Dec continued the disturbing trend of above ave temps for 2016 (2.2C above Dec ave for Taipei and similar elsewhere), and if that wasn’t the hottest year ever for Taiwan then i’ll go he. Still, i doubt if Taiwan will ever knock Guaymaral, Colombia off for pure hotness. The ave temp there is 29.4°…

[image] Dr_Milker: houses here are properly insulated, so you can stay reasonably cool as long as you don’t venture outside. Surely your “here” is in the US and not in Taiwan. The “insulation” of buildings here (at least those constructed after the Japanese colonial era) is a joke. Guy

[image] afterspivak: Surely your “here” is in the US and not in Taiwan. The “insulation” of buildings here (at least those constructed after the Japanese colonial era) is a joke. Of course. Insulation is as rare in Taiwan as polite drivers and plus-size clothing. :sunglasses:

[image] Dr_Milker: If it’s any consolation, it was a sweltering 38C in Oregon’s Willamette Valley today. In fact, the whole Western U.S. is in the midst of a heat wave. But at least it doesn’t come with that steamy, sticky humidity that makes Taiwan’s hot weather so hard to bear. Also on the pl…

[image] CTaitung: Where you in Oregon? Wife and friend stopped over in Ashland and it was 100F there. Could hardly go outside. But yes, it’s a dry heat, so much better than Taiwan’s sticky, humid heat. I’m in Albany, right in the middle of the Willamette Valley. The predicted high for yesterd…

When do you think the first typhoon will hit? August?

[image] Zapman: When do you think the first typhoon will hit? August? Maybe sooner… [image] Typhoons 2017 Living in Taiwan [Imgur] He’s not giving up!

The main time is from mid-July to mid-Sep Though we are only 10 days out from the 1st anniversary of the Cat 5 Monster that smashed Taidong last year When I first came to Taiwan, most typhoons seemed to happen Aug-Sep, even Oct, but in recent years July has been more active

That early typhoon last year in Yilan made all the Black Drongos disappear. It was great to be able to ride my bicycle without getting constantly harrassed. Unfortunately they’re back in full force.

I had to google that. Thought it was an insect pest. YouTube showed me. That is some serious Alfred Hitchcock shit. I hope they aren’t always so territorial.

It was the same for tiger head hornets - they basically had a generation wiped out last year - though I’d rather take my chances with the hornets than face another early typhoon of that size Seems Taipei may start getting into the afternoon thunderstorm pattern this week, which will offer some reli…

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ranlee June 26, 2017, 1:44am 613

Maybe sooner…