I noticed this today....some guy (probably a PhD'er)....came out and suggested that we needed to name 'heat waves' like we name hurricanes or storm fronts. Course, he wanted to start the naming process at 28 degrees C (82 degrees F).
I kinda like the idea although I'd start it at 35 degrees C (95 degrees F). And I'd go one step further.....I'd only use Greek names (Aesop, Andrei, etc).
Here's the thing....talking about the weather used to be normal and one of the ten ways that you could connect with the gas station 'chief' or the coffee shop waitress. Ever since climate change entered into the discussion.....if you bring up weather, then it's some science discussion or catastrophic worry. If these events had names, then you'd talk about the big Apollo-2022 heat wave compared against the Arsen-2020 heat wave. It'd be more personable in discussion then.
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