• @frippa@lemmy.ml
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    311 months ago

    Bit of a rant but the situation in cities is tremendous, i live in rome and in this time of year temperatures regularly reach 30c, if I go in the countryside they get cooler by about 10c, all because of bad urbanistics propped up by lobbying and more generally capitalism

    • @KnightOfOldEmpire@lemmy.ml
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      11 months ago

      It’s highly problematic when you have bodies that can’t transmit their heat because everything in their surrounding is at the same temperature. Last year I was amazed how the heat from the street was on the verge of melting my cheap shoes.

      People laugh but I think cooling/heating shelters in the urban and retiree homes are unavoidable in the immediate future. Well, the alternative is to let the heat play the role of the grim reaper.

      • @redtea
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        311 months ago

        Unfortunately I think you’re right.

    • @redtea
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      211 months ago

      It won’t make it much better, but have you tried an ice cream from Gelateria La Romana?