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Extreme Heat conference cancelled due to extreme heat warning

Extreme Heat conference cancelled due to extreme heat warning

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Comments (272)

  • lwansbrough
    Europeans don’t get scolded enough for their resistance to air conditioning. In terms of accounting for preventable deaths, Greece has 2x more heat-related deaths per capita annually than Mississippi has gun deaths.By comparison, the worst US state for heat related deaths, Nevada - a literal desert - has >10x fewer deaths per capita than Greece.
  • shitloadofbooks
    "Extreme Heat" seems to be 37-40 degrees Celsius which is bafflingly mundane to me as an Australian who grew up in rural New South Wales. We'd pack 30 kids and a teacher into an un-airconditioned classroom with just a ceiling fan and the windows open in that temperature.I imagine the buildings there just aren't built to support that heat plus the body height of hundreds or thousands of attendees?
  • delichon
    > Hosted in collaboration with the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance.Their climate resilience seems low.> The event will finish with a fire side chatIs this a prank?
  • zaik
    Reminds me of "dermatology convention in Hawaii": https://youtube.com/shorts/1uRxIe1dXGU
  • kiriberty
    So calling for the conference and cancelling it raises awareness of extreme heat? Well played
  • kochikame
    Unlike all of the things referenced in the Alanis Morrisette song, this is actually ironic
  • mikelitoris
    I love a good self reference
  • deadbabe
    This may be overly simplistic, but if we shut down the AMOC would that help Europe balance out the temps and solve its heat problems?
  • indigodaddy
    Apparently, NOT a theonion article
  • westurner
    Recently - from YT recommended - I learned about Glauber's salt (sodium sulfate).Glauber's salt is a PCM phase-change material that melts at 90F / 32.4C and starts absorbing thermal energy.
  • regnull
    It's either terrible planning or the most persuasive presentation they’ve ever given.
  • Jagerbizzle
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  • rasz
    At first I thought it was just virtue signaling. But no, its the venue.>Venue: LSE Shaw Library, Houghton St, Old Building, Londonhttps://halls.lse.ac.uk/story/25006031/deal-with-the-uk-weat...> LSE halls (like most houses in the country) don't have air conditioning, it can be quite suffocating.I blame LSE. Uni should provide safe and comfortable environment for students.