Post #3831793
2026-07-15 12:09 UTC
Toronto's 1936 heat wave:
The city recorded 3 consecutive days of 40.6 degrees.
People fled to the waterfront, and slept in parks.
"By July 11, the death toll began to rise. Toronto ambulances reported the busiest day in Toronto’s history; hearses discarded years before were brought in to accommodate the enormous demand. Cemeteries hired extra grave diggers. Florists saw higher demand than they had during the First World War."
https://www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?t=f40a62b2-92bb-4fac-bbd2-599c73bb61d0
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@JustinDerrick@mstdn.ca 2026-07-15 12:22
@PapyrusBrigade@cosocial.ca I was just retelling the story of how, during the 2003 blackout, my condo became so hot I couldn’t sleep…. So I got freed and wandered down to Queen’s Quay, found a park bench, and slept by the lake under the stars. My friends thought I’d lost my mind. :)