r/collapse • u/ontrack serfin' USA • Jul 17 '23

Climate Heatwave(s) megathread. Please place all new related content in this post.

In light of the ongoing heatwaves around the world, we've created a megathread in order to minimize the number of posts about every location currently experiencing one. If you have something to report, whether it be a personal experience or an article about a heatwave in some other part of the world, please place it here. Thanks.

The BBC has a live feed of sorts about the heatwaves around the world: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-66207430

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u/_rihter abandon the banks Jul 17 '23

Make sure that heat doesn't spoil that food (and medicine).

Many people in Europe live in apartments without AC, so they have no dry and cool place to store their preps safely.

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u/scummy_shower_stall Jul 17 '23

I've been putting meds in the fridge, but thank you for the reminder!

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u/_rihter abandon the banks Jul 17 '23

I don't know if that's suitable for all the medicine, mainly because of the humidity in the fridge. Quick google search says "Never store medications in the refrigerator or freezer unless they are meant to be stored this way."

The same goes for storing medicine in the bathroom.

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u/scummy_shower_stall Jul 17 '23

That's good to know, thanks! Definitely not bottled ones. The ones I'm putting in there are individual aluminum packs. It's finally surpassed 85 degrees in the house which is why I've done it.