.... I wonder how long it is before we get exhortations to save
electricity like this?

Martin.


" WASHINGTON, June 23 (UPI) -- This week's record and
near-record high temperatures are challenging the electric grid in
major parts of the United States, weather experts say.
Broiling temperatures and high humidity are still expanding
north from the Deep South and into the Midwest and Desert Southwest,
Accuweather.com reported Tuesday.
Temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit led to a new
peak-hour record for June electricity consumption in Texas, and more
of the same is possible for the Lone Star State and other Southern
states.
People can ease the strain on utilities by unplugging
appliances that aren't being used, Accuweather said.
For the next few days, temps above 100 are predicted for
Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Oklahoma City; Shreveport, La.;
Tallahassee, Fla.; Jackson, Miss.; Phoenix, Las Vegas, Little Rock,
Ark., and Memphis. "




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Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023

On Jun 24, 10:31*am, "Martin Rowley"
wrote:
... I wonder how long it is before we get exhortations to save
electricity like this?

Martin.

" WASHINGTON, June 23 (UPI) -- This week's record and
near-record high temperatures are challenging the electric grid in
major parts of the United States, weather experts say.
*Broiling temperatures and high humidity are still expanding
north from the Deep South and into the Midwest and Desert Southwest,
Accuweather.com reported Tuesday.
*Temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit led to a new
peak-hour record for June electricity consumption in Texas, and more
of the same is possible for the Lone Star State and other Southern
states.
*People can ease the strain on utilities by unplugging
appliances that aren't being used, Accuweather said.
*For the next few days, temps above 100 are predicted for
Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Oklahoma City; Shreveport, La.;
Tallahassee, Fla.; Jackson, Miss.; Phoenix, Las Vegas, Little Rock,
Ark., and Memphis. "

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Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N * Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023

Nah, they're taking all the air conditioning units out of buildings
because they are not needed any more, remember? Lawrence told us! :))

One interesting thing from that report is the record temperatures.
It's only a week, or so, since Lawrence brought to our attention the
cold temperatures in Chicago and presented it as one of his
"evidences" for GW having stopped. These locally notable warm temps,
on their own, mean nothing in terms of GW, as, of course, did those
notably local cold temps at the start of June in Chicago. Local warm
and cold records can happen in either warming or cooling phases. Most
of our UK records are pre 1990, but they were caused by exceptional;
synoptics at the time which take a long time to be repeated.

The only thing that would count in this are the numbers of local
record temperatures, warm vs cold, being achieved over time. I'm not
sure any figures are kept (help, anyone), but as the 10 globally
warmest years since 1880 have all occured since 1997, logic would
imply that far more local warm records have been set globally than
have cold. If more locally cold records were being set, that could be
a proxy to show that GW had reversed. I doubt very much that would be
the case, however.

FWIW, today is beautiful, fine and dry in South Devon, but that
doesn't mean much either........apart from the opportunity for a
sunbathing session for me and the missus!!

"Martin Rowley" wrote in
message ...
... I wonder how long it is before we get exhortations to save
electricity like this?



.... I should have checked a little harder :-(

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8116013.stm

Martin.

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Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023