one of the fucked up things about this heat wave is that more people will get A/C. this is necessary. temperatures like this can kill.
but more A/C means more power drawn which burns more carbon and brings more heat
it is its own kind of accelerationism
but more A/C means more power drawn which burns more carbon and brings more heat
it is its own kind of accelerationism
and there's really no way out of that part of the cycle, other than very quickly moving to new methods of power generation. people die in 115 degree temperatures. permanent injury can happen extremely quickly. heat stroke does not fuck around.
i moved to the West Coast like 9 years ago, and I've always sought homes with A/C even when the climate meant i never used it. as a Texan, i cannot feel truly safe in a home without it. fear of the summer is written into my bones.
like tbh when I first moved to Oregon I was fucking baffled that people would look forward to the summer. it is very sad that more Oregonians will come to see this season the way i did growing up in Dallas.
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