UK: New record as temperature hits 39.1C - with 41C expected this afternoon

[Cosmik Debris]

Yes, this was not about the temperature yesterday.
Check the post I quoted before, poster claims he survived 42c at 100% humidity (Which I can believe for a very short time, but this didn't sound like a short amount of time)

Protein breaks down at 42C and the human body is composed mainly of protein. It's the reason the immune system causes the temperature regulatory system to overheat the body during a viral infection known as a fever to close to deadly levels.

This is because a virus is composed of protein and the body can reduce a lot of the viral load while suffering a bit of collateral damage itself. But containing many more cells than viruses, the body manages to usually survive.

 

[Dave]

We have aircon though...

You also have Eskom

 

[Dave]

The least affected places will be on the coast adjacent to cold ocean currents, due to the large thermal inertia of the sea. The largest effects will be continental climates in far northern latitudes, such as Siberia.

The Western Cape says hello...

Though by your map the UK should be least affected (with Chile/Argentina and north east North America)

 

[theratman]

Imagine wearing this in the heat. Poor dudes. They have to stand for hours.

Must be cooking in that thing, whats the opposite of brain freeze?

 

[Grant]

Imagine wearing this in the heat. Poor dudes. They have to stand for hours.

God shave the queen

 

[Hamster]

Difficult to explain, but other Saffas here can probably confirm that high temps here just feel way hotter than they do back in SA. Down to it being an island that’s designed to retain as much heat as possible.

Thankfully that spell is over. Much cooler today.

It feels that way in the Netherlands, but it might be because you get used to it being colder on average and when that 25°C day comes it suddenly feels like the Devil is in town.

Also public transport and a lot more walking to get to your destination as opposed to driving and then sitting in a house/office built with insulation in mind.

We hit 38°C yesterday and it was in the deep 20s overnight. Without an aircon you just cannot get rid of the heat - no wind, nothing.

That all said: there's nothing quite like Hoedspruit hitting 40. **** that - Satan's Sauna.

 

[RedViking]

Global Warming.

 

[Temujin]

So are we going to have a hot summer in SA. Last summer was a bit cool and rainy. Hope the ANC planned for the drought seems to come around every 4 - 5 years.

Still la nina so should be looking at roughly the same as beginning of year, maybe a little warmer as we swing out but not much

And of course anc planned, we dredged the dams, built new ones, more than doubled our storage for the next cycle... oh wait, that was just me day dreaming again

 

[buka001]

Apparently one of the fires was caused by a compost heap overheating and spontaneously combusting ...

Fence in our neighbourhood caught fire. He had an ornamental glass on it.

Fire started from shinning through the glass on the dry wooden fence.

Luckily only a panel or two were burned and it did not spread too far.

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

Arsonists having the time of their lives

Mother Nature, the greatest arsonist

 

[ToxicBunny]

You also have Eskom

Touche on that front

 

[yebocan]

Google, Oracle Data Centers Knocked Offline by London Heat

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

www.bloomberg.com

 

[The Voice]

Google, Oracle Data Centers Knocked Offline by London Heat

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

www.bloomberg.com

Are the servers in someone’s garage or something? I’ve been in smaller server rooms that I had to wear a jacket just to make it bearable.

 

[yebocan]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1549768004233314306

 

[Slooth]

Rank	Temperature	Date	Place(s)
1	40.3 °C (104.5 °F)	19 July 2022 (provisional)	Coningsby
2	38.7 °C (101.7 °F)	25 July 2019	Cambridge
3	38.5 °C (101.3 °F)	10 August 2003	Faversham
4	38.1 °C (100.6 °F)	18 July 2022 (provisional)	Santon Downham, Suffolk[7]
5	37.8 °C (100.0 °F)	31 July 2020	Heathrow
6	37.1 °C (98.8 °F)	3 August 1990	Cheltenham
7	36.7 °C (98.1 °F)	1 July 2015	Heathrow
8	36.7 °C (98.1 °F)	9 August 1911	Raunds
9	36.6 °C (97.9 °F)	2 August 1990	Worcester
10	36.5 °C (97.7 °F)	19 July 2006	Wisley

8th place 1911, Q the climate change peeps.

EDIT: Only 0.2 °C to go for the reported record to top the recored record.

 

[bridgeburner]

Difficult to explain, but other Saffas here can probably confirm that high temps here just feel way hotter than they do back in SA. Down to it being an island that’s designed to retain as much heat as possible.

Thankfully that spell is over. Much cooler today.

Indeed.. I'm up in Scotland and it was 32 degrees in Glasgow and I cooked. I thought okes were overreacting but damn it was hot

 

[daveza]

 

[bwana]

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2018.

And the first photo was the direct result of a fire.

 

[Grant]

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How is it railway tracks in the UK get all bent out of shape, but ours thru the karoo stay fine?

 

[Gordon_R]

How is it railway tracks in the UK get all bent out of shape, but ours thru the karoo stay fine?

When rails are installed, they have gaps to allow for thermal expansion. If the temperature goes beyond the maximum expected, buckling can occur. That looks like fairly old single track, not exactly high-speed mainline...

Edit: Image search throws up this story:

Heatwave travel disruption: Train speed limits amid track buckling and increase in car breakdowns

Network Rail has announced it will set a speed limit on trains amid the possibility of tracks buckling due to soaring soaring temperatures. The

www.cityam.com

There has been an increase in vehicle breakdowns due to engines overheating.