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AloeVera

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4. Not the same, Europe has unique challenges.

Reply to ananda (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 28, 2026, 09:17 AM

Yesterday

For most, there is no escape from the heat. Who could live in Arizona or Florida without air conditioning? Only 20% of Europeans have it. They've never needed it until climate change started to impact. Aside from cost and environmental impact - which Europeans care about - mass adoption would put strain on renewables-powered power grids and contribute to the heat-dome effect in cities.

Then there are the zinc roofs and mansard-style roofs that also trap heat.

Europe has to adapt quickly now , a real challenge.

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France records around 1,000 additional deaths amid extreme heat wave leading to European records [View all] dalton99a Yesterday OP

Damn malaise Yesterday #1

THat's normal here. ananda Yesterday #2

True malaise Yesterday #3

Not the same, Europe has unique challenges. AloeVera Yesterday #4

That's what I meant. They're not used to it. ananda Yesterday #6

I just put in a new AC PCB66 Yesterday #5