Pakistan city fearful after hitting 51C(theguardian.com)

11 pointsby ciconiaقبل 4 سنوات2 comments

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/25/it-seems-this-heat-will-take-our-lives-pakistan-city-fearful-jacobabad-after-hitting-51c

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ttyp3قبل 4 سنوات

"But now, he says, the heat is getting worse. “In those days there were many trees in the whole city and there was no shortage of water and we had other facilities so we could easily beat the heat. But now there are no trees or other facilities including water, due to which the heat is becoming unbearable. I’m scared that this heat will take our lives in the coming years.”"

"Others point out that most of the trees that used to shade the city and the surrounding fields have been cut down and sold, or burned in cooking stoves."

mc4ndr3قبل 4 سنوات

Translating to Americanese, that's halfway to boiling a football.