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People...let's talk Climate Change and the Extremes we are feeling. What now? [1]

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Date: 2025-07-29

Many denied it. Many said it wasn’t real. Well I am here to tell you..If you live in Florida or most the southern states and now including other states north of Mason Dixon including NYC...IT IS REAL.

I feel for anyone who does not have AC first of all. I also feel for the homeless. In Connecicut right now it feels like 99 according to the weather channel.

We are suffering in Florida. BIG TIME. I am sick from all the pollen and have been for over a week but the heat is unberable. Very unusual not to have rain for weeks. Central Florida has had very little rain which means little relief. Real feel 115. I urge you to stay in AC spots as much as possible and stay very hydrated. No caffeine if possible, Water...good old fashion water. If you have to be outside please wear hat, light colored clothing and drink, drink drink fluids.

I have lived in Florida off and on most of my adult life and never have I experienced heat and humidity like this. I hope the utility companies make provisions for these high light bills. It would be inhumane to turn off lights and AC in this heat. I am watching the weather channel now and the extreme heat warnings are affecting millions.

There is flooding or extreme heat. Raleigh and the Carolinas have to worry about flooding and the heat wave is really beating up other areas. We may have tropical downpours midwest on Saturday. This is crazy and people are getting sick and people may not think like this but I know tempers flare in hot weather and that puts many of us at risk.

Please find a cool spot and stay hydrated and as I was talking to my best friend a bit ago, I don’t know how much of this extreme heat people can take. Don’t over exhaust. Keep a slow pace and be very hydrated. Cool off best you can. I actually have window units in, on top of central. I know the light bill is going to be outrageous but most old folks cannot take this extreme heat. If I had to sell everything in the house, I AM GOING TO KEEP COOL. The question that keeps popping in my mind is how much worse is this going to get every summer here on.

I urge people with empty buildings just sitting..Let people shelter in out of the heat and sun. I don’t know what to tell you if your car breaks down except find a cool spot and leave the car until the sun goes down. This is dangerous weather. I am the kind of person that if the feels like temp is 118 or 109...That is the temp because what it feels like is to me how it is. Orlando broke records since 1949 and looking at ht the entire country is in a dome of some sort. You San Francisco folks are sure lucky because I am concerned about our grids in this heat. I do have to keep it not as cool as I like due to worry over the power grids but if you don’t have it...I encourage you to go to Home depot or Lowes and get a small power station or now is the time to get a small generator.

Be cool and Folks, we have to really think about this climate change. We just have not taken it as serious as we should have and now we pay the price.

Clip from a good and truthful movie

At the beginning of the movie it says...Coming soon...This was in the 90’s.

It’s here now.

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