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News BBC
Two more people have died in Greece amid soaring summer temperatures that have brought forest fires and power outages to South-East Europe.
The temperature has already eased in Hungary, where some 500 people are estimated to have died as a result of the heatwave.
In Greece, hundreds of people have been evacuated from areas at risk from fires in the Peloponnese and on the holiday island of Cephallonia.
South-East Europe's heat and the UK's wet weather have both been blamed on changes in the jet stream - a seasonal band of air from the Atlantic that has taken a more southerly path across Europe this year.
Originally posted by hinky
My youngest daughter just got back from a trip to Italy, Greece and several other countries. Her first. She told me it was hot and there were big grasshoppers in Greece and Macedonia. This is the type of stuff the tourism department don't advertise.
We live in the Midwest part of the USA so hot is kind of the norm here. The buildings were built for the heat here. This is a funny statement, but I would venture a guess you know what I'm talking about now that you have experienced heat. You can feel the buildings retain the day's heat overnight. Your buildings just keep getting hotter and hotter due to the construction made for a colder climate.
Originally posted by Souljah
So you are used to temperatures of 40-45C (104-113F)?
Originally posted by djohnsto77
That is extremely hot, I think the only place in the U.S. that gets up that high on a regular basis is the desert southwest. I think in the over 10 years I've lived in New York City it's gotten to 104F only one day. Even Florida doesn't usually get that hot.
Try to stay cool Souljah.
Originally posted by Souljah
So you are used to temperatures of 40-45C (104-113F)? And you say, that the buildings are built that way? What do you mean by that - that they have a built in climate appliance or some other form of contruction. Anyway, I live in a apartment store building, at the very top floor, and it gets hot like hell in the afternoon. We have no climate applicanes here so it naturally gets hot. And no - it did not get this hot as far as I remember; this are record breaking numbers here and they are just getting higher...
Originally posted by djohnsto77
I lived in Florida for most of my life, and while very hot, I don't remember it going significantly over 100F very often. Certainly not up to 113F.
Originally posted by IgnoranceIsntBlisss
Why do so many people die from the heat in Europe?
Originally posted by andy1033
Originally posted by IgnoranceIsntBlisss
Why do so many people die from the heat in Europe?
It might have something to do with the fact they do not have air conditioning,