Central Spain records temperatures of -25°C after snowstorm

Re:Central Spain records temperatures of -25°C after snowstorm by u678u on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @04:26PM (#25753976)

The Spanish people definitely dont have Canada quality heating or insulation.

Compared to most of the world Canada is pretty much like living in the arctic. :) Even Americans dont want to live in the top half of the USA any more.

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Re:Central Spain records temperatures of -25°C after snowstorm by ficklepickle on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @04:55PM (#25754438)

Lot's of Canada doesn't have "Canada quality" insulation, including my apartment but also a variety of houses I have lived in.

I grew up in the Okanagan, where temps range from -20°C to 40°C. Many houses there couldn't deal with either extreme well.

Even in Vancouver, -16 would freeze some pipes and kill some people. Not as bad as Madrid, but we are more accustomed to it here.

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Re:Central Spain records temperatures of -25°C after snowstorm by dieortin on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @05:31PM (#25754889)

I don’t think heating quality or insulation is a problem for most people in central Spain.

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Re:Central Spain records temperatures of -25°C after snowstorm by simias on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @06:09PM (#25755299)

Why do you think that? It's a pretty big problem in old buildings in the Paris city center, I'd be surprised if Madrid fared much better given its usually hotter climate.

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