Air conditioners are not the best for the planet long term, but Europeans may need to care a bit more about themselves in the short term and start installing more of them.
If you live far from the cities, then cutting down the trees immediately close to your house can be a very reasonable thing to do (some countries even mandate it), because if a wildfire comes around, it is more likely your house will survive if it isn’t surrounded by flammable materials.
If you live far from the cities, then cutting down the trees immediately close to your house can be a very reasonable thing to do (some countries even mandate it), because if a wildfire comes around, it is more likely your house will survive if it isn’t surrounded by flammable materials.
Tell me you live in California without telling me you live in California.
(Or maybe elsewhere in the west, or maybe Australia or something – the point is, it’s not a rural thing, it’s a rural + arid climate thing.)
Many non-arid Canadian provinces are on fire now. This guidance is given to anyone in a rural area in Vancouver, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, and NWT.