have less of an upper hand.

Therefore, they hate it when someone challenges them with facts instead of emotion. Rudy and Alan will
usually retaliate with more arguing or hysteria, doubling down, even when they know they're wrong, ESPECIALLY
when they've used psycho liberal tricks to try and change the topic, to what THEY want to talk about, since
their low self-esteems won't allow them to lose to lowly people like AlleyCat.

"Stupid lying shit-4-brain cell Google Groups Shitbag loser lied" - Rudy

"Because I read the reliable news, you fucking toothless advanced-Alzheimer's shit-4-brain cell Google
Groups loser Shitbag"

"Imbecilic Google Groups loser Shitbag." (their most ardent admirers, the gays, use Google Groups... tee hee)

Their childish response simply shows that they feel out-of-control. Rudy's attempt to elevate the
conversation's intensity by throwing an emotional temper tantrum, shows us JUST how psycho he is.

"Hysterical histrionic estrogen-oozing squat-to-piss fairy, who was *NOT* a three-letter athlete, *NEVER* a
bouncer, *NEVER* a golf pro, *NEVER* a lifeguard, *NEVER* dunked a basketball, and has *NEVER* been laid -
squealed and shrieked."

If anything, these dynamics only highlight the narcissist's immaturity. Their inability to absorb facts
demonstrates their incompetence in approaching most adult interactions.

This is why Alan never answers to ALL of the topics' points or questions. Alan's so lazy and afraid to look
and BE wrong, prevents him from even ATTEMPTING to engage in the WHOLE conversation, choosing and addressing
ONLY that which he thinks he can "win".

Rudy and Alan are not skilled in the language of facts because they are always lying and hiding things, so
speaking factually throws them completely off-balance.

Authority:

Narcissists, like Rudy and Alan, detest authority. That's because they resent having to answer to anybody but
themselves (mommy orders them around, further compounding their anger).

Any sense of authority threatens their inherent desire for power and control.

It's not uncommon for narcissists, like Rudy and Alan, to have issues at work (LOL), school (LOL), or, in
Rudy's case, the law.. Has the narcissist in your life had multiple jobs?

Rudy?

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Are they frequently getting reprimanded for their behavior?

While narcissists, like Rudy and Alan, can be intelligent, they often come across as combative and unfit in
professional environments. If confronted by their inappropriate behavior, they tend to deny or rationalize
their part.

Of course, it's no surprise that most authority figures dislike working with narcissists, like Rudy and Alan.
Supervisors find them unruly and unreasonable.

Rudy and Alan can't understand why the person can't follow basic directions without such volatile reactions.

Stay on topic!


Being Told No:

Of all things, Rudy and Alan, the narcissists, hate being told no (and actually following through with it)
tops the list. Narcissists, like Rudy and Alan, are used to manipulating and weaseling their way into getting
what they want.

Often, they'll pull all the stops to accomplish these task. They've spent their whole life charming people to
meet their needs.

Rudy!!!??? LOL
That's why telling them no, and being adamant on your stance, often causes such an angry reaction. Rudy and
Alan, the narcissists, aren't just upset about the denial - they're downright confused by it!

Narcissists, like Rudy and Alan, can't actually fathom why someone would refuse them. Because they lack real
empathy, they can't understand what must be going on in your mind. Moreover, even if they try to comprehend
it, they refuses to accept this reality.

Implementing Consequences:

Have you ever tried to set a boundaries with Rudy and Alan, the narcissist,? How well did it go?

It didn't. They're narcissists... hence this sig file.

Most likely, you tried to implement a limit, and they reacted in one of three ways:

Dismissing you altogether and gas-lighting your feelings, acknowledging their mistake (LOL), and then doing
nothing to change, reacting with intense rage, threats, or even physical violence.

"You impotent little cant whom I would squash like a bug if I ever saw you." - Rudy

Narcissists, like Rudy and Alan, can't accept any real consequences. Rudy and Alan can't see when they're
wrong, and they can't understand how someone would ever think they're wrong. And even if the narcissist
understood these, they simply wouldn't care. As a result, they tend to react disproportionately to boundaries
and serious conversations as a means to intimidate you and force you into compliance.

Unfortunately, many people simply give up on trying to implement consequences with narcissists, like Rudy and
Alan.

Or, we just don't give a shit enough about them to care.

Losing At Anything:

Have you ever observed young children playing a board game? If so, you've probably witnessed plenty of
cheating behaviors and dramatic reactions to losing. It's acceptable when the players are three years old,
but what happens when you're referring to full-fledged adults, like Rudy and Alan?

Narcissists, like Rudy and Alan, can resemble toddlers, in that they tend to be extremely sore losers. Rudy
and Alan struggle to accept losing, and they also tends to lash out when it happens.

This is why Alan and Rudy ALWAYS want the last word, even when there's no need for a reply. If they're caught
going off-topic, JUST so they can have something to argue about, they will keep up their little ruses JUST so
they can think they win.


A few scenarios may occur:

Rudy and Alan repeatedly proclaim a person on Usenet is incompetent. Rudy and Alan attempt to defame or
humiliate the REAL winner. Rudy and Alan pretend they didn't care about winning. (unlikely)

Rudy and Alan insists that they "let the other person" take the spotlight. Rudy and Alan refuses to accept
that they lost and awkwardly act as if they're the actual winner.

(ALWAYS)


Public Humiliation:

Because narcissists, like Rudy and Alan, are sore losers, they can't handle real or perceived public
humiliation, hence, the never-ending thread in which they proclaim "you lost, loser."

Rudy and Alan just can't tolerate the threat of failure. To them, public humiliation is the ultimate form of
defeat.

(and THAT'S why they HAVE to be the last poster in a thread, if they have felt that they're been slighted, in
the least)

We all know that narcissists, like Rudy and Alan, have incredibly fragile egos. When they believe someone is
making fun of them or if they're not the perceived expert or authority in a public setting, it jolts their
existence. As a result, they'll do anything to protect their fragile ego.

Some common responses include:

Making violent or emotionally-charged threats:

"I can kill you with one hand. You know these." - Rudy

Attempting to one-up the audience by turning on an ally:

"No one asked(sic) you, Google Groups faggot (wy aka edell, bruce2bowser, gilt_ 57, B Hassle back, etc.)." -
Rudy

Screaming or yelling:

*FAGGOT!*

Walking away with obvious anger

Laughing it off in public only to lash out later

Making up lies about anyone who is a real expert

A PHYSICIST is not a REAL climatologists!

Even though climatology has been incorporated into most ALL of a physicist's curriculum, affording him MORE
knowledge of climate and atmosphere, than a climatologist."


Expectations of Commitment

Most narcissists, like Rudy and Alan, are terrible with commitment. Although they believe they deserve all
senses of loyalty, they don't usually provide it themselves. As a result, when they gets into relationships
(mommy only), they don't consider her needs. They're only accounting for their own emotions, impulses, and
desires.

Unfortunately, their mother holds onto wistful hope about her narcissist changing. She listens to how the
narcissist praises and adores her. She holds onto fleeting promises that these time will be different.

Yet, Rudy and Alan, the narcissists, makes all the rules. Rudy and Alan decide what they want to do, and they
do it when they want to do it. Therefore, they can break and change the rules in ways that suits them.


99% of Other People:

How many friends does your narcissist have? Probably very few (more like NONE). Usually, their only friends
are other people who validate their narcissism, like mommy.

Subsequently, how often do you hear Rudy and Alan complain about other people? (ALL THE TIME)

David Hartung?

AlleyCat?

More times than you can count, probably! That's because a single wrongdoing often results in lifetime
resentment.

LOL... perfect!

One mistake tarnishes an entire reputation.

Narcissists, like Rudy and Alan, struggle to get along with anyone who don't fit into their falsified
worldview. Rudy and Alan can't stand to be challenged. Rudy and Alan can't tolerate the ideas that other
people may know more than them.

If they're cerebral narcissists, they are convinced that they are unique and should only associate with other
special or high-status individuals.

Unless, of course, they feel the need to be superior during a particular decade.

In fact, when confronted with anything that contradicts their sense of god-like stature, you can bet that
their reaction will be explosive and malicious.

Therefore, narcissists, like Rudy and Alan, can't tolerate people who actually live in reality. That's why
you rarely see people with strong boundaries tolerating narcissists, like Rudy and Alan, for very long.

Like me.

When You Change The Status Quo:

Narcissists, like Rudy and Alan, hate change when it's out of their control. When you challenge Rudy and
Alan, the narcissist, they remains in a defeating pattern full of resentment and frustration, lashing out to
make themselves feel dominate.
Akidasar
2024-05-23 20:47:40 UTC
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Post by Akidasar
You're Trudumb's butt pawn.
You admit my superiority
At what, servile fascism?

Sure, have that.

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