Poll: Has climate change ever affected your work routine? Vestluse postitaja: ProZ.com Staff
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Hispaania
Local time: 16:36
hispaania - inglise
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Storms and extreme weather events are becoming more common and worse in my area (Valencia, Spain), like the terrible one we had at the end of October. They increasingly involve power outages, which affects my work.
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A lot of translations I have done over the last 5/10 years have been about climate change...
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I don't feel comfortable working at temperatures beyond 28°C in my study. My shutter and window positioning routine in the summer follows the sun to try and prevent the house from heating up, but it goes only so far.
Because the outside temperature exceeds 40°C more often in the summer, I have to turn the A/C on for longer periods.
I didn't raise my rates to cover these additional energy expenses, and full insulation overhaul would be too expensive.
Philippe
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Johan Beyens
Belgia
Local time: 16:36
Liige (2024)
inglise - hollandi
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| WolfgangS
Prantsusmaa
Local time: 16:36
Liige (2007)
inglise - saksa
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| Lingua 5B 
Bosnia ja Hertsegoviina
Local time: 16:36
Liige (2009)
inglise - horvaadi
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When I’m camping at campsites, solar panels are not powerful enough to keep my laptop charge going forever, so we need to use the electric plugs too, in the middle of a green forest full of life, ants, etc. Too bad.
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Yes, ever since climate activists started blocking the roads, commuting takes longer.
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| Impact of Severe Rains on Work Availability | Feb 6 |
Yes. Severe rains in my country often cause power outages and, at times, internet disruptions, making it impossible for me to work.
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neilmac wrote:
Storms and extreme weather events are becoming more common and worse in my area (Valencia, Spain), like the terrible one we had at the end of October. They increasingly involve power outages, which affects my work.
Valencia floods were horrifying.
Grid reliability may become an issue indeed. In October 2023, winds up to 154 km/h measured at the US air base 30 km away left us without power for a few days. Many large, old trees in the area couldn't handle it and part of our (already weakened) perimeter wall collapsed.
Philippe
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Alexandra Villeminey wrote:
Yes, ever since climate activists started blocking the roads, commuting takes longer.
If these are the worst effects you have experienced so far you can consider yourself very lucky.
People around the world already suffering from fires, flooding and deadly heatwaves are not so fortunate.
But we are all going to see the effects of climate change in our lives, probably sooner than a lot of people are expecting.
| | | | expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 15:36
Liige (2015)
inglise - portugali
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In September last year, central and northern Portugal were ravaged by fires. I think it was the worst year since 2017.
The air was unbreathable, the sky very grey and you couldn't open the windows... the temperatures, which were already high, got much higher.
I saw the flames up close and... people lost their homes, their jobs, their animals and even their families... firefighters killed in the line of duty...
It was a terrible and frightening week, even for me, because the fir... See more In September last year, central and northern Portugal were ravaged by fires. I think it was the worst year since 2017.
The air was unbreathable, the sky very grey and you couldn't open the windows... the temperatures, which were already high, got much higher.
I saw the flames up close and... people lost their homes, their jobs, their animals and even their families... firefighters killed in the line of duty...
It was a terrible and frightening week, even for me, because the fire was very close to the building where I live, and I couldn't get my work done as usually...
I hope I don't have to live through this kind of situation again.
I was too scared, but I still had to find the strength to fulfil my work commitments.
From what I can remember, I think it was this situation that affected my work routine the most.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Portugal_wildfires
[Edited at 2025-02-06 17:08 GMT]
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Cecilia Mattos
Brasiilia
Local time: 12:36
Liige (Feb 2025)
inglise - portugali
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| Sea level advancing and too many floods | Feb 6 |
In Brazil we have been experienced too many floods in diferent regions in the past 5 years or more, and the sea is advancing somehow, as we see the need to put a great amount of rocks by the beach to protect the shore and the buildings close to the beach from the waves and high tides.
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