When did the narrative around warm weather change?

[Katypp]

It used to be considered a lovely thing if we had a warm summer. Older people (me!) have happy memories of summer 76 and endless days playing outside in shorts during the holidays.
No it seems to be considered a bad thing, with people complaing about the heat, getting agitated about children going to school or even going outside at all. Weather forecasters wanging on about 'staying hydrated' as if we are children and delivering the forecasts as if it is a bad thing that we can enjoy nice weather for once.
Why are we so joyless, sucking on to bottles of water as if they were dummies and seemingly afraid to venture outside in case we self-combust.
Yes i know ow global warming and skin cancer but our reaction to a pleasant day is somewhat OTT i think.

I'm old too, absolutely hated the summer of 1976. It was stiflingly hot, people were suffering from heatstroke and there were water shortages. I don't like very hot weather, much prefer cooler days and always have.

Both can be true at the same time. Water companies poor management doesn’t eliminate the fact that we are in drought.

and yes, I am an angry Thames water customer who wishes they would just fucking bring it into public ownership!

Both can be true at the same time. Water companies poor management doesn’t eliminate the fact that we are in drought. Exactly what I was trying to say earlier. There being leaks doesn't mean people shouldn't try and conserve water. It's not a limitless resource just because you're a customer and pay for it.

We associate the heat with bad things like global warming. We associate the sun with bad things like skin cancer. We are hyper aware of dangers to our health from overheating/dehydration due to media messaging about dangers of overheating/dehydration. Smaller homes and gardens, more people crowded in everywhere and more pollution makes being outside less pleasant. We are fatter and older than we were in 1976.

It’s rained today in London, on St Swithun’s day. So we’re guaranteed forty days of rain. Are the sun haters happy now?

So the settled consensus of the world's climate scientists is that carbon emissions since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution have led to accelerated climate change, but Pinepeak2434 on Mumsnet has her own yoonique take. Good work, Professor.

How would it be a bummer if none of that happened? It would be fantastic!

The best case scenario we have at our current state of global heating is a permanently altered planet where we have to disrupt the way we live to cope with more and more extreme weather events, fires, floods, tidal disruption, the death of many species because we moved to netflix zero too late. The worst case scenario is a global climate systems collapse where the habitable, temperate areas of our planet shrink to such extent that billions and billions die.

You might not be around to find out. Imagine the wars, famine, suffering and human misery that would cause for our children's or grandchildren's generations.

I think it looks pretty shocking on this graph, source

Netflix zero!! (Can't edit any more...)