Today, July 30th, broke a record for most 90° F days in Seattle in a year. The previous record was 9 days. Today was the 10th day and tomorrow will be the 11th day of temperatures greater than 90° this year. We could end up with possibly 15 days of that kind heat this summer since there is another six weeks of days with a record high above 90°. That would shatter the old record of 9 days.
While there is a big difference between weather and climate change, I don’t know anybody around here that argues against global warming. I also don’t know anybody that spends a lot of time arguing since I make some effort to stay away from argumentative people, especially idiotic ones.
Great progress is being made creating cost-competitive alternative energy sources. My favorite is solar. Wind energy takes a lot of real estate and infrastructure, but the wind blows day and night. Alternative energy is hammering the fossil fuel industry. Gas prices are the lowest they have ever been in my adult life. Coal companies are going broke just like buggy-whip manufacturers did 100 years ago.
I am grateful to live in a temperate climate where record heat is not life-threatening, for lots of clean potable water and cheap gasoline.
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