When I was young we lived in Oregon. No one had air conditioning at home, in the store or in the car. Summer weather was quite temperate with high 70’s or low 80’s in the day and “need a sweater” evenings. There was little or no humidity. I knew before we moved East that we would have hot and humid summers. Still except for “air cooled” movies the East of my childhood didn’t have air conditioning either.
How things have changed both West and East in the 24 years since we moved. Charlie puts window air conditioning units in three rooms. The car has air conditioning. Everywhere we go is mechanically cooled. Friends in the West say that the weather of my youth is long gone. Today it is 98 in Portland. They rely on air conditioning too.
I am not sure when stating the obvious about climate change became politicized. Perhaps the people in charge never go outside! The rest of us know reality when we experience it.
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I was driving home on Sunday and the temperature was 112. I don’t need any political party to tell me that’s hot. Yes, climate change is a thing.
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Yikes. That is indeed too hot
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It becomes politicised when deniers get into power.
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But as the old saying went “you can’t fool all the people all of the time.”
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Hi Elizabeth, South Africa has had another very cold (by our standards) winter. When we visited London and Belgium earlier this month, both countries were having droughts and heatwaves.
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I didn’t know that about your winter. Imagine the phenomena are related somehow.
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Yes, I’m sure they are
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We are enjoying a break from the three recent heatwaves in England. Yesterday and today the temperatures have dropped to a very pleasant 23C. (73F)
Best wishes, Pete.
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I was glad to see the heat abate as family members headed your way this week.
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We have rain all week here now, but it is much cooler. 18C-22C. (72F max)
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I’m a fresh air and fan person. No AC, and the handful of days weather gets into the 90’s doesn’t warrant AC. Also, New England gets cool at night.
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Perhaps we have too much asphalt around. Even many nights are no longer sleeping temperatures. I miss the certainty of cool nights
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Good point about the asphalt. We’re lucky to live far enough north to get those cool nights.
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My daughter lives in Germany. Earlier no fans were needed but now they are necessary. Changes.
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