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c/nottheonion · by felixwhynot@lemmy.world · 60d

Extreme heat cancels climate change event on adapting to extreme heat

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/extreme-heat-event-london-cancelled-b3001379.html

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/66695030

Climate experts say it demonstrates the need to ‘take climate change seriously and learn from what is happening around the world’

Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/extreme-heat-event-london-cancelled-b3001379.html

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26 Comments

Gork@sopuli.xyz · 58 pts · 60d (10 replies)

If it makes anyone feel better, the Heat Death of the Universe will solve this issue permanently.

psx_crab@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 60d (8 replies)

I can't wait to experience that billions of year in the future.

grue@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 60d (7 replies)

You are off by many orders of magnitude.

psx_crab@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 60d (2 replies)

That number is way too big for this monkey brain to understand.

Womble@piefed.world · 7 pts · 60d (1 reply)

For a little context, saying our sun is seconds from dying is about as accurate as saying the universe will undergo heat death in billions of years (taking heat death to be no more active stars left in the universe).

victorz@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 60d

Comparing orders of magnitude or comparing proportion?

victorz@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 60d (3 replies)

A trillion can still be counted in billions. Same as all the other orders of magnitude above that. 👍

ButteredBread@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 60d
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grue@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 60d (1 reply)

We're talking about big enough numbers to whip out the scientific notation. Even counted in billions.

victorz@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 59d

Still, just the same.

Carighan@piefed.world · 1 pts · 60d

Aren't we currently looking at a cold death? As in, don't worry, this heat issue will solve itself?

AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca · 24 pts · 60d

How could anyone have predicted that though

tal@lemmy.today · 20 pts · 60d (1 reply)

The event, which was set to take place on Wednesday at the Shaw Library

The event venue, like most buildings in London, does not have any cooling mechanisms in place,

I think that every library I've ever been in in the US has been climate controlled. I suspect that it's not just for the comfort of patrons, but that it probably preserves books.

searches

https://conserv.io/blog/book-storage-humidity/

According to the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC), optimal relative humidity (RH) levels for paper materials lie somewhere between 30% and 50% with a certain preference for the lower end to slow down deterioration reactions. (NEDCC, 2018)

The Library of Congress, for example, suggests about 35% RH for works on paper. However, this low RH may not be suitable for all books in your collection. For example, leather-bound books may require higher humidity levels to maintain their flexibility and avoid cracking or tearing (CCI, 2018).

High humidity levels can create an ideal environment for mold growth and pest infestations. Mold thrives in humid conditions (65% and above), and if left unchecked, can cause permanent damage to your collection, including staining, weakening, and even disintegration of materials (Conserv o Gram, National Park Service, 2007). Additionally, many pests, such as silverfish and booklice, are attracted to warm, damp environments and may cause further mechanical harm to your books as they graze over the surfaces (AIC Wiki).

https://weather-and-climate.com/average-monthly-Humidity-perc,London,United-Kingdom

London's humidity levels vary throughout the year. The highest levels occur in November, reaching 81% (very high), while the lowest is recorded in April at 64%.

Throughout the year, the average humidity in London is 72%.

Hazel@piefed.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 60d

Most likely they have a climate controlled archive for long term storage, just not in the auditorium.

rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 60d

kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 59d

If the event couldn't be cancelled that way, no one would need it!

LavaPlanet@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 59d

And so endeth the lesson

quick_snail@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 59d

Brilliant marketing

quick_snail@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 59d (1 reply)

Fortunately I have a gas powered air conditioner /s

Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 59d

Most people do.

EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 59d

"It's too late now, nothing we can do"

adespoton@lemmy.ca · -11 pts · 60d (5 replies)

Sooner or later the UK will discover air conditioners.

hanrahan@slrpnk.net · 13 pts · 60d (2 replies)

and make it worse. That reaction is literally called Implacactory Denial

https://theconversation.com/the-new-climate-denial-using-wealth-to-insulate-yourself-from-discomfort-and-change-199101

Much research has focused on how we intellectually distance ourselves from the unpleasant realities happening around us. What requires greater attention is how we may engage in climate denial by seeking out spaces of sensory comfort and using them to shield ourselves as the world unravels outside our window.

Denial, thought of in this way, is entirely sensible. My colleagues and I asked residents around the Western Sydney suburb of Penrith – famously the hottest place on Earth during the Black Summer of 2019-20 – about their experiences during heatwave conditions. Unsurprisingly, sensory denial is central to how they cope with extremes – primarily by using air conditioning.

GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 59d (1 reply)

I wonder what is worse for the environment.

  • increased carbon emissions
  • millions of rotting corpses
tyranny@crazypeople.online · 1 pts · 59d

coldest day of the year so far, midwinter. I'm snuggling in bed with 3 blankets and a hot water bottle. i am engaged in sensory denial

redsand@infosec.pub · 7 pts · 60d

Reversable heat pumps!

psx_crab@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 60d

Slap some of that on the outdoor construction site and call it a day.