#FYI #heat #heatwawe #wetbulbtemperature

If possible: #Insulate your house/apartment from the outside, paint your roof white, green your walls with climbing plants, stick tin foil to the windows

Regardless where you live, if nothing else, just get a mobile AC which you can use in the smallest room in your apartment during prolonged heat domes, to get some ZZZs at night.

The cool room should be a basement, facing North, or one in the middle of the house with no outside walls. (contd. 1/3)

#FYI #heat #heatwawe #wetbulbtemperature (contd.2/3)
...Keep in mind you need to have at least a ventilation opening to lead the hot air exhaust pipe outside (e.g. a cat flap).

There are much cheaper evaporation coolers, which may be useful in extremely arid regions, but in normal humidity conditions may quickly cause mold.

A no-cost alternative in dry heat could be to hang a water soaked bed sheet in the room, in front of a ventilator if available. (contd.)
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#FYI #heat #heatwawe #wetbulbtemperature (contd 3/3)

If you live in a climate with at least 85% humidity on average days, get a dehumidifier (a „real“ one, 5-10L/day water extraction), additionally produces water you can use for whatever except drinking. For drinking purposes you need to cook/filter the extracted water, since it is not germ-free.
Lots of mobile ACs are also two in one combination devices. Prices begin at ~$/€100-150 new.

More ideas in the manual here: https://mastodon.online/@IviChoc/113311498685006611