https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...oq=record+cold
No kidding. Add energy to a system and it increases the chaos. Who knew?
It's sad, though, if you look to corporations or government to solve the problems they are creating. Have we talked about social anarchism? It only takes one individual like Buckminster Fuller or Steve Jobs to change society's trajectory. And Bitcoin and Creative Commons licensing creates at least a little insulation against predatory capitalism.
IMHO a reasonable design brief for a modern residence would be a design envelope of -40 to 140°F (-40 to 60°C) and wind speeds of 160-240mph (257-386km/hr). It kind of implies aerospace construction techniques.
Edit: Couldn't find this earlier:
How not to prove you’re not wearing a tin foil hat.
It starts with an xkcd cartoon, so you know it's credible.