Re:It's been a pretty insane 12 hours across the Bay Area
by frank2 on Sunday August 16, 2020 @05:31PM
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It was not any hotter than it gets most years. What has changed is probably that California's ability to govern itself has declined to such an extent that it cannot consistently keep the electricity flowing.
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Re:It's been a pretty insane 12 hours across the Bay Area
by Thorrez on Sunday August 16, 2020 @11:53PM
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> As of 4:30 p.m., at least five cities had logged record highs, according to the weather service. Among the hottest of those spots was San Jose, which saw a high of 101, breaking last year’s mark of 98.
> Temperatures soared to 98 degrees in Oakland, breaking last year’s mark of 90; 96 degrees in Salinas, breaking the 1984 mark of 84; 96 degrees in Richmond, breaking last year’s mark of 90 degrees; and 95 degrees in downtown San Francisco, breaking the 1995 mark of 86.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/14/bay-area-heat-wave-ar...