It's 40ºC here in Spain! Nice spring weather

[Prodatron]

House is 28ºC at night and 29.5ºC during the day. I must drink a lot, yes, but not with abandon. Our bodies have a liquid absorbtion limit too!

Oooh shit, my brain wouldn't work anymore in a useful way at such temperatures...
Hope the aircon will arrive soon.

[Gryzor]

28o? Oh come on, those are rookie numbers😁

[lightforce6128]

Now it is starting here, too. 30°C now, up to 37°C to come in the next few days. The wall insulation will hold this back for 1-2 days, then it will feel like being in an oven. (And then the insulation will have an adverse effect: it will keep the heat inside the building!)

Do not use water only from the inside, but from the outside, too! 

[cwpab]

Yeah I think you mean like... I should throw a bucket of water over my head right? Every now and then.

Will consider it.

[norecess464]

we can see in France the giant canadian fires smog in the atmosphere...

Also, while I'm thinking about it, there are two things worth noting:

• Here in Canada, just because there's a major fire doesn't mean that the temperature is unusually high. Two years ago, when we had serious fires close to the city, it was only about ~24 degrees outside. It's more about a long stretch without rain -- or very little snow during the winter, which basically leads to the same dry conditions.
• And here is something that I found incredible and completely new to me: fires can actually survive the winter, hidden under the snow, by continuing to burn through the tree roots underground. That's crazy !!!

[Prodatron]

28o? Oh come on, those are rookie numbers😁

I mean inside. IIRC it doesn't matter if you are used to it or not, but the power of the brain starts to decrease a lot at 25° and more in multiple steps.

[Gryzor]

28o? Oh come on, those are rookie numbers😁

I mean inside. IIRC it doesn't matter if you are used to it or not, but the power of the brain starts to decrease a lot at 25° and more in multiple steps.

Well, first of all, I was obviously joking

Other than that, being used to it DOES make a difference. I can easily go walk/shopping in the city centre under 42 or 43 degrees with no problem (as long as I can get a shower when I get back). 28° for me is juuuust perfect - actually just a couple of days ago I was sitting out on the balcony working on a project and it was 29, was wearing a tank top and it felt so damn nice - let alone the fact that I was actually really productive and made great progress.

Also, of course, you have to take into consideration that, although I know of the claim about losing brain functions over 25, it's pretty much nonsensical because absolute temperatures don't say much - relative humidity and windchill factor plays a huge role. Yeah, I can understand why people in London start dying when temperatures go over 30, yet 32-33° is really fine in Athens' climate.

[cwpab]

Seems like things go back to "2021 normal" (not really normal) in a couple of days over here... Phfew..

[Bryce]

We made it to 36°C here today and it's going to be 38°C tomorrow. But the temperature isn't really the problem, it's the humidity that gets me.

Bryce.

[cwpab]

Yes, so I've heard. The water in the air makes the UK feel like Seoul these days... Ouch.

It's not the temperature or the humidity by themselves... It's the combination of both elements!

[cwpab]

My male, 33yo cousin was taken to the hospital yesterday due to a heat stroke.

He has a strong complexion, but is working in a warehouse with no air-conditioned, spending all morning there, sometimes carrying heavy weights, and at a temperature of around 27ºC-28ºC (bit colder than my house, but still).

Says he "forgot to drink water all morning". Big mistake. Also, going in and out an office with strong air-conditioned, like at 23ºC, could have been key.

In my case (45yo), I've also been feeling pretty dizzy when spending 5-10 minutes inside an urban bus due to the crazy air-conditioner there, totally out of control, and the contrast with the 35ºC-40ºC outside. Hope my home system doesn't feel this way.

[cwpab]

I FINALLY HAVE A FAN!!!!!!!!!!!!

...have I become a youtuber? No! I'm talking about the household applliance, not the person watching videos compulsively.

I must return it beecause it's too noisy, something's unalligned. BAD FAN! TOXIC FANDOM!

Will wait until the air-conditioner to do said operaion, though.