An Australian's practical, low-energy tips for staying cool during heatwaves
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Alyx Gorman
1h ago· 29 min readen
Summary
An Australian writer shares practical, low-energy tips for coping with heatwaves, drawing on personal experience growing up in a hot climate. The article covers strategies such as installing fly screens, preparing no-cook meals, and using air coolers that consume less electricity than traditional air conditioning. It contextualizes these tips within the broader reality of the climate crisis intensifying heat events, particularly in south-eastern Australia and parts of the UK currently experiencing extreme temperatures.
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· 3 pulledWhere I grew up, snow days were a foreign concept. Instead, children looked to the other end of the thermometer when hoping for a day off school.
Playground rumour had it that when the temperature reached more than 40C, classes would be cancelled.
But as the climate crisis intensifies, throughout much of south-eastern Australia, we've come to expect at least one 40C day each summer.
As parts of the UK swelter, try these low-energy ways to cool down – from fly screens and no-cook meals to air coolers that use a fraction of the electricity of aircon
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