Spain, France Face More Heat, Paris Supermarket Shoppers Fight Over Air Conditioners, Elder Deaths
- 'Spain and France face more heat after scorching June caused 2,000 deaths,' The Guardian, July 2, 2026. - Edited.
- Temperatures could reach 44C in south-east Spain as fights break out in Paris supermarkets over air-conditioning units

Germans rush to buy AC units in the heatwave.
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Spain and France are bracing for another possible heatwave that could bring temperatures of 44C (111F) over the coming days, as figures show that June’s extreme heat was responsible for more than 2,000 excess deaths in the two countries.
Spain’s state meteorological agency, Aemet, said a mass of dry and very hot air would bring persistently high temperatures to much of Spain from Saturday, adding that temperatures in parts of the south-east could hit 42C to 44C on Tuesday...
https://democraticunderground.com/1127191197

- Europe Is Hot as Hell. Why Doesn't It Want Air Conditioning?
https://democraticunderground.com/1127191201

This same thing is happening in the US. People who do have A/C and are living in 103 degree heat (112 degrees with humidity) but they can't afford the enormous electric costs...and this is largely due to tRump's economy and the electric grid he controls through his BS cohorts. This is the GOP's plan to enrich themselves even more than they already have.

Scary times ahead!!!

Libraries, government buildings, shopping malls.

No mention of water-cooled air conditioning, which involves lots of infrastructure usually for large planned buildings.

We are at a tipping point. Hard to see how this doesn't get worse year by year for 10-15 years.