It's easy for people that live in warmer climates to mock the UK, but I think we should be more empathetic.
Different regions of the world are more accustomed to different weather patterns. The Northern USA is well prepared for snow, so it's largely a non-issue, but the Southern USA shuts down at even the potential for snow, because they don't have the infrastructure and investment in snow removal.
Likewise here, the UK is not accustomed to excessive heat. The article linked says the vegetation dried out and spread fires, and I suspect many buildings are not equipped with air conditioning. These are not issues for warmer climates which have vegetation adapted to heat and buildings with air conditioning.
It's easy for people that live in warmer climates to mock the UK, but I think we should be more empathetic.
Different regions of the world are more accustomed to different weather patterns. The Northern USA is well prepared for snow, so it's largely a non-issue, but the Southern USA shuts down at even the potential for snow, because they don't have the infrastructure and investment in snow removal.
Likewise here, the UK is not accustomed to excessive heat. The article linked says the vegetation dried out and spread fires, and I suspect many buildings are not equipped with air conditioning. These are not issues for warmer climates which have vegetation adapted to heat and buildings with air conditioning.
Exactly. I managed to survive but it was exhausting. People in poorly built homes fared worse.