Climate depends on a lot more than latitude. Madrid is at about the same latitude as New York. But also, the climate impacts on a given society will depend on

Climate depends on a lot more than latitude. Madrid is at about the same latitude as New York. But also, the climate impacts on a given society will depend on its vulnerability and coping capacity in other ways. E.g., prevalence of air conditioning, or urban vs. rural, or mix of occupations.