62.2°C in Dubai

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Well it is hot in the desert , who would have guessed ? Now we see why they built all those air conditioned buildings .
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Of course. And some people, usually the ones whose grasp of numbers is "1, 2, 3, many" can't understand the difference between 132F and 144F.
 
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Canada will be getting Climate Refugees when their countries start burning to a crisp or flood. We have the geography and natural resources. Also our winters will be shorter.

The whole world will be clambering to come North.
 
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Canada will be getting Climate Refugees when their countries start burning to a crisp or flood. We have the geography and natural resources. Also our winters will be shorter.

The whole world will be clambering to come North.
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If that's not scary enough, remember that you also have a nuclear-armed, heavily militarized neighbour of demonstrated willingness to pick fights and steal land just across the longest undefended border on the planet.

Sleep tight!
 
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If that's not scary enough, remember that you also have a nuclear-armed, heavily militarized neighbour of demonstrated willingness to pick fights and steal land just across the longest undefended border on the planet.

Sleep tight!
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The Untied States will take over Canada one day...for our land and resources. Maybe even in my lifetime.
 
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Canada has Universal healthcare at the expense of our Military. It's a trade-off which will be our eventual downfall.
 
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The Persian Gulf is enduring life-threatening heat indexes above 140 degrees
Author of the article:Washington Post
Washington Post
Dan Stillman
Published Jul 19, 2024 • 3 minute read

The heat and humidity in the Persian Gulf region have soared to nearly intolerable levels this week, and there’s little relief in sight.


Some locations have seen the heat index, or how it feels when factoring in the humidity, reach 140 to 150 degrees Fahrenheit (60 to 65 Celsius), fueled by an intense heat dome, the warmest water temperatures in the world and the influence of human-caused climate change.

Temperatures at the Persian Gulf International Airport in Asaluyeh, Iran, climbed to 108 (42 C) on Wednesday and 106 (41 C) on Thursday, with both days recording a peak heat index of 149 (65 C). In Dubai, the temperature topped out at 113 (45 C) on Tuesday and the heat index soared to 144 (62 C) Other extreme heat indexes in recent days include 141 (61 C) in Abu Dhabi and 136 (58 C) at Khasab Air Base in Oman.

Last August, this same region experienced even more extreme heat indexes, climbing as high as 158 degrees (70 C).


The maximum air temperatures this week – generally between 105 and 115 (41 and 46 C) – have only been somewhat above normal. But the dew points – which are a measure of humidity – have been excessive, climbing well into the 80s (27 to 32 C). In the United States, any dew point over 70 degrees (21 C) is considered uncomfortably humid.

It’s the very high dew points that have propelled heat indexes up to 30 degrees (16 C) above actual air temperatures.

The extreme humidity levels are tied to bathtub-like water temperatures in the Persian Gulf, the warmest in the world. According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data, sea surface temperatures are as warm as 95 degrees (35 C).

Largely because of the high humidity, nighttime minimum temperatures have also remained exceptionally warm, in many cases staying above 85 (29 C). Temperatures in Iranshar, Iran, only dropped to 97 (36 C) on Wednesday night, its hottest July night on record.


A Washington Post analysis found that the wet-bulb globe temperature, which measures the amount of heat stress on the human body, reached 96 (36 C) at the Persian Gulf International Airport and 95 (35 C) in Dubai, exceeding the threshold of 89.6 (32 C) that researchers have said poses a risk to human survival if such heat is prolonged. The wet-bulb globe temperature, which was calculated using data from nearby weather stations, takes into account a combination of temperature, humidity, wind and clouds.

Researchers have identified the Persian Gulf among the regions most likely to regularly exceed life-threatening heat thresholds during the next 30 to 50 years. Dubai was recently ranked as the city having the most dangerous summer heat in the world, with dangerous heat on 89 percent of summer days. Doha, Qatar, came in second.


There were also numerous heat records in the same region last week, according to weather historian Maximiliano Herrera. The United Arab Emirates saw a scorching high temperature of 123 while Adrar, Algeria, tied its record of 122 (50 C). Cities in both Kuwait and Iraq reached 126 (52 C), and Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia, notched an record of 124 (51 C). The city of Amarah recorded Iraq’s warmest nighttime low on record at 102 (39 C).

The exceptional heat and humidity is the result of a sprawling area of high pressure called a heat dome, extremely warm water temperatures and human-caused climate change.

The same heat dome has spread record heat northward into Eastern Europe, westward into northern Africa, and eastward into India, Pakistan and Indonesia. In Eastern Europe, high temperatures surpassed 104 (40 C) with some locations staying above 85 degrees (29 C) at night. The temperature in Algeria hit 122 (50 C).


It was so hot in Greece on Wednesday that officials closed the Acropolis for five hours, according to the Associated Press.

The intense July heat comes after the temperature reached 125 (52 C) in Saudi Arabia in June, leading to hundreds of deaths from heatstroke during the Hajj pilgrimage. Also in June, nighttime temperatures remained as high as 95 (35 C) in Delhi on June 18.

Dangerous, record-setting heat swept across five continents in June, which was Earth’s hottest June on record according to NOAA. Scientists say the heat waves show how human-caused climate change has made life-threatening temperatures more common.
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The Persian Gulf is enduring life-threatening heat indexes above 140 degrees

Fueled by an intense heat dome, the warmest water temperatures in the world and the influence of human-caused climate change.
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Summer heat is making soda cans explode on Southwest flights
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Justine McDaniel
Published Jul 19, 2024 • 2 minute read

Hot summer temperatures in parts of the United States are causing a side effect 30,000 feet up – bursting cans of soda on Southwest Airlines flights.


At least 20 of the airline’s flight attendants have been injured so far this summer by cans that exploded as they were opening them. The airline, which confirmed the problem to The Washington Post, believes the cans became too hot before being loaded on board those flights.

Because Southwest doesn’t serve meals or perishable foods, it doesn’t use refrigerated trucks, unlike other airlines, meaning soda stored at airports is heating up on sweltering days.

“We are aware of the issue and have begun taking steps to attempt to mitigate it,” said Southwest spokesman Chris Perry.

The summer has produced record heat and extreme temperatures in spots across the country, with climate change-fueled heat waves worldwide. Nearly a dozen southwestern U.S. cities matched or broke record temperatures last month when a heat dome set in, prompting heat warnings throughout the region. Las Vegas and Phoenix have regularly reached triple-digit temperatures this summer, with record-breaking heat.


Southwest’s soda problems have mainly occurred in those cities, along with a few others that routinely have hot days. In addition to Las Vegas and Phoenix, the airline is working to address the soda-storage issue in Dallas, Austin, Houston and Sacramento.

“Airports where we have a large presence – such as Las Vegas, Phoenix and many in Texas – continue to receive record temperatures, with severe heat arriving earlier and persisting throughout the summer,” Perry said. “For the safety of our employees and customers, we are taking education and mitigation measures on all heat-related hazards.”

Southwest has directed ground crews to digitally measure the temperature of soda cans before loading them on a departing flight, and flight attendants have been instructed not to open cans that appear deformed. The airline is also testing the use of some air-conditioned trucks in Las Vegas.


Though bursting soda cans have been an issue in past years, the airline has experienced an uptick in reports this year. The airline could not quantify how frequently it is occurring.

No passenger injuries have been reported. The airline did not provide information about the nature of the injuries to flight attendants. The Southwest flight attendants’ union did not respond to a request from The Washington Post on Thursday.

The soda problem comes as consumer travel demand has reached a new all-time high, partly because of the still-new travel flexibility for remote workers. The Transportation Security Administration announced a record for passenger screenings last month. On July 7, the TSA counted more than 3 million passenger screenings in a single day, breaking the record of just under 3 million people that was set two weeks earlier on June 23.
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Summer heat is making soda cans explode on Southwest flights

Hot summer temperatures in parts of the United States are causing a side effect 30,000 feet up.
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