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It was over 30 degrees in May here in [redacted] this year and since then we have been several degrees above historical norms pretty much every week. The heat

It was over 30 degrees in May here in [redacted] this year and since then we have been several degrees above historical norms pretty much every week. The heat wave of 40 degrees a few weeks ago was intense not just because it was 40 degrees but because the night time temperates did not drop by much. Usually in [redacted] while we have some very hot days once the sun goes down temperatures drop to the low 20s or even high teens so we can open the windows and our homes cool by heat exchange and it isn't too uncomfortable (without AC). However recently we have had nights where it is still 28 or 29 degrees at 2am meaning it is still hotter outside than inside (indoor temperatures in my home without AC on is usually 25-26 even when it is high 30s outside) so opening a window just lets in warmer air. Without some kind of air cooling you end up with a hotter ambient temperature in your home which is horrible night after night after night. And of course warmer rivers make nuclear power plant cooling more difficult. I am from the UK originally so follow what is happening back in my home country too and the heat there has been insane as well. Highest recorded temperatures, way above what anyone can consider "nice" in a country with homes designed to keep as much heat in as possible and almost nobody having AC. It is changes like we see here that worry me a lot for the future my son will be living in when he is my age. Really sorry state the world is in these days :(

FlyingCapybara 4y ago
Hey, I'm 100km from Lyon ! This situation is insane... This is the fourth wave and I guess there could be more...
silicon2401 4y ago
> Usually in France while we have some very hot days once the sun goes down temperatures drop to the low 20s or even high teens so we can open the windows and our homes cool by heat exchange and it isn't too uncomfortable (without AC). IMHO this kind of thinking contributes to the problem. Again, IMHO, what you all should be saying is this: > in France we *used to be able to* open the windows and our homes cool by heat exchange and it wan't too uncomfortable (without AC). *now we have* nights where it is still 28 or 29 degrees at 2am meaning it is still hotter outside than inside (indoor temperatures in my home without AC on is usually 25-26 even when it is high 30s outside) so opening a window just lets in warmer air. Without some kind of air cooling you end up with a hotter ambient temperature in your home which is horrible night after night after night. This isn't like summer, where it's hot, but after a few months you go back to fall and winter. This is like history, where things happened one way in the past and they won't be like that again. > It is changes like we see here that worry me a lot for the future my son will be living in when he is my age. Really sorry state the world is in these days :( Big part of why I'm not having kids. Even if I wanted them for my own sake, I don't want to bring people into the world as it is today, let alone whatever it'll be in 20, 50, 100 years.
beezlebroxxxxxx 4y ago
The only saving grace about the heatwave in France right now is that it's a very dry heat, almost desert like. Obviously, that leads to some brutal drought like conditions and is still dangerous, but I find even 30 with a lot of humidity feels significantly worse than the heatwave in Lyon a couple weeks ago. Shade at least offered some relief. When the humidity is super high, even shade doesn't really help. It was pretty crazy in Lyon though, I did not expect 40+ degrees during my holidays there.
bitsoda 4y ago
This is basically what life is like in South Florida half the year. We have the benefit of ubiquitous air conditioning, but going outside feels gross from April to October.

FlyingCapybara 4y ago

Hey, I'm 100km from Lyon ! This situation is insane... This is the fourth wave and I guess there could be more...

silicon2401 4y ago

> Usually in France while we have some very hot days once the sun goes down temperatures drop to the low 20s or even high teens so we can open the windows and our homes cool by heat exchange and it isn't too uncomfortable (without AC). IMHO this kind of thinking contributes to the problem. Again, IMHO, what you all should be saying is this: > in France we *used to be able to* open the windows and our homes cool by heat exchange and it wan't too uncomfortable (without AC). *now we have* nights where it is still 28 or 29 degrees at 2am meaning it is still hotter outside than inside (indoor temperatures in my home without AC on is usually 25-26 even when it is high 30s outside) so opening a window just lets in warmer air. Without some kind of air cooling you end up with a hotter ambient temperature in your home which is horrible night after night after night. This isn't like summer, where it's hot, but after a few months you go back to fall and winter. This is like history, where things happened one way in the past and they won't be like that again. > It is changes like we see here that worry me a lot for the future my son will be living in when he is my age. Really sorry state the world is in these days :( Big part of why I'm not having kids. Even if I wanted them for my own sake, I don't want to bring people into the world as it is today, let alone whatever it'll be in 20, 50, 100 years.

beezlebroxxxxxx 4y ago

The only saving grace about the heatwave in France right now is that it's a very dry heat, almost desert like. Obviously, that leads to some brutal drought like conditions and is still dangerous, but I find even 30 with a lot of humidity feels significantly worse than the heatwave in Lyon a couple weeks ago. Shade at least offered some relief. When the humidity is super high, even shade doesn't really help. It was pretty crazy in Lyon though, I did not expect 40+ degrees during my holidays there.

bitsoda 4y ago

This is basically what life is like in South Florida half the year. We have the benefit of ubiquitous air conditioning, but going outside feels gross from April to October.