Britain’s expected record temperature was broken Tuesday as thermometers pushed 40.2°C (104.4°F) as authorities expect the record to be pushed further.
Meanwhile France’s wine-making Gironde region battles its worst wildfires in over 30 years that have already torn across 19,300 hectares since July 12 forcing 34,000 people to be evacuated as over 2,000 firefighters tackled the infernos.
▪️Spain: over 30 wildfires still burning, 6,000+ evacuated, 70,000+ hectares burned (twice average of last decade), two people dead ▪️Portugal: 1,000 firefighters battling five main wildfires, 50 municipalities affected ▪️Greece: 73 wildfires tackled in 24 hours alone on Monday, “very high” risk remains across country
Completely mental right now. I had airconditioning at work which made it okay-ish but as soon as I went outside I got punched and had trouble breathing. I’ve never felt this heat before, 1 minute outside got me burning.
Covered all the windows in my appartment which means I get to sleep in a nice 32 degrees Celsius bedroom instead of 40.
My evenings are spend at a park behind my house with fountains and little pools, which gets covered by shade in the evening. Other than that I can’t do anything.
Is the heat dry or humid in Belgium?
Humid I think. It’s like I got turned into a roll of duct tape because I keep sticking to everything I touch.
Ouph, that sounds very uncomfortable