It correlates well with radon concentrations, and as strange as it sounds there does seem to be a connection with radon exposure and prostate cancer. Not proof its the cause, but it's a possibility.
People are moving to the Midwest
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Most of the application of dry N over the top or side dressed is on fall injected NH3. There is some anticipated loss over the winter & particularly when a wet spring occurs like this year. It is also proven that multiple applications of N at reduced rates is more efficient than one early application. So we reduce our fall amount knowing we will make another later, hence the appeal of PivotBio, if it works, that will provide the 2nd shot without the expense of a trip etc. We’ll see. I wasn’t big on fungicide either but it’s a no-brainer for us now.
I am in no way trying to infer that I know more about what works in your area as opposed to ours, but simply to point out what the thought process is here. We had a farmer in our area years ago that purchased some northeast Missouri land because it was considerably cheaper than local land, and he was "going to teach those southern boys how to farm.". I think it was less than five years later that he sold the land. I've been retired from farming for a few years now and after seeing a half dozen or more parcels of land recently sell for $17-$18,500/acre I couldn't imagine trying to farm in todays world. Good luck with your Pivot endeavor.
As someone who currently lives in Arizona and lived in Texas for 20 years, deaths related to heat are more of an indication of a homeless problem rather than it being too hot.
Is it hotter now on average compared to 10-20 years ago? Sure but it’s always been hot. The number of people who are affected by not having access to AC has increased.
Is it hotter now on average compared to 10-20 years ago? Sure but it’s always been hot. The number of people who are affected by not having access to AC has increased.
My son does all the crop farming now and I pay him to custom farm a few rentals, I’m Head Gopher & Head Cow Guy (until somebody has to actually get close to a cow). The cost of machinery, land & all inputs is astronomical and I don’t want to be the old negative coffee drinking expert at the feed store but I’m glad I’m riding my white horse into the sunset.
I had this video sent to me by one of the producers, and it is spot-on with the topic of the OP.
www.pbs.org
Weathered | This Is the Safest Place to Live as the Climate Changes | Season 2 | Episode 9
We look at the effect of climate on future migration patterns in the US.
Record drought, heat, wet bulb index, and number of hurricanes, are a few of the indicators happening with much greater frequency now. (Cherry-picking records of the past to deny this is pretty easily shot down knowing the frequency in records).
This again supports the OP's experience and conforms with local officials' reports.
science.nasa.gov
This again supports the OP's experience and conforms with local officials' reports.
Extreme Weather - NASA Science
As Earth’s climate changes, it is impacting extreme weather across the planet. Record-breaking heat waves on land and in the ocean, drenching rains, severe
science.nasa.gov
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Homelessness in extreme weather is certainly an issue, but having your electricity shut off or a grid failure is problematic too. Or existing AC systems breaking while being pushed beyond their design limits. If those people don't have the mobility or access to places to get out of the heat and hydrate, regardless of their housing status, it becomes an issue.
Even without AC, having higher overnight temperatures leads to problems as well because people don't get a break from the heat. High temps also cause people to be angrier with each other, resulting in more injuries that aren't directly heat related.
And as someone who has been in the private tax world for 40+ years,......have you ever had any taxable income?
As someone who lives in the pnw, many people live without air conditioning because it wasn’t needed. It is now and going forward.
Oregon medical examiner releases names of June heat wave victims
The records detailing who died during the extraordinary heat event at the end of June were requested by news organizations.
www.opb.org
Ya I've always heard that and thought it was bonkers. No way I'm buying a house without some sort of AC.As someone who lives in the pnw, many people live without air conditioning because it wasn’t needed. It is now and going forward.
Oregon medical examiner releases names of June heat wave victims
The records detailing who died during the extraordinary heat event at the end of June were requested by news organizations.www.opb.org
Ha Ha….I’ll take the bait. I pay income taxes every year and pay someone like you to try to keep it in five figures. I have the pleasure of paying property taxes in five figures too. The only thing I inherited from my parents was my last name and respect from the community which was worth more than money. And the only thing I got when I married was a wonderful wife whose parents said good luck.
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As someone who lives in the pnw, many people live without air conditioning because it wasn’t needed. It is now and going forward.
Oregon medical examiner releases names of June heat wave victims
The records detailing who died during the extraordinary heat event at the end of June were requested by news organizations.www.opb.org
WSO, FIX, AAON.
Drained wetlands old marshes? Flat ground? If the surrounding states were listed any obvious reasoning may be more evident. The red areas in western Iowa had many marshes and pan lakes 200 years ago.
Europe too. London is largely without AC in buildings hundreds of yrs old. Not great.
It’s not bonkers when the warmest it typically gets in summer is 80s with low humidity and still cool every night. There just hasn’t been a reason for it.
I've experienced that climate in Hawaii. I was sweating my ass off in bed. That's pretty much my idea of hell.
Hawaii is super humid and doesn’t really cool down at night, so not totally comparable. The warmer air is usually drier air from the, and say 70-80s with it getting down in the 50s at night.
I’m like you and need AC all the time though. But many don’t.
In my experience the PNW climate feels a lot different than Hawaii.
