An unusual summer

In the city, however, the bars with outdoor seating, which are always very popular during this season, are experiencing a decline of almost 40 percent, as people prefer to stay in places with air conditioning.

For the same reason, shopping centers are very popular, especially for people who do not have air conditioning at home, and cinemas, which have achieved record earnings in July, also thanks to the release of the highly anticipated film Odissea, which in some cities, like Orio al Serio, even has night screenings that end at 4 in the morning.

But other habits are changing here in Treviso as well: for example, the city market on Tuesdays and Saturdays, which is only frequented in the early hours; then the stalls are taken down well before 1:30 PM, because people rush home to shelter from the heat. So much so that it has been suggested for next year to hold the evening market at least on Tuesdays to facilitate both customers and stallholders, potentially attracting a different type of clientele.

Not only daily habits change, but also cultural ones. Outdoor monuments are deserted during the day due to excessive heat, while evening tour bookings reach full capacity, especially in major art cities like Rome.

Even young people find themselves using fans, an outdated object once used for love messages; and they are sold in all shapes and colors, from €2 to €350 for signed or designer ones.

Another anomalous phenomenon is the extraordinary heat found inside churches.

For those who have been attending for a long time, it is remembered that there used to be a significant temperature difference between the outside and the inside. Now, during religious celebrations, there is a flurry of fans, because just as it is difficult to heat such large spaces with high ceilings in winter, it is equally challenging to cool them in summer.

Many people seek refuge in the mountains, but as we have learned from the media, the freezing level can be found at 4000 meters. Therefore, the typical mountain resort areas, which are located around 1000-1500 meters, still have high temperatures, although about 10 degrees lower than those experienced in the plains.

Moreover, for those who practice sports, it has become prohibitive to run unless it’s early in the morning or late in the evening, and in the case of the mountains, the melting of glaciers and particularly permafrost, which had a binding effect on the rocks, makes excursions dangerous due to possible landslides.

So many restrictions and few benefits in this unusual summer.

We hope that this suffocating heat does not continue for much longer, but above all that there are improvements in both the climate and the prevention of climate warming for the next summer season, which is the cause of all these discomforts.

Many variations in our habits due to the climate

Summer has always meant freedom: from heavy clothes, from schedules, from the obligations of routine.

Unfortunately this year, instead during this period, usually the most loved time of the year, there are a series of changes that are not always pleasant to withstand the great heat that grips us.

The first indicator is the way bathers frequent the beaches: either very early in the morning or in the evening, preferring to stay in hotels or residences with pools, to avoid the heat of the scorching sand and the sea water, which has become exceptionally warm, reaching almost 30 degrees.

In the city, however, the bars with outdoor seating, which are always very popular during this season, are experiencing a decline of almost 40 percent, as people prefer to stay in places with air conditioning.

For the same reason, shopping centers are very popular, especially for people who do not have air conditioning at home, and cinemas, which have achieved record earnings in July, also thanks to the release of the highly anticipated film Odissea, which in some cities, like Orio al Serio, even has night screenings that end at 4 in the morning.

But other habits are changing here in Treviso as well: for example, the city market on Tuesdays and Saturdays, which is only frequented in the early hours; then the stalls are taken down well before 1:30 PM, because people rush home to shelter from the heat. So much so that it has been suggested for next year to hold the evening market at least on Tuesdays to facilitate both customers and stallholders, potentially attracting a different type of clientele.

Not only daily habits change, but also cultural ones. Outdoor monuments are deserted during the day due to excessive heat, while evening tour bookings reach full capacity, especially in major art cities like Rome.

Even young people find themselves using fans, an outdated object once used for love messages; and they are sold in all shapes and colors, from €2 to €350 for signed or designer ones.

Another anomalous phenomenon is the extraordinary heat found inside churches.

For those who have been attending for a long time, it is remembered that there used to be a significant temperature difference between the outside and the inside. Now, during religious celebrations, there is a flurry of fans, because just as it is difficult to heat such large spaces with high ceilings in winter, it is equally challenging to cool them in summer.

Many people seek refuge in the mountains, but as we have learned from the media, the freezing level can be found at 4000 meters. Therefore, the typical mountain resort areas, which are located around 1000-1500 meters, still have high temperatures, although about 10 degrees lower than those experienced in the plains.

Moreover, for those who practice sports, it has become prohibitive to run unless it’s early in the morning or late in the evening, and in the case of the mountains, the melting of glaciers and particularly permafrost, which had a binding effect on the rocks, makes excursions dangerous due to possible landslides.

So many restrictions and few benefits in this unusual summer.

We hope that this suffocating heat does not continue for much longer, but above all that there are improvements in both the climate and the prevention of climate warming for the next summer season, which is the cause of all these discomforts.