[Vesuvian]

What's causing the power shortages? Air conditioners are very rare in Eurpoe. Are they leaving the refrigerator door open or something?

[Desdemona]

The power capacity over there is limited anyway (and DC besides), but the plants are on the rivers and with a drought and higher temps, there's less water and it's hotter. The article explains that the nuclear plants use river water to cool the reactors.

You get the idea that this wasn't anticipated.....

[glorgau]

Air conditioners are very rare in Eurpoe.

Air conditioning, how about bathing? I remember being in Germany during the summer. Whenever it got warm, the people got ripe! It was the equivalent of Blue Cheese.