#with the most days in a row over 110F

[mayalaen]

Every summer in the desert it's like the desert has a fever and everybody waits for the fever to break (monsoon) and the longer it takes the more the tension rises in everybody and the hotter everything gets and the more miserable everybody is -- so bad that even people visiting can feel it and ask what's wrong

And the ones who lives here full time spit out lines like "it's a dry heat haha" and squint through the air that burns your eyeballs and the skin of your face even when you're not in direct sunlight

There's more violence and accidents and road rage incidents and pets getting lost and you wonder is this the year the fever never breaks

And then the first haboob comes rolling in looking like something out of a horror movie and blankets everything in sandy dirt but it brings a storm and rain and clouds and it's terrible because there's residual heat left in everything for days even after the clouds come

And it's wet and hot and awful and the tension is bleeding away but still there

You wait because you've been fooled before by clouds that only bring a few minutes of sprinkles and this year it happened three times before the real monsoon started

And when it kept raining and the clouds stayed for three days and the heat finally finally finally backed off to the point where pool decking meant to stay cool "no matter how hot it is outside" doesn't burn your feet today and you finally take a breath

The pools are still so hot it feels like bathwater and it's not even refreshing but it's okay because the monsoon has started and everybody can breathe again

It'll get hot again and it'll still be horrible but the fever broke and everybody can feel it

#i hate the desert #this isn't normal #even though it's always been like this #it's windier than it used to be #thanks to climate change #but it actually didn't get as hot this year #as it has in the past #but the monsoon didn't hit until recently #and we had a record-setting summer #with the most days in a row over 110F #that we've ever had #we didn't even hit 120 this year #the hottest i remember ever seeing here #was 127F #real life #about me #i really hate the heat

[nbmsports]

Europe weather: Highest temperatures yet to come as tourists left stranded outside Greek landmark | World News

Europe is set to reach even higher temperatures over the weekend, as the Cerberus heatwave continues to grip the south of the continent.Temperatures are expected to continue to swelter in Italy, with a second heatwave expected to rocket 12C (53.6F) above average in some areas on Sunday. Five cities in Sicily, Sardinia and Puglia have issued fresh warnings for individuals to avoid being out in the midday heat after the Italian health ministry issued the same warning in another 10 cities from Bologna to Rome on Friday.

Image: The Acropolis was temporarily closed for a few hours on Friday. Pic: AP

Image: But it later reopened to visitors A similar "red alert" was issued in Cyprus, appealing for the public to take extra care and avoid using any machinery that could spark fires.In the capital Nicosia, more than two dozen elderly people sought refuge at a dedicated heat shelter the municipality reserves for summer heatwaves. Temperatures are expected to hit a midday high of 43C (110F) on Saturday, and are not expected to go below 27C (77F) even through the night, while humidity will hit 65% along the coast.It follows temperatures of above 40C (104F) in Greece, which left tourists disgruntled after the temporary closure of the Acropolis in Athens.

Image: A boy cools himself in a fountain in Greece. Pic: AP

Staff from charity the Red Cross handed out bottled water to dehydrated tourists waiting in long lines hoping to beat the Acropolis' 12-5pm local time closure, but some were left disappointed at the last-minute announcement by authorities."I even bought a €50 ticket to skip the line to enter and I couldn't enter the place," Hector from Mexico said on Friday. Read more: Europe heatwave - latest: Tourists stretchered away and major attraction shut down Why is Europe being hit by such high temperatures and when will it end? Spain, Italy and Greece to swelter in 40C heatIn Spain, people packed the beaches on Friday as the country enjoyed a short-lived respite from its second heatwave of the summer.Temperatures were still expected to reach 40C in at least 12 of Spain's 17 regions, after a high of 45C scorched the southeastern town of Albox on Wednesday.Spain's Aemet state weather agency said another heatwave is expected to start on Sunday with highest temperatures yet to come. Spanish coastal areas like Las Palmas, Tenerife and Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands were at high risk of forest fires on Friday.A map created by Sky News, adapted from Copernicus Emergency Management Service data, showed most coastal regions at "moderate" or "high" risk of forest fires.

Image: A volunteer gives water to a visitor near the Acropolis hill. Pic: AP Meanwhile, inland areas painted a different picture - with much of the centre of the map under "very high", "extreme" or "highly extreme" risk of blazes. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player

1:26 How the heatwave is impacting Greece People in Croatia found creative ways of staying cool, using mud to protect themselves from the glaring heat as the country reached 30-37C (86F)."It is definitely better than sun screen, I think protection factor is much better," said Josef, a Slovakian tourist visiting the coastal town of Nin.

Image: Beachgoers covered with mud in Nin

People in Rome and Greece looking for ways to cool down used numerous fountains.Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg weighed in on the high temperatures in a post on Twitter, saying global heat records should serve as an urgent wake-up call."Last week we experienced the hottest days ever recorded, many days in a row. We are also experiencing record high sea level temperatures and record low ice levels. This is an emergency," she said.

Image: Salvation Army volunteer in Phoenix, US Away from Europe, dangerous heatwaves are also being seen in the US, with more than a third of Americans put under extreme heat advisories, watches and warnings on Thursday.Phoenix hit 43C (109F) for the 14th consecutive day, putting it on track for a possible new record next week. Source link Read the full article