Proff Hayley Fowler, National Emergency Briefing: Breif mention of Wet Bulb Temperatures in Pakistant, without using the term Wet Bulb Global Temperatures #nebriefing


Proff Hayley Fowler, National Emergency Briefing: Severe weather is the new normal driven by Fossil Fuels use. 

But mentioning Wet Bulb Temperature in Pakistan and suggesting that they will eventually get to us is not very honest. 

Wet Bulb  Temperatures are a clear and present heatwave risk.


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