I live in a pretty hot climate, but it’s only really unbearable at times due to shoddy building and bad urban planning. Even then, summer can be difficult.
I can’t imagine what it’s like on the equator, especially in dense urban centres. What’s Mumbai, Bangkok, or Singapore like at the height of the wet season?! How do millions of people function day to day?
Globalization! And before that, preserves. Good thing is nothing spoils when the world is your fridge/freezer
Water mains are buried deep enough that they don’t freeze. Tap water is noticeably colder.
Yes. The cold isn’t, but freeze/thaw cycles are. Most asphalt roads needs to be resurfaced every 15 years or so
Yes, but most cities have heated shelters around here where people can come when it gets too cold to sleep outdoors
Northern mammals evolved to handle it
What are those?