emilie megnien, author at planet forward - 克罗地亚vs加拿大让球 https://planetforward1.wpengine.com/author/emilie-megnien/ inspiring stories to 2022年卡塔尔世界杯官网 tue, 07 mar 2023 19:39:26 +0000 en-us hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 essay | shutters won’t stop france’s lethal summer heat //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/france-summer-heat/ thu, 04 nov 2021 16:11:09 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/essay-shutters-wont-stop-frances-lethal-summer-heat/ climate hits home | as temperatures continue to rise and summers get more unbearable every year, will the future generation of kids in france still be able to enjoy their summers like i did?

]]> my four siblings and i have been struggling to stay cool in the summertime ever since i can remember. from waking up multiple times a night to take a cold shower, to physically fighting each other over the three fans available at our house on the outskirts of paris, our summers were always restless.

why don’t we have ac, you might ask? because it just isn’t that popular. in 2019, less than a fourth of households in france were equipped with at least one air conditioning system, compared to 90% of households in the united states at that time.

but temperatures will continue to rise until at least 2050. how will we be able to cope? 

shutters won't stop france's lethal summer heat

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