Comment on What can be done to prevent more dangerous heatwaves in Europe?
Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 1 week ago
What else is there to do?
***Wait. ***
We can do things, or we have done things, and then we have to wait until the results happen.
The current trouble originates from what we have done during the last decades/centuries. Everything we do now will have impact on what we will experience a few decades/centuries later.
But nothing that we do “now” can change things “now”.
robocall@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I think there’s more that Europe can do besides sit back and wait.
Since over 1000 people have died, European countries can plan for the next heat wave. Apparently some people have drowned because they swam in areas they didn’t realize were more dangerous than they appeared. Installing informative signs or posting life guards in high traffic areas could save lives at rivers and lakes. That’s just one idea.
We know the elderly have disproportionately died and they don’t notice the heat as well due to poor blood circulation, so sharing information specifically for seniors in their languages could save lives. There’s still plenty to learn and do now.
Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 1 week ago
I said to wait is one neccessary thing to do before the effects of current actions will become visible.
I did not say to wait is all we can do!