Prof. Sam Lawler1d ago

Yesterday my partner and kids visited the Antarctic Centre in Christchurch, and they were all delighted by the penguins and huskies. They were less impressed by the "cold room" (which was -8C and had fans that also blow wind at 40km/hr, they have parkas you can borrow...)

Saskatchewan has completely changed our standards for cold weather! My 9yo: "It didn't even freeze my boogers! That's not cold!" My partner: "It was nice dog walking weather."

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@sundogplanets -22 in Helsinki and Tallinn taught be a lot about Hobart in winter.
Mar 26 at 12:49amWeb
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@NickSchwanck @sundogplanets
Both places have the same rates of death by hypothermia?
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@sabik @sundogplanets I don't know but I imagine it's a risk for some.
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@NickSchwanck @sundogplanets
AIUI, Australian housing stock has rather poor thermal properties, particularly at the lower end, so people die of cold because they can't afford to heat their poorly insulated homes

As opposed to the Nordics, where people die of cold because they get lost staggering home from the pub