can be misleading. And, that is how we have to be careful with what we read, where, by whom the news are presented, and their motives. If we do not learn the art of deciphering news from all different sources on a daily basis, then any stupidee like Donald Trump could mislead us. A lot of us are trained in that regard, so all the misinformation coming from MAGA, or the Gaza war, Haiti, COVID etc. does not mislead us. But, many times one wonders, why do people spread misinformation? Why do people embellish stories? In Toronto, for example, it is a fact that a heat wave warning is out this week, but not a single day or night is the temperature forecasted to be outside the range of the 23, (Low) to 35 (High), degree Celsius . Just about an hour or two, the humidex is forecasted to be between 38 to 40 degree Celsius, but 98% of the time it is mid 30's. The humidex is a quotient that combines the temperature to the humidity and it comes up with a figure to describe how hot it feels at a particular temperature; it is not the temperature.
I really thought that this was an important distinction to make, especially because there are places in the world at this time with actual temperatures of 40 Celsius, with humidex almost 50 degrees Celsius. We should not confuse the two. In fact, Toronto or even Ontario, very rarely experience temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius, but in July, and August, several days could experience that humidex factor.
We have to be careful what we read.
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Selective Reporting and Embellishing Facts
In reply to Besar
Selah!
In reply to Besar
Well said, and I agree with all of your sentiments, including heatwave in TO.
In reply to Besar
Nailed it!
Maybe it doesn't matter what we read, it might be what we choose to believe or regard as fact.
In reply to Besar
Weather post
I get weather news from Environment Canada .
I doubt they embellish the weather reports . Its what I post read it again
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Hot, muggy winds blowing straight from the Gulf of Mexico will add tropical humidity to the mix.Toronto-Pearson could rival its all-time highest June humidex value on record. The current monthly record is 45.6 set on June 30, 2018. The highest humidex forecast this week tops out at 44.
On the air waves its 40 deg C With Humidity in The Niagara escarpment at the moment and expected to go to 42C deg tomorrow.
What is selective and embellishing about the above?
I await...
Amazing....
In reply to Besar
Well, for what it’s worth, some explain this morning that because we in the northeast is still in spring our bodies are not acclimated to the heat as yet, so in effect a WARNING must be issued as a precaution!
In reply to StumpCam
I have a weather station on my farm, its linked to Environment Canada
So I get accurate information.
I have 20 seasonal workers from the Caribbean , I just called them all in at noon today .
40 deg C humidity wise is not nice...
A nasty storm will his us in 10 minutes ...
Hamilton, ON
Heat Warning
Issued at Mon 12:00 AM Jun. 17
Issued by: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Description
A prolonged heat event will begin today. Dangerously hot and humid conditions are expected through most of the week.
Daytime highs through much of the week are expected to be<b> 30 to 35 degrees Celsius with humidex values of 40 to 45.</b>
There will be little relief through the overnight as lows are expected to be 20 to 23 degrees Celsius with humidex values of 26 to 30.
Temperatures and humidex values may be several degrees cooler near the shores of the Great Lakes.
Hot and humid air can also bring deteriorating air quality and can result in the Air Quality Health Index approaching the high risk category.
Extreme heat can affect everyone's health.
I fail to see the significance of his post... our temperature at this time of the years should be about 22 deg C...
Hamilton, ON Weather
Updated on Mon, Jun 17, 7:47 p.m.
30°C...FEELS LIKE.... 41Deg C
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