<![CDATA[I’ve been noticing little everyday escalations during this latest record-breaking heatwave.]]>I’ve been noticing little everyday escalations during this latest record-breaking heatwave. I wonder how soon I’ll stop noticing them because they’ve become the new climate-collapse normal.

City parks empty by day because it’s too hot to sunbathe

Empty cold-drink fridges in shops

People draping scarves over their hats as face veils

Rows of apartments with the curtains closed all day

The café’s window table with the great view is now the last, not the first, to be occupied

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/94ea5e1e-4169-4fb5-90ef-cef8bb4ee012/i-ve-been-noticing-little-everyday-escalations-during-this-latest-record-breaking-heatwave.RSS for NodeMon, 13 Jul 2026 13:45:54 GMTSun, 12 Jul 2026 08:39:44 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve been noticing little everyday escalations during this latest record-breaking heatwave. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:11:50 GMT]]>@onlinegoddess @brianjohnson South-facing garden or balcony used to be a des-res feature. And lots of window-light. Now we're seeking the opposite. The black-out blinds staying closed are increasingly common here too now.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116906466347702472https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116906466347702472Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:11:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve been noticing little everyday escalations during this latest record-breaking heatwave. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:09:55 GMT]]>@ygor Another new normal. I haven't seen space blankets yet, but black-out blinds are common here (Denmark) because of the long days with short, white-light nights in Summer. Now they are commonly doing service by day too, as heat-resisting measures.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116906458871290824https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116906458871290824Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:09:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve been noticing little everyday escalations during this latest record-breaking heatwave. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:07:01 GMT]]>@TheBreadmonkey Yes, same here in Denmark. It seemed to get normalised overnight - rain umbrellas are now everywhere in Summer.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116906447453037276https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116906447453037276Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:07:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve been noticing little everyday escalations during this latest record-breaking heatwave. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:02:07 GMT]]>Umbrellas as parasols. Extra tap-water stations around the city. Signs reminding us to drink water. The new normal.


]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116906428179399949https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116906428179399949Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:02:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve been noticing little everyday escalations during this latest record-breaking heatwave. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:00:21 GMT]]>@TheBreadmonkey
From this very thread: "zig-zagging home, changing sides of the street with the trees, taking the route with most building shadow at that time of day".

@Susan_calvin @CiaraNi

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/joie/statuses/116906421234775900https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/joie/statuses/116906421234775900Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:00:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve been noticing little everyday escalations during this latest record-breaking heatwave. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:00:07 GMT]]>@CiaraNi More and more windows and doors covered in space blankets. Very futuristic.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://floss.social/users/ygor/statuses/116906420291238186https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://floss.social/users/ygor/statuses/116906420291238186Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:00:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve been noticing little everyday escalations during this latest record-breaking heatwave. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:55:32 GMT]]>@CiaraNi I’ve embraced the chaos while detachment from the heat induced temper or erratic behaviour dehydration brings some people in public. On more than one occasion people have commented how do you stay so calm and fresh looking in this heat?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ohai.social/users/AAA365a/statuses/116906402274151584https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ohai.social/users/AAA365a/statuses/116906402274151584Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:55:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve been noticing little everyday escalations during this latest record-breaking heatwave. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:49:30 GMT]]>@Susan_calvin @CiaraNi

What is zigzagging (in this context) please? 😊

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/TheBreadmonkey/statuses/116906378579274156https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/TheBreadmonkey/statuses/116906378579274156Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:49:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve been noticing little everyday escalations during this latest record-breaking heatwave. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:48:45 GMT]]>@TheBreadmonkey @CiaraNi I will admit I've started doing that. And the zigzagging.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Susan_calvin/statuses/116906375620324552https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Susan_calvin/statuses/116906375620324552Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:48:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve been noticing little everyday escalations during this latest record-breaking heatwave. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:42:19 GMT]]>@CiaraNi @brianjohnson We recently moved into a house that has mostly south-facing windows and garden, which any other year would make me ecstatically happy because I love being warm and I love the sun. But this year we’ve been keeping the curtains closed all day and having only the 2 north-facing windows open to try and stay cool.

We’ve even been known to sit barefoot in the tile-floored bathroom (which has 1 of those north-facing windows!) for half an hour or so when it’s been too much to bear.

We’ve got blackout curtains in the bedrooms which stay closed all day. All the windows there are south-facing and they’re partially in the roof which is well-insulated - great for winter, but like an oven right now!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/onlinegoddess/statuses/116906350316681696https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/onlinegoddess/statuses/116906350316681696Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:42:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve been noticing little everyday escalations during this latest record-breaking heatwave. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:28:35 GMT]]>Local newspaper headlines are a culturally-specific climate diary in themselves.

"The best six hotspots in Aarhus for having outdoor sex in a heatwave"

"Are you looking forward to Winter too?"

"How to keep a cool head at work in a heatwave"

"Fewer guests at amusement park because it's too hot to go on a safari"


]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116906296289595478https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116906296289595478Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:28:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve been noticing little everyday escalations during this latest record-breaking heatwave. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:17:31 GMT]]>@CiaraNi

Lots of people walking around with umbrellas as parasols is quite new to me

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/TheBreadmonkey/statuses/116906252807457475https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/TheBreadmonkey/statuses/116906252807457475Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:17:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve been noticing little everyday escalations during this latest record-breaking heatwave. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 08:54:06 GMT]]>Changed behaviours and heat-resistance tactics will differ, of course, depending where you live. Other everyday differences I've noticed in heated-up Denmark:

Municipal signs at outdoor events reminding people to drink water

Instead of the usual Summer tank tops & shorts, people covering up in floaty long and long-sleeved clothing.

In our walkable city, zig-zagging home, changing sides of the street with the trees, taking the route with most building shadow at that time of day

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116906160741915578https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116906160741915578Sun, 12 Jul 2026 08:54:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I’ve been noticing little everyday escalations during this latest record-breaking heatwave. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 08:45:11 GMT]]>@CiaraNi

Cold-drink fridges are empty either because everyone is buying them up quicker than they can be restocked, or because they're the ones being turned off so that the other fridges don't break down.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/HollieK72/statuses/116906125677309545https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/HollieK72/statuses/116906125677309545Sun, 12 Jul 2026 08:45:11 GMT