During a heatwave, my daily activities follow a regular cycle. As soon as I get out of bed in the morning, I open all the windows and shutters. To keep the pests out of the house, I burn insect repellent. And to fend off street cats that are always on the lookout, I scatter black pepper on the two approaches to the terrace. After about an hour, I close all the windows and shutters. By then, the house is the same temperature as it is outdoors. I turn on the lights in several places and go about my daily chores as if it is night already. A standing fan is always within reach. During the day, I go to the local store to acquire everything I need to keep the house in the best of shapes. From day to day, I update the list of things needed for that purpose. When the sun goes down in the evening, I open all the windows and shutters one more time. The insect repellent is always at hand. Before I go to bed, I close all the shutters but keep the windows open. And I place the standing fan by the bedroom door. Day after day, I meticulously follow the same cycle. The disaster management cycle, to be precise. Its four distinct phases—preparation, response, recovery, and mitigation—are not yet distinct in my daily activities, but they are nevertheless there in rudimentary form (“Ten Principles of Disaster Management,” January 19, 2015). The same holds for the disaster itself. I can still manage the current heatwave all by myself.