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Re:The humble water heater could be the savior of our energy... by vl on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @09:39PM (#27756436)
> The good news about climate change is that I never have to worry about the pipes freezing any more.

As they recently learned in Texas.

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Re:The humble water heater could be the savior of our energy... by labster on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @11:46PM (#27757126)
Nah, I’m in coastal California. The last frost here was in the 1990s, last time it snowed was the 1930s. Think I’ll be okay.
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Re:The humble water heater could be the savior of our energy... by kube-system on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @12:46AM (#27757482)
Climate change is making weather more extreme, in both directions. “Global warming” is a good descriptor of global climate as a whole but a bad descriptor of the effects on local weather. Many places are seeing higher highs and lower lows.

The only saving grace at the coasts is that you’re sitting beside a giant heatsink.

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