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At least 18 dead in France as much of Europe grapples with extreme heat (www.cbc.ca)

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At least 18 people died in France, including two children left in a hot car, as a heat wave gripped Europe and smashed temperature records in several cities Monday.

As schools in France closed ‌or modified their schedules, forecasters in Britain predicted temperatures could break June records this week.

The temperature in Bordeaux in France's western wine country rose to 41.9 C, breaking a record set last August. In Poitiers, in central France, it reached 41.2 C, surpassing a previous high set in 1947.

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[-] Tiral@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

They aren't having kids because France doesn't use air conditioners or hasn't typically in the past? It isn't a money thing, it's a "we don't need them and never have" thing and now they do. It's like buying a dryer in south east Asia, they don't use them and they're incredibly hard to even find one to buy.

[-] iglou@programming.dev 10 points 3 weeks ago

You can't just negate a heat wave with AC, most people actually need to be outside sometimes.
AC mitigates the symptom, not the root. Actually, it contributes to the root issue massively, especially with wide-scale use. And it will not be enough when the heatwaves will reach 10, 20 °C higher.

[-] BlindPenguin@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

You are aware that the AC doesn't do much when you're outside?

[-] nshibj@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

They aren't having kids because this weather is not normal: climate change is bringing extreme weather that is already causing big problems and will only become worse in the future.

Don't be an idiot and pretend you didn't know that's what they meant.

[-] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

I mean, it's pretty funny that you would say gen z aren't having kids because of climate change like it's a settled single-source issue. There are many reasons, climate change is one of them

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