That massive spike of 50c/kWh at the left looks tiny compared to today even though that’s already insanely expensive

  • dan@upvote.au
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    11 months ago

    in the upper US Midwest, we set our record for around -45°F (-42.7°C) but that was with wind chill, the base temp. was something like -30°F (-34.4°C).

    I really can’t imagine how cold that is. I’m from Australia and currently live in California, so 10C (50F) is cold to me lol. I’ve never lived somewhere where it snows and have never had to winterize anything.

    I’ve been to New York City during winter and felt extremely cold but I think it was ‘only’ -5C (23F) at the time.

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      11 months ago

      It truly is the definition of hell, in my opinion. I’ve been in extreme heats in Kuwait during peak summertime when it’s 125+ F, and extreme cold is still far worse to me. I know they’re both dangerous and deadly, but the cold is just painful whereas the heat makes me feel restless and a sense of malaise, maybe.