Can somebody please explain this to me

[c20916]

3,000 people dead in France due to extreme heat. I heard the high's were in the upper 90's. How do that many people die when it's not even over 100 degrees? It's was fawking 118 in vegas and you didn't hear about death's. I understand that France isn't used to it being that hot, but 98 doesn't seem like it could kill someone, am I missing something?

 

[Eddie Haskell]

French fries.

Eddie

 

[Turfgrass]

It's too hot!!!



I surrender! (France)

 

[c20916]

funny stuff :lol2 :lol2 :lol2

 

[AR182]

many of the buildings in france are old & don't have the wiring for a/c.

i understand that is why rumsfeld refered to france as old europe.

 

[cisco]

French Fried.

 

[acehistr8]

Dont you remember when the same thing happened in Chicago a few years back the French were first in line to taunt us, saying the same thing? How can this many people die in an American city? I remember being over there maybe 12 or so years ago and remember that people just dont have a.c. for the simple reason that it never got this hot, ever. Even in the summer. So older buildings dont have ac, a lot of old homes dont have screens on the windows because they just leave the windows open. I mean 98 or whatever was the hottest temerature in their history. 100s or 118, shit like that is totally unheard of.

Karma is a real bitch isnt it?

 

[Terryray]

that 3K figure is high end estimate by Health Ministry for direct and indirectly related deaths.

thus many due to workers or joggers, etc not used to it and finally have that heart attack.

Chicago mainly listed direct deaths (heatstroke and such). Many were old people who simply refused to have an AC--even a cheap little room unit. You can get these AC units very cheap now (in US anyway) and a pure lifesaver under $100 for old folks, but many were stubborn mule-heads who refused.

 

[Chanman]

Its called Pasteurizing.