I live in a very specific part of the country, where it is hot and humid for a good part of the year. We have a very unique landscape around us, which includes tons of tall trees and dense forest. Therefore, we don’t receive a ton of airflow from wind or cooling breezes in this part of the country. However, I can tell you that when we do receive blustery winds, it throws our city into complete chaos. You see, since the city where I live now is surrounded by extremely tall and thick trees, this means, whenever we have a storm or a windy day, we regularly have power lines taken out by the tall limbs. I have never lost power so regularly in my life. It feels like every week or two we have at least a couple of hours without lights or modern appliances – if not a few days of camping out. For a while, this lack of energy really freaked me out. I hated losing my lights, so I started stocking up on candles. I figured, at least I would be able to light my house until the power came back on. However, I didn’t consider how intensively candles would heat up my home. With a few dozen flames burning throughout the house, the indoor air temperature definitely began to increase. The issue is further complicated, since the lack of power also means that we lose our air conditioning. With hot and humid climates outdoors, the last thing that you need is a failed air conditioning system and extra accumulating heat inside the house.
