Quit your bitching and do something about it! Be part of the solution, not the problem!

Stay indoors, use air conditioning.

Avoid activities that aggravate heat stress, like outdoor exercise.

Get an indoor job, or just quit working altogether.

Move to a cooler climate. No matter how hot it gets, some places will be cooler than others.

Redesign your house and workplace so it is cooler, or can be air-conditioned more effectively.

Take your vacations in summer, and further north.

Food prices will go up, but you can afford it.

Besides, providing heat-affected goods and services will become a profitable industry. Think of this as a business opportunity, not a life-style challenge. People will be willing to pay extra for relief, and even for staples, help your fellow man by taking full advantage of that. It is your entrepreneurial obligation!

Government can encourage private measures to accomplish the above, such as tax credits and subsidies to heat-mitigation industries and air conditioning vouchers. The government must be ready to help those who are willing to help themselves; waterfront property, in particular, can be protected by massive public works designed to hold back rising seas, and financial help for those who require additional flood insurance because they live, or own businesses, near the coast.

Clearly, the heat will negatively affect the takers more than it will the makers. This is as it should be. Those who are too lazy or stupid to protect themselves will only be getting exactly what they deserve.