NeoIkaruGAF
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Summer in northern Italy used to be very mild until a few years ago, less than a decade really, and AC was never really necessary even in big cities.
But now the weather has changed. These last few years we've experienced temperatures around 10°C higher than before. We used to really feel the heat just in late July and early August, with 35°C being about the worst you could get for a week or two. Now we get into the 30s since mid-late June well into August.
My family has a house in the mountains, around 1400m high. Even 20 or 15 years ago, we had to use blankets at night up there even in early August. In the morning you'd feel cold getting out. Now we sleep with barely a shirt on, and in the morning we can get out of the house naked and it's not cold. A couple of summers ago, the temperature reached 35°C at 1500m of altitude. In the cities, we got 32°C at 6 in the morning. It's crazy.
Last year I had two split AC units mounted even if I'm renting. In the summer of 2023 I basically spent every waking moment of a whole month panting and sweating on the sofa, with a fan working all day long. I couldn't endure another summer like that. AC saved me last year.
But now the weather has changed. These last few years we've experienced temperatures around 10°C higher than before. We used to really feel the heat just in late July and early August, with 35°C being about the worst you could get for a week or two. Now we get into the 30s since mid-late June well into August.
My family has a house in the mountains, around 1400m high. Even 20 or 15 years ago, we had to use blankets at night up there even in early August. In the morning you'd feel cold getting out. Now we sleep with barely a shirt on, and in the morning we can get out of the house naked and it's not cold. A couple of summers ago, the temperature reached 35°C at 1500m of altitude. In the cities, we got 32°C at 6 in the morning. It's crazy.
Last year I had two split AC units mounted even if I'm renting. In the summer of 2023 I basically spent every waking moment of a whole month panting and sweating on the sofa, with a fan working all day long. I couldn't endure another summer like that. AC saved me last year.
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