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How will things change if our summers keep getting hotter

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Fallingstar Mon 22-Jun-26 14:16:42

Was just wondering. Our summers do, for the main part, seem to be getting hotter, so how will things change as we seek to cope with extreme temps and increasing discomfort.
Will our house hunting habits change? Will we no longer seek gardens that are a sun trap during the day and look for gardens that boast shade. Will house designs change with designers giving lots of glass/windows the swerve and going for darker/cooler interiors with AC as standard?
Will people plump for swimming pools in the garden rather landscaped gardens with flower beds and lawns?
Perhaps working patterns will also change with people taking longer lunch breaks in order to enjoy a siesta and working later in the day.
Of course all of this will only happen over decades rather than a few short years but I do think that climate change will also change the way we live.

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Fallingstar Mon 22-Jun-26 16:32:13

Cossy

One of my friends lives in Spain, Costa del Sol. It’s going to be 40c this week, and very hot for at least 6 weeks.

She only goes out very early in the morning and much later in the evening and stays inside days with air con on.

Ditto my friend who lives in Vence, near Nice.

The biggest differences are all their homes, and most of their shops and restaurants have air con, both these ladies have access to big outdoor swimming pools, workers shut down in the middle of the day, all have a siesta for a couple of hours in the hottest part of the day.

Cannot see how that would work here.

It is hard to imagine.
Also in hotter countries families go out late in the evenings and all the shops/cafes/restaurants are open. Because is too hot to go out earlier.
Is a whole different culture.
But in time we may no choice than to develop a different culture in order to survive rising temps.

ginny Mon 22-Jun-26 17:25:31

The changes will come gradually. A week or so ago the weather was dull and chilly and no doubt in a few days it will be much cooler again. Surely in the mean time we can cope with a bit of common sense.

butterandjam Mon 22-Jun-26 17:34:57

Norah

Air con certainly helps make life pleasant.

Of course; so does central heating in winter.

They both cost money to run.

So pensioners who can't afford to heat and eat , maybe can't afford to be cool and full in hot weather.

BlueBelle Mon 22-Jun-26 17:55:48

Won’t happen in my lifetime, anyway I love the hot days so
I m in my element

Fallingstar Mon 22-Jun-26 18:19:59

BlueBelle

Won’t happen in my lifetime, anyway I love the hot days so
I m in my element

One of my DDs adores this weather, the other, like me, finds it too uncomfortable. Am wondering if it is how people regulate heat. I don’t think I regulate it very well, even in winter if I go somewhere and the central heating is on too high I feel awful but my heat loving DD doesn’t even notice.
I do like sunny summery weather but more in keeping with seasonal averages and not the same as in Athens or Marrakech.

Dylis Mon 22-Jun-26 18:36:22

Looks suspiciously like a rain storm here in the South East. Definitely not in our weather forecast for the area.
Have the plug in solar panels actually materialised, I haven't seen any advertised yet?