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2026-06-23 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Forty drown in France as people seek relief from Europe's heatwave

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1 Reuters Climate Monitor

Posted by Skidmark 2026-06-23 07:55|| 2026-06-23 07:55|| Front Page Top

2 Back in the 30s-60s when AC wasn't as wide spread, it was theaters that provided a respite from the heat.

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-06-23 11:13|| 2026-06-23 11:13|| Front Page Top

3 Posit: The EU chose immigrants over AC, and allowed grooming networks instead of electrical infrastructure.

Posted by swksvolFF 2026-06-23 11:22|| 2026-06-23 11:22|| Front Page Top

4 Were they "immigrants"? If so that is just icing on the cake.

Posted by DarthVader 2026-06-23 11:42|| 2026-06-23 11:42|| Front Page Top

5 About 15,000 died in France alone during the historic 2003 August heatwave.

Posted by Glomble Jomosh5216 2026-06-23 12:31|| 2026-06-23 12:31|| Front Page Top

6 Europeans in America for the World Cup are astonished to discover we have air conditioning. Apparently in Europe they just sweat. Incredible.

Posted by Jack Guelph2611 2026-06-23 12:48|| 2026-06-23 12:48|| Front Page Top

7 Heat in Europe, how about cold in the US.

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-06-23 14:47|| 2026-06-23 14:47|| Front Page Top

8 #3, no they are Islamic invaders let in by the Christaphobic racist left. I stand by that.

Posted by Woodrow 2026-06-23 20:17|| 2026-06-23 20:17|| Front Page Top

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