To my northern neighbours suffering from the current heat wave.
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@vriesk @Remittancegirl @svenscholz also we don't have AC in Europe.
Not going to get into a big argument about why, because some entitled Yanks think their wars for oil are a good trade off for subsidised energy/oil costs.
We have really high energy costs, so even if the AC is cheap to install (it isn't but not the highest cost) then the energy cost will burn you, even if you're cool.
Also...most of our building were built before A/C was a thing, so hard to adapt, more expense.
@radioclash @Remittancegirl @svenscholz but we absolutely do.
Italian, Spanish, or Greek cities are all humming with AC in the summer.
Even for Poland, having a balcony was a major point in choosing my current apartment, so that I could install an AC unit there without hassle, even though I try not to use it unless I really feel like I have to.
AC power consumption is one of a really few things that synergizes well with solar panel output, especially in the north.
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@radioclash @Remittancegirl @svenscholz but we absolutely do.
Italian, Spanish, or Greek cities are all humming with AC in the summer.
Even for Poland, having a balcony was a major point in choosing my current apartment, so that I could install an AC unit there without hassle, even though I try not to use it unless I really feel like I have to.
AC power consumption is one of a really few things that synergizes well with solar panel output, especially in the north.
@vriesk @Remittancegirl @svenscholz in the UK - which is in Europe BTW - Ireland and nordic countries, it's rare.
Italy, Spain and Greece are not the entirety of 'Europe'
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@radioclash @Remittancegirl @svenscholz but we absolutely do.
Italian, Spanish, or Greek cities are all humming with AC in the summer.
Even for Poland, having a balcony was a major point in choosing my current apartment, so that I could install an AC unit there without hassle, even though I try not to use it unless I really feel like I have to.
AC power consumption is one of a really few things that synergizes well with solar panel output, especially in the north.
@vriesk @Remittancegirl @svenscholz solar panels? In the UK? LOL.
So much rain means cloud...
Yeah....wind is more likely.
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To my northern neighbours suffering from the current heat wave.
I lived in approx 38C with 90% humidity for 20 years, and I have a few pieces of advice.
1. Don't do anything fast that you can do slow.
2. Umbrellas aren't just for rain. They work for sun, too.
3. Sweat is your friend. Drink lots of liquid, eat and drink things that trigger sweating.4. Cold showers and baths trigger your body to warm up. Room temp showers work best - and don't bother drying off.
@Remittancegirl Sadly, this will be dismissed by most, but here it goes anyway...
There's... no 'saving' the Northern Hemisphere. The majority of the fossil fuels abused masses are in this hemisphere, and we scientists kindly ask, if your progeny shows #permaculture talent, and understand root infrastructure at an early age, help them scout countries in the Southern Hemisphere for #sustainability.
Unfortunately, the rest of us are being rendered obsolete, far faster than our average surmises.
Quite the peak though!
*sigh*
Thanks #TechBros and #FossilFuels #oligarchs! Such 'great' leadership.
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@radioclash @Remittancegirl @svenscholz but we absolutely do.
Italian, Spanish, or Greek cities are all humming with AC in the summer.
Even for Poland, having a balcony was a major point in choosing my current apartment, so that I could install an AC unit there without hassle, even though I try not to use it unless I really feel like I have to.
AC power consumption is one of a really few things that synergizes well with solar panel output, especially in the north.
@vriesk @Remittancegirl @svenscholz
It's shit for the environment anyway. That's the thing the AC freaks pass by. You're just making everyone else hotter.
Open a fucking window, build your houses for heat and with water features, keep the shutters closed, and drink cold drinks!
Islamic countries know how to do this, it's an ancient art.
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@vriesk @Remittancegirl @svenscholz solar panels? In the UK? LOL.
So much rain means cloud...
Yeah....wind is more likely.
@radioclash @Remittancegirl @svenscholz solar is like 30% of UK's energy generation on sunny days, so not exactly "lol"
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@gbargoud @Remittancegirl @vriesk @svenscholz then you need a plant sprayer to make yourself humid again.
Or a wet towel.
Then you don't need to sweat that much.@fietsria @Remittancegirl @vriesk @svenscholz
Yeah, the point is that keeping yourself wet enough for the fan to help is something you have to actively think about at those temperatures
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@radioclash @Remittancegirl @svenscholz solar is like 30% of UK's energy generation on sunny days, so not exactly "lol"
@vriesk @Remittancegirl @svenscholz I am with a provider that tells me exactly the times the solar is on, and yes it's 'LOL' cos most of the time it's off.
When they have surplus - i.e. a sunny or windy day - I get free/very cheap electricity, but usually that only happens once maybe twice a month.
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@UkeleleEric @GraziosiSergio @Remittancegirl I don't subscribe to that one, hot drinks make me feel like I'm having a hot flush in this weather. No thx
@noodlemaz @UkeleleEric @Remittancegirl
That's fair enough. If they do, they do. So does "room temperature drinks" work for you (it is my own default, TBH)?
(Asking because bodies are complicated and not all the same, so I genuinely don't know!)
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@radioclash @Remittancegirl @svenscholz solar is like 30% of UK's energy generation on sunny days, so not exactly "lol"
@vriesk @Remittancegirl @svenscholz 'on sunny days' is doing some heavy lifting here.
Do you know how many those there are in the UK? Not a lot. More nowadays, but most of the year, it's dull and grey.
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@radioclash @Remittancegirl @svenscholz solar is like 30% of UK's energy generation on sunny days, so not exactly "lol"
@vriesk @Remittancegirl @svenscholz do you make a habit of talking over direct experience of those who ACTUALLY live in these places, like a pedantic green ink sealion - or this a recent occurence?
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@vriesk @Remittancegirl @svenscholz do you make a habit of talking over direct experience of those who ACTUALLY live in these places, like a pedantic green ink sealion - or this a recent occurence?
@radioclash @Remittancegirl @svenscholz what kind of "experience" you mean? "LoL" vs data?
UK has literally 20GW of installed solar capacity which produced some 6.5% of total electricty in 2025. Sure, it works better in more sunny places, still not "LoL".
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@radioclash @Remittancegirl @svenscholz what kind of "experience" you mean? "LoL" vs data?
UK has literally 20GW of installed solar capacity which produced some 6.5% of total electricty in 2025. Sure, it works better in more sunny places, still not "LoL".
@vriesk @Remittancegirl @svenscholz - direct experience of watching the import prices of my green supplier and noting when the solar and wind is on and I get free or very cheap electricity yes.
Do you do that every day for UK green electricty prices? I do.
Pretty sure you don't....
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@vriesk @Remittancegirl @svenscholz do you make a habit of talking over direct experience of those who ACTUALLY live in these places, like a pedantic green ink sealion - or this a recent occurence?
@radioclash Hey, let's not get that way. There is meterological theory and climate science and it has its place. I get that. I know the principle of the point at which heat and humidity kind of crash into each other. But actually, just after a short rain during monsoon season in HCMC, it can be both 38 and that incredibly humid. It doesn't last all day. But your walls drip for a reason.
@vriesk @svenscholz -
@vriesk @Remittancegirl @svenscholz - direct experience of watching the import prices of my green supplier and noting when the solar and wind is on and I get free or very cheap electricity yes.
Do you do that every day for UK green electricty prices? I do.
Pretty sure you don't....
@radioclash @vriesk @svenscholz
I'm going to beg you all to be civil. Because what does it achieve not to be?
What I know for sure is that we have worthy common enemies that are better targets for our anger.
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@radioclash Hey, let's not get that way. There is meterological theory and climate science and it has its place. I get that. I know the principle of the point at which heat and humidity kind of crash into each other. But actually, just after a short rain during monsoon season in HCMC, it can be both 38 and that incredibly humid. It doesn't last all day. But your walls drip for a reason.
@vriesk @svenscholz@Remittancegirl @radioclash @svenscholz Must say this is viscerally scary.
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@Remittancegirl @radioclash @svenscholz Must say this is viscerally scary.
@vriesk @radioclash @svenscholz
What I find even scarier is that most governments and most of the financial world still will not truly acknowledge climate change enough to stop burning fossil fuel. Even when it would be absolutely feasible to do it.
That IS scarier.
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To my northern neighbours suffering from the current heat wave.
I lived in approx 38C with 90% humidity for 20 years, and I have a few pieces of advice.
1. Don't do anything fast that you can do slow.
2. Umbrellas aren't just for rain. They work for sun, too.
3. Sweat is your friend. Drink lots of liquid, eat and drink things that trigger sweating.4. Cold showers and baths trigger your body to warm up. Room temp showers work best - and don't bother drying off.
@Remittancegirl Thank you for sharing what you've learned from experience, Madeleine. It's much appreciated in this punishing heat.
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@Remittancegirl Thank you for sharing what you've learned from experience, Madeleine. It's much appreciated in this punishing heat.
@ApostateEnglishman
I'm just so sorry to see people having to go through this. Because I know how utterly unprepared most Northern Europeans are, and the infrastructure isn't built for it either.I do worry - especially for older people and children. They are very vulnerable.
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To my northern neighbours suffering from the current heat wave.
I lived in approx 38C with 90% humidity for 20 years, and I have a few pieces of advice.
1. Don't do anything fast that you can do slow.
2. Umbrellas aren't just for rain. They work for sun, too.
3. Sweat is your friend. Drink lots of liquid, eat and drink things that trigger sweating.4. Cold showers and baths trigger your body to warm up. Room temp showers work best - and don't bother drying off.
I was on a zoom reading meeting and my friend in Singapore also reminded me - rightly so - to pass on that high levels of heat are not just physically draining. They can be psychologically draining too.
So, if you are feeling anxious or overwhelmed, please know that you can indeed breathe and you aren't dying - that feeling of panic will pass if you just sit quietly, sip some water, and breathe evenly.
