The Fox GOP debate melted down when the word “climate” was mentioned ( www.motherjones.com )

NeedingvsGetting , 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

I want to point out that they denied climate change while in Milwaukee, which set a record high temperature of 101°F the day of the debate, with a heat index of 115°F.

The average high temperature over the past 30 years is 80°F

No wonder the audience started to boo.

gAlienLifeform , 10 months ago

Also, Milwaukee’s Public Schools are all closed because of the heat today

TokenBoomer , 10 months ago

That should be alarming.

ThunderWhiskers , 10 months ago

Wait, they closed the school because of heat? As a native Texan I don’t understand. Do the schools not have central air?

mindbleach , 10 months ago

If the schools were built for 80-degree highs, two months out of the school year… probably not.

flyingjake , 10 months ago

I grew up in the northeast and none of the schools had central air. It’s not hot enough before summer break to justify it. At least historically…

shastaxc , 10 months ago

Do they at least open the windows? Never cycling the air sounds gross.

flyingjake , 10 months ago

Yeah, the windows would open. But, honestly some days were gross. But US school would end by mid June and start in September so there’s only a few hot days to worry about, you might hit over 80F /27c a few times at most.

Pickle_Jr , 10 months ago

I can’t see anywhere which would explain why the school closed. It’s possible that it doesn’t have central air. It could also be an efficiency thing; maybe the AC can’t vent out the heat fast enough to cool down the building when it’s that warm? My house is actually like that when it hits around 105° outside.

The smart ass reply is they close down when it’s hot for the same reason Texas closes down when it’s only 30° and it barely snows 😅

Railing5132 , 10 months ago

Nope, most schools in the midwest, particularly rural schools with small tax bases, don’t have air. It was 85 F in my town’s high school today.