Comment on UAE breaks May heat record with scorching 51.6C

NOT_RICK@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• Pyro@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Outside feels like being in an oven. Air conditioning is basically a necessity at those temps.

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  • Obi@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    That kind of temperature can literally be deadly, depending on humidity (wet bulb temperature).

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    • Pyro@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      UAE’s climate is also very dry so here dehydration and heat-stroke are big concerns even in the shade.

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