Tag: heat wave
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The Level Four Heatwave
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe are heading into a Level Four heatwave for the next few days and now people will realise that replacing gardens with parking, and individual villas with apartment houses was a mistake. Now is when people will realise that tarmac gets hot during the day, and radiates heat at night. Now is…
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On Heatwaves and Getting Up at Dawn to Run
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe are entering the first Canicule of the summer today from Thursday and towards the 23rd of June. During this heat wave Minergie buildings, will climb towards 32°c plus, as will apartments. Cities will gather more and more heat energy and radiate it it. That’s when noisy music festivals can have deadly…
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The Relaxed Long Ride Around the Mole and Back Via Mole
Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday I set off at about 07:20 feeling slightly tired and under the weather. While I rode into Geneva I felt that I couldn’t push too much and I questioned whether I should abort the ride. When I got near Geneva I thought "If I stay in my apartment I will be…
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An Afternoon Walk in the Heat
Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday I went for a walk with a Garmin Etrex 32 that was sometimes in my hands and at other times in my pocket. I could have been hands three with a GPS watch but it’s good to play with a variety of devices. I chose the Etrex because it was paired…