This brought to mind fires in Australia a year or so ago where townspeople literally fled to the beach and stood in/near the water to escape fire. https://www.

This brought to mind fires in Australia a year or so ago where townspeople literally fled to the beach and stood in/near the water to escape fire. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50952253 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50952253 More time at the beach out of necessity, less energy spent on heating because everything was on fire, no crops to bother farming!