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In 2003, France had hundred of death due to heat too (a little more than 30°C).
It was mainly elderly, so the government decided to do an action just to show they are acting in case of needs : They are now "taking money" from working people by forcing us to "work for free" (one day per year which we are working is not paid at all) and this 2.3 Billion of Euros gather in a single day is supposedly reversed to a State Fund for elderly health care, elder houses and hospital A.C. equipment, etc.
I'm sure they are using that money for something else.
It was mainly elderly, so the government decided to do an action just to show they are acting in case of needs : They are now "taking money" from working people by forcing us to "work for free" (one day per year which we are working is not paid at all) and this 2.3 Billion of Euros gather in a single day is supposedly reversed to a State Fund for elderly health care, elder houses and hospital A.C. equipment, etc.
I'm sure they are using that money for something else.
You would be making yourself -- it would get you left of science/engineering discussions and nobody would bother with your recipes. Anybody that does not have science/engineering or culture to add to the world is liable to be ignored by it.
Yeah? Try living surrounded by the Great Lakes in Ontario. 32 degrees is child's play for us, it was upwards of 45 last week due to the humidex value.
Well, I just saw the news and apparently like 2000 people died over here from the heat from the past weeks which was over 40ºC (it might not sound a lot but in humid countries it's really strong).
The temperature is not all in this case, is more like how people are used to it. For example, 40ºC is somewhat common in most cities here in Brazil (not in sao paulo btw) and almost nobody here has air conditioning and nobody dies on summer because of it. But days like today, where we have +6ºC, people are dying because we are not used to it. I doubt that people on UK cares about +6ºC but for Brazilians, it kills.
Now about the desert climate. I have been to deserts only twice in my life but 42ºC on a dry climate fells better than 30ºC on a humid climate.
Now about the desert climate. I have been to deserts only twice in my life but 42ºC on a dry climate fells better than 30ºC on a humid climate.
http://noticias.uol.com.br/meio-amb...ira-morte-pelo-frio-300-cidades-tem-geada.htm
Sorry, nothing in english yet
It is my contention that the people detailed in the OP are not normal. My reasoning for this is that I slept a night sans air conditioning where the temperatures exceeded 85 Fahrenheit and I do not appear to be dead.
i slept a night w/o AC with the temps higher than 85f+..i ain't dead.
i slept a night w/o AC with the temps higher than 85f+..i ain't dead.
