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appalachiablue

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2. 104, horrible, Germany or anywhere. The planet can't handle
Sun Jun 23, 2019, 04:19 PM
Jun 2019

us and our waste. In summer 2003 we followed reports of the heat horror in France especially, with bodies stacked up in morgues without refrigeration. Finally we departed in late August for No. France and luckily just missed the worst.

Our German friend, who lives in Muenster, said the prediction there is for 104 degrees Fahrenheit DavidDvorkin Jun 2019 #1
104, horrible, Germany or anywhere. The planet can't handle appalachiablue Jun 2019 #2
I lived in the Phoenix area for 11 years former9thward Jun 2019 #10
Tell me, so you've lived in DC when the temperature is 90-100 appalachiablue Jun 2019 #11
At high enough humidity, anything over 100F becomes lethal NickB79 Jun 2019 #13
Humidity makes all the difference. JudyM Jun 2019 #14
It Really Does RobinA Jun 2019 #34
I'm from the northeast coast and was as struck by that dry heat concept as much as I was struck by JudyM Jun 2019 #41
Yeah, and every building you go into is cooled to 75 degrees. GulfCoast66 Jun 2019 #16
Yeah, Europe is bad in the summer. Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #25
They Don't NEED RobinA Jun 2019 #33
Phoenix - AC; Paris, Brussels, Bonn, Madrid, Lisbon, Warsaw, Marseilles - No hatrack Jun 2019 #17
Did you live there without AC? Boomer Jun 2019 #20
I didn't but Phoenix has been around for awile. former9thward Jun 2019 #21
...with appropriate architecture jberryhill Jun 2019 #26
Not too familiar with the changes in census that took place after the advent of A/C? LanternWaste Jun 2019 #31
Phoenix is different. Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #24
And there is A/C everywhere BuddhaGirl Jun 2019 #27
Horrible is relative, yes? LanternWaste Jun 2019 #30
Phoenix doesn't have the humidity, overcrowding or air pollution of those cities Merlot Jun 2019 #32
"But it's a dry heat" Retrograde Jun 2019 #37
Agree with you there. former9thward Jun 2019 #40
In France that is not true. GulfCoast66 Jun 2019 #19
"Most of their power is nuclear" former9thward Jun 2019 #22
Killer heat... Maxheader Jun 2019 #35
Do many homes and buildings in Paris have air conditioning? Ohiogal Jun 2019 #3
Gute frage, I doubt it, but don't know for sure. It was never appalachiablue Jun 2019 #5
I don't think so - Europe in general hasn't put it in so many OLD buildings elfin Jun 2019 #8
Pretty much none. GulfCoast66 Jun 2019 #18
Meanwhile, here in the PHX, AZ metro, marybourg Jun 2019 #4
Same here in Utah. defacto7 Jun 2019 #6
That's around 104 F ananda Jun 2019 #7
Not good for World Cup contenders mcar Jun 2019 #9
Scotland looks like it will be really nice however. That's where I'd go. YOHABLO Jun 2019 #12
Coincidence that you would say that. My son just boarded.... Duppers Jun 2019 #15
This week will be awful LittleGirl Jun 2019 #23
Odd that the Sustenpass stayed closed last week jberryhill Jun 2019 #28
There were many places on the east of Switzerland that LittleGirl Jun 2019 #29
Forecast is quite pleasant in our part of Spain. Thyla Jun 2019 #36
It was 95 out a few hours ago here in Miami...now it's only 93. Scurrilous Jun 2019 #38
Presently in Aix-en-Provence - 26C and 43% humidity at 22h. GoneOffShore Jun 2019 #39
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