That's a huge difference. There have been a lot of experiments done on black top (Macadam) to reduce heat absorption. I would hope a lot of cities get on board when a good heat reflecting paint / coating is worked out.There is concern that used in the wrong place such a coating might reflect heat into the surrounding buildings. Hopefully they can shape some recommendations. 

There's an issue. This could turn into infrastructure dominoes. I go between rural and urban daily. The temperature difference is stunning.

Last edited by griff (8/12/2023 7:33 am)

St Elmo's Fire

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-66653889

The Northeast got very wet yesterday. I had to alter my driving for work as low lying roads in my area were flooding. All the creeks and the Susquehanna were up. My brother's school in Ct had a power outage as did my daughter's in Mass. Lots of ruined roadway in the High Peaks of the Adirondacks. My place up there made the paper.


Our neighbors above us had a rough commute day. The wife had to avoid a number of washouts between the ferry and home and the husband had to overnight at work. Our neighbor below sent pictures showing the water level coming down. Yes Jack is a beautiful dog.



(yay climate change /s)
 

In this case, it all came from the south.  Mostly through states along the coast.

Areas flooded by this (only heavy rain) should be concerning.  What will they do when a big one happens?

That flooded forest area is the flood plain.  Essential to keep flooding downstream.  As a nation, we are now building high rise apartment and dikes on such land.  Then downstream flooding is their problem.
 

Last edited by tw (12/19/2023 12:33 pm)

Crazy weather week with snow, rain, and wind, we had burning power lines on the ground up here last night and the neighbors reported big pyrotechnics on the police tower.

It was so windy here, a chicken up the road laid the same egg three times.

We had a couple inches of snow that froze in to a couple inches of frozen solid. Not ice but close to it.
Spent all day clearing the walk, driveway and the pullout for the mailbox they plow in.
It was a pain in the ass but got to pick up a script at the drug store, and it felt good to be done.
Got up this morning and more snow. 
edit, forgot to add this tidbit...

Last edited by xoxoxoBruce (1/19/2024 7:15 pm)

Michigan and Minnesota got hit pretty hard from the pictures like this or worse.
In some cases houses lining both sides of the washed out road/street.
A friend in Georgia has half his property under water with no place for it to go.
Oak trees dying left and right, driveway sinking.
Seems he's in a low spot where the rain equaled what would evaporate or sink in, so there was a small pond that never got too deep.
But now the rains have picked up a lot because the climate is becoming wetter. 
The poopy has contacted the propeller.

-6 F in Southern Grifftopia.
It's a balmy 5 F in the Northlands.

Walking across the street downtown when I got out of the Metro, it felt like I was walking along a beach.  So much salt on the road, it looked  like a sandy beach.  I'm temped to come back tonight with a broom and a 5 gallon bucket to pick up a lifetime supply.

Concur.