Aaaagghhh.
The lounge room warmed from 30 degrees to 33 degrees. Toasty.
Crisis at the Ace Subiaco Cinema yesterday - choc bombs had run out by 4pm. A sure sign of extreme temperatures.
And visiting the Kings Park outdoor cinema this week, it was striking how cool it was in the forest, sitting on the lawn in front of the big screen. In the suburbs, the temperature was 38 degrees and sticky, but picnicking in the park you'd never know we were mid-heatwave. A chill wind came through at times, and people wrapped up to stay warm. Once the film finished and I drove back to the hot suburbs I was shocked to experience a wall of heat when I got out of my car and walked to my front door.
There is research showing forests are cooler than surrounding (natural) areas. In the dappled shade and amongst the trees, pockets of colder air are trapped. And in addition, cities are several degrees warmer than they would be due to the urban heat island effect - artificial surfaces (roads, houses) absorb heat during the day and release it at night.
So there you have it. The solution to staying cool is to live in a forest.
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