It appears that no matter what we do, according to this report, we will see a minimum of 40 more days a year over 95 degrees, or 124 days a year versus the 84 that is now the average.
Let’s hope this report is as inaccurate as most of the others have been because they have failed to take into account technological innovations such as the train engine bonnet noted on the following post.
An excerpt.
Editorial: Endless sizzling summer?
Capital in 2100: Maybe 100 more hot days
Published 12:01 am PDT Thursday, August 3, 2006
The latest report on climate change in California would send shivers down the spine, if there were anything chilly about its predictions. Imagine Sacramento with 100 more days each year with temperatures of 95 degrees or higher. Yes, 100 more days. If the world gets serious about reducing global warming, future Sacramentans may face "only" 40 more days over a year of more than 95 degrees.
These predictions aren't coming from some alarmist fringe group. A scientific body established by the California Environmental Protection Agency produced this report at the request of the California Legislature and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. (Read it at http://www.energy.ca.gov/. Click on the California Climate Change Center Biennial Report.)
According to the U.S. Weather Service, Sacramento historically has had an average of 84 days over 90 degrees. July is the warmest month (an average of 23 days over 90) followed by August (20). Imagine a Sacramento with twice as many hot days. Our normal cycles of heat and cooling Delta breezes would no longer exist.
