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Environment & Energy

hunter

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3. Our schools recently installed air conditioning because hot days are becoming more frequent.

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Sun Jul 12, 2026, 04:10 PM

15 hrs ago

When the schools were built opening the windows on hot days worked well enough.

The expectations of teachers, students, and parents haven't changed. The climate has.

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Inside Schools "Built For A Climate That No Longer Exists", UK Students & Teachers, Fainting, Nauseated By 40C Heat [View all] hatrack Saturday OP

Why don't they close schools in June and July like we do here? Diamond_Dog Saturday #1

Because the 6 weeks that the schools are closed are nearly centred on the highest temperatures muriel_volestrangler Saturday #2

Our schools recently installed air conditioning because hot days are becoming more frequent. hunter 15 hrs ago #3

The climate dystopia is happening now. thought crime 7 hrs ago #4