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9. Shouldn't we be doing here what Europe has always been doing?

Sun Jun 28, 2026, 10:09 PM

Jun 28

That is, eliminating air con? Wouldn't the climate cool off if the world forgot that AC ever existed?

We can do it!

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France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat breaks European records [View all] Omaha Steve Jun 28 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author wcmagumba Jun 28 #1

My flat on the 7th floor r�is�n_dubh Monday #14

AC in Europe? 🙄 ColoringFool Monday #17

some people really don't know Skittles Monday #21

Holy Moses. mahina Jun 28 #2

Europe is heating up TWICE as fast as other regions SamuelTheThird Jun 28 #3

When the AMOC collapses soon chernabogg Jun 28 #5

IF it does, then yes SamuelTheThird Jun 28 #6

Thankfully I'll be dead r�is�n_dubh Monday #15

Well you can't prepare... r�is�n_dubh Monday #16

Kind of not relevant. ColoringFool Monday #18

huh? Skittles Monday #22

Erm, I live here. r�is�n_dubh Monday #25

And it isn't August yet . . . . no_hypocrisy Jun 28 #4

Shouldn't we be doing here what Europe has always been doing? Seeking Serenity Jun 28 #9

Tough one BettyBlueDot Jun 28 #12

Um.....Whut?? You first. In D.C. On the 4th. ColoringFool Monday #20

No, Europe is not eliminating air conditioning, au contraire progree Monday #24

Twilight Zone.. We are there BettyBlueDot Jun 28 #10

Marta and I went to TZ conventions in 2002 & 2004 Omaha Steve Jun 28 #11

Decoy 1957 B&W BettyBlueDot Jun 28 #13

DU does remote hosting of photos Omaha Steve Monday #28

Crazy to think we were just there last summer fujiyamasan Monday #26