Temperature

2023 - 2 - 3

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What Would Earth's Temperature Be Like Without an Atmosphere? (WIRED)

If you want to know what the cloud of gas that surrounds the planet is really doing for us, you have to see what the world would be like without it.

What about the power of the sun? You can calculate it as the energy divided by the time over which this energy was used. The greenhouse effect is the increase in the surface temperature due to those changes in the atmosphere. That should give you a feel for joules as a unit of energy. That average temperature includes the surface of all the oceans as well as regions near the poles. The sun has enough fuel to keep this up for at least 5 billion years.

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Normal Body Temperature By Age: Babies, Kids And Adults (Forbes)

Learn more about normal body temperature by age, what constitutes a fever and when to treat it or call a doctor.

Other signs indicating a call to a doctor is in order are if a person is having difficulty breathing, if the fever is persistent despite taking fever-reducing medications, if the person is unable to eat or drink enough to stay hydrated or is having trouble urinating. It also may be appropriate to call a doctor if the fever persists for a certain amount of time. But rather than being a symptom of the disease itself, the fever is a sign that the body is fighting it off. O’Hare also notes that it’s smart to reach out to a doctor if the person, regardless of age, is experiencing a fever and doesn’t seem to be acting right, noting that older adults in particular may experience confusion with a fever. Specifically, body temperature is a measurement of how well the body is producing and eliminating heat. A rectal thermometer is “really the best way to get a temperature in an infant,” says Dr. For children ages 3 and younger, it may be worth checking in with your doctor if their temperature goes above 102 degrees Fahrenheit, and 103 degrees Fahrenheit for children older than 3 years. For an adult, a temperature above 99 or 99.5 degrees is likely a fever. O’Hare recommends calling your doctor if a temperature climbs to 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, as this can sometimes be a sign of something more serious. For older children, including kids who are able to cooperate with holding a thermometer in their mouth, an oral thermometer is usually a good bet, according to Dr. Body temperature is among the core vital signs that indicates how well the body is functioning. Often they aren’t able to regulate their body temp as much as older children and adults can, so, in infants, sometimes you can see a range of temperature from 96 to 99.5 degrees Fahrenheit [35.5 to 37.4 degrees Celsius], says Kitty O’Hare, M.D., a pediatrician at Duke Health based in Cary, North Carolina.

Protecting Buildings and Your Space from Sub-zero Temperature ... (Columbia University)

Extreme cold weather and high winds make buildings highly susceptible to dangerous or damaging situations, such as frozen pipes, flooding, flying debris and ...

- Leave all radiator valves and fan coils turned on to ensure adequate heating and to avoid freeze damage. Please stay safe and warm. We also have additional staff on hand to provide a fast response to service requests and emergencies. - Close and lock all windows, including in spaces not normally occupied. Our staff will be walking the rooms of campus buildings, looking for conditions such as open windows or leaks. [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).

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Skier et pédaler dans le froid: les températures glaciales ne font pas ... (Le Journal de Montréal)

Je me suis dit que j'allais y aller. J'aime ça tester des conditions extrêmes.»

pour se sauver du froid. «J’ai mis une couche de vêtements supplémentaire, j’ai mis ma cagoule avec ma tuque pour ne pas laisser le froid rentrer par les trous. Finalement, le sport m’a réchauffé, je me demande si je ne vais pas faire un autre petit tour, mais peut-être pas deux heures comme je fais d’habitude», dit-il. J’avais aussi froid à la tête alors j’ai dû mettre mon capuchon. • À lire aussi:

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Extreme cold snaps: Why temperatures still plummet to dangerous ... (CNN)

How does climate change factor in to record-breaking cold temperatures? It's all connected.

It suggested that Arctic warming was reducing the difference between the cold temperatures in the north and warm temperatures in the south, leading to a weaker, wavier jet stream, which pushed very cold air southwards. It found sea ice loss had only a very small effect on the jet stream and there was no real sign of an effect on the polar vortex. The polar vortex wobbles, becoming stretched and distorted, spilling out cold air and influencing the path of the jet stream. This knocks the polar vortex off course, causing very cold air to spill out. “The challenge we face is determining cause from effect.” The polar vortex is like a spinning top, Cohen said. But the weather pendulum swings hard to the other extreme this weekend when record warmth will become record cold, with dozens of low temperature milestones predicted. It was the first month in New York City that temperatures ranked above-average every single day, and first time the month ended without measurable snowfall in the city. It’s as if the ice skater hits a crack in the ice and flies off course, arms flailing. [more than 240 deaths](https://www.texastribune.org/2022/01/02/texas-winter-storm-final-death-toll-246/), was caused by [one of these stretching events](https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/03/1086752), as was the [historic cold](https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/23/weather/christmas-arctic-winter-storm-poweroutages-friday/index.html) that hit the US in late December. [dangerously cold](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/28/weather/dangerous-cold-temperatures-weekend-midwest-plains/index.html) Arctic air pushing southwards, sweeping across many parts of the country and quickly dispensing with what had been a mild January. [minus 28 degrees Celsius](https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/24/asia/afghanistan-freezing-temperature-deaths-taliban-intl-hnk/index.html) (minus 18 degrees Fahrenheit), in what has so far been one of the country’s harshest winters.

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