Heatwave Hustle: Cooling Down Creatively

Record-breaking heat is turning daily life into a survival challenge, forcing school closures and making even laundry a sweaty ordeal. As homes bake, people are cooking raw meals and turning to creative, sometimes entrepreneurial, cooling solutions—from churches charging a small fee for shade to supermarkets hoping shoppers will buy while they cool off. Street vendors are selling water gun dousings for a few euros, while air-conditioned trains and buildings become unexpected sanctuaries. Some are even using unlimited travel passes to hop between cities, working remotely from cool train cars, proving just how far people will go to beat the heat and stay productive. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/2a64bc012c01be6f