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  1. How to stay cool without A/C:
    20 practical ideas
    by @collapse2050
    July 1, 2026

    "Currently, Europeans are rushing to buy air conditioners and North Americans are running their units on high, burdening the already stretched electrical grid. But consuming more or cranking up what you've already got shouldn't be the first resort. With a little effort, there are several ways to lower the temperature of your home without relying on air conditioning.

    Here are 20."

    collapse2050.com/how-to-stay-c

    #collapse #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #AirConditioning #HeatDome #HeatWave #HeatStroke #HeatExhaustion #polycrisis

  2. #Florida is in hot water as #OceanTemperatures rise, threatening the state's #CoralReefs

    WUSF Public Media - WUSF 89.7 | By Associated Press
    Published July 11, 2023 at 10:28 AM EDT

    "Record #global ocean heating has invaded Florida with a vengeance.

    "Water temperatures in the mid-90s (mid-30s Celsius) are threatening delicate coral reefs, depriving swimmers of cooling dips and adding a bit more ick to the Sunshine State's already oppressive summer weather. Forecasters are warning of temperatures that with humidity will feel like 110 degrees (43 degrees Celsius) by week's end.

    "The #HeatDome that baked #Texas and #Mexico for much of the early summer has oozed its way to Florida with sunshine, little to no cooling clouds or rain, but humidity worsened by the hot oceans.

    "If that's not enough, Florida is about to get a dose of #dust from Africa's #Saharan desert that's likely to hurt air quality."

    Read more: wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/weather/

    #DustStorm #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ClimateCatastrophe #WetBulb #AirQuality