7 Ways to Keep Cool During Hot Weather.
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Drought has cost the United States about “151 billion dollars”* in the last 26 years. It is a quiet destroyer of crops and a blazing destroyer of forest. We have surrendered to the idea that nothing can be done to eliminate drought. It is time to change that idea. With the technology we have now, it is conceivable to modify the weather to minimize the impact of droughts.
Summer weather is here, there’s no mistaking it. If you’re gonna be outside for a while, here are a few things you can do to keep yourself feeling cool.
- Eat spicy foods. Have you ever started to feel sweaty after eating spicy foods? They can cause you to perspire, and occasionally create an endorphin rush. That might be why regions with hot climates eat so many spicy foods.
- Practice yoga. Shitali pranayama, or the cooling breath, is a yoga move that’ll cool you down in no time. It’s rather similar to the way dogs cool themselves by sticking out their tongues while panting.
- Wet the back of your neck or wrists with salt water. Instead of wetting your wrists directly, you can also get a little plastic baggie and fill it with ice water. Wrap a thick paper towel around the baggie and place it on the back of your neck or wrist once you start feeling the heat. Keep reading after the jump for the rest.
- Make fake sweat. The perspiration process cools your body down very efficiently. Instead of using your body’s own stinky sweat, you can speed up the process by using a spray bottle with salt water (and portable fan, if possible).
- Wear sandals. Much of your body’s heat is released through the soles of your feet. Keeping them uncovered will allow your body to cool itself more efficiently.
- Wear white. All other things being equal, white clothes will reflect more sunlight than any other color. (Make sure the clothes are lightweight and you’re wearing proper sunblock, too.)
- Drink a glass of water. Even if you’re not thirsty, water will help. Your body loses fluids very quickly when you’re in the sun. Once you feel thirsty, your body is telling you you waited too long to have a drink. Be sure not to have too much water, though! (Stay away from alcoholic drinks. Caffiene, sugar, and sports drinks are okay, but not as good as pure water.)
If we could budget one billion dollars for research and equipment per year, it is possible that we could create rainmaking equipment. To make rain clouds from scratch. We have extensive data already about clouds and storms. All we need is an endless source of water for the clouds.
A possible solution is to start with an ocean going ship off the coast of America. Pump water into the ship from the ocean and remove the salt. Add minerals to the water for raindrop control. We do not want the clouds to rain too soon. The clouds might have to move hundreds of miles inland before it rains.
Spray the water out of nozzles high above the ship into a chimney. Have jet engines or fans move the air in the chimney at speeds up to three hundred mph.
This upward movement of water vapor at high speed could create a large cloud in a short time. A cloud is just made up of water vapor and raindrops. Have a small fleet of rain making ships off the coast when the wind is blowing in the right direction. Have ships off the California coast, Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coast to make large rainstorms for different areas of the country. Remember, cites get their water supply from rain and snow runoff.
Making it rain would replenish well water, lakes and rivers also. With record heat, another plus is that rain can cool an area in summer. The downside is we still have to watch the weather for other storms. Flooding, mudslides and the effect on wildlife, becomes a real problem when we add more rain clouds to the normal weather system. Laws will be needed to protect this rain making process from lawsuits coming from lighting, tornadoes and flooding damage. The United Nations will have to agree to monitor the rain making process. Clouds can travel to other countries and cause problems, making international laws a necessity… [read more]
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