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. The UK's record high for 2022 currently stands at 32.7C, recorded at Heathrow on June 17
I met a Kuwaiti who said that the entire country is air-conditioned, from the car to the shop, then to the house,
Quote from: Petrochemicals on 14/07/2022 18:00:40I met a Kuwaiti who said that the entire country is air-conditioned, from the car to the shop, then to the house,Maybe nowadays, but aircon didn't exist before 1900. I'm full of admiration for the pioneers who crossed the American deserts in woolen underwear and petticoats.
I'm full of admiration for the pioneers who crossed the American deserts in woolen underwear and petticoats.Water cooled buildings have been around for a long time. Some quite extraordinary structures have been build in antiquity.
An activity pattern of resting in the shade in the middle of the day (like a siesta) would certainly help...
Why only 38°C ?, I was looking forward to the end of the world with a temperature of 40°C in the UK
so it's still dark at 0800 - no point in starting work too early. Let's open the office at 1000. By 1200 the sun is pretty close to overhead
Indeed it is for some of the year. But the key to la vida bella is to only work for 4 of them.
most probably because it was from the same place Spain gets its heat from,
I could gladly live with episodes such as this.
As far as the UK is concerned, more people die each year from cold weather than hot.