@launderess
Yes, I was just recently watching a documentary about the heat wave in Europe that killed tens of thousands of people back in 2003. Part of the issue also mentioned in the documentary was that our brick buildings can only shield us from the heat for so long... if it's not cooling off during the night, we're stuck in our brick ovens.
People in humid Florida or scorching Nevada certainly have their own idea of "hot". To us it's usually daytime temps of above 85F and nighttime temps of above 68F when you hear meteorologists on TV speak of "it's going to be a hot and and a hot night". Without air conditioning, it's no fun trying to sleep in an almost 78F bedroom.
Funny you mention government intervention. Just today, the town I live in posted about 4-hour seminars on the topic of heat protection that'll be held in the town hall. Well, it's also about energy conservation, so ACs are probably not high on the list.
On the topic of energy: my monthly bill is 37€ at 38 Cents/kWh based on a consumption of roughly 74 kWh per month in 2024.
Yes, I was just recently watching a documentary about the heat wave in Europe that killed tens of thousands of people back in 2003. Part of the issue also mentioned in the documentary was that our brick buildings can only shield us from the heat for so long... if it's not cooling off during the night, we're stuck in our brick ovens.
People in humid Florida or scorching Nevada certainly have their own idea of "hot". To us it's usually daytime temps of above 85F and nighttime temps of above 68F when you hear meteorologists on TV speak of "it's going to be a hot and and a hot night". Without air conditioning, it's no fun trying to sleep in an almost 78F bedroom.
Funny you mention government intervention. Just today, the town I live in posted about 4-hour seminars on the topic of heat protection that'll be held in the town hall. Well, it's also about energy conservation, so ACs are probably not high on the list.
On the topic of energy: my monthly bill is 37€ at 38 Cents/kWh based on a consumption of roughly 74 kWh per month in 2024.
