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Schools are closed, records are broken. Let's talk heatwaves
- 9x39 4mo agoNot mentioned: air conditioning, which is an essential heatwave response. 90% of the US has them, apparently only 20% of the EU on average does, with UK/Ger being like 3-5%. The US Pacific Northwest was like that, but adapted after the new reality: https://www.cascadepbs.org/environment/2022/12/seattle-no-longer-uss-least-air-conditioned-big-city/ https://www.cascadepbs.org/environment/2022/12/seattle-no-lo...