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Could hit 110F (43-44C) on Monday from near Toulouse to near Bordeaux France. 🇫🇷 All-time record time is 46C (~115F) This can’t be ideal for 🍷 or any crops for that matter.

aug 11, 2025, 2:47 am • 60 14

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Ja. In the drought 2019, a farmer burnt to death working in his wheat field. Macron's government then prohibited wheat harvest nationwide, it was that bad.

aug 11, 2025, 5:29 am • 0 0 • view

Never mind the effects on wildlife and increased chances of wildfire. In a decade or two, will we be talking about heatwaves of 52°C? We continue to subsidize fossil fuels to the tune of over a trillion dollars globally every year. But we have low pump prices. Yee Hawww.

aug 11, 2025, 3:12 am • 0 0 • view

In the news 2 months ago: the city of Paris is preparing for 50°C heatwaves, building cooling shelters within 10 minutes walk and such. 50°C doesn't sound enough, given how air release from AC ONLY in public buildings wd already raise outside temp by 3.6°C in Paris iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

Textshot from the article's title and abstract: Early adaptation to heat waves and future reduction of air-conditioning energy use in Paris Vincent Viguié et al 2020 Abstract Some actions intended to adapt to climate change may do more harm than good, especially when they consume energy, making it more difficult to shift to decarbonized energy, or when, in meeting the needs of one group of people, they increase the vulnerability of others. Heat wave risk provides a typical example: air conditioning (AC) equipment may trigger large energy consumption and worsen outdoor heat stress. Alternative adaptation strategies exist, but it is not clear whether they can prevent the massive use of AC. Here, with an interdisciplinary modeling platform, taking Paris as a case study, we provide a first quantified analysis of the efficiency of adaptation strategies (large scale urban greening, building insulation policy, and generalized behavioral changes in AC use) in reducing future potential AC need. We find that even ambitious strategies do not appear sufficient to totally replace AC and ensure thermal comfort, under a median climate change scenario. They can, however, reduce AC energy use by half during heat waves and compensate for the heat released to the outdoor environment. Our results show that adaptation actions, implemented early, may play a key role if we are to remain on a low-carbon pathway.

aug 11, 2025, 5:39 am • 2 0 • view

I’m gonna guess 52° C is quite warm. About 125° F. Is there still an issue with EU having air conditioning? Animals adapt quickly. Shade in bogs or under dense tree foliage - they’re not stupid animals like humans are. In January it will be about record cold. And… so it goes.

aug 11, 2025, 3:53 am • 0 0 • view