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50 Photos People Took In The Terrible Heatwaves That Happened This Summer (New Pics)
Interview With Expert
Due to climate change, summers are changing. People today are facing more frequent, longer-lasting, and hotter heat waves than they did before. Not only does it mean that individuals are getting increasingly sweaty and need to crank up the air conditioning more often, but it also poses major and even deadly health threats.
To show that extreme temperatures are no joke, our team at Bored Panda has compiled yet another list of striking photos of how heat waves affect every living creature and our surroundings. Scroll down to see how people are desperately trying to cope with such brutal weather, and be sure to share some useful tips you know for combating heat with others down below!
While you're at it, don't forget to check out a conversation with medical expert Dr. Nicole Levine, MD, from Health Strive, who kindly shared some precautions that people should stick to in extreme heat.
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#1
Rolled Up To My Parents' House To Find Them Giving Away Free Water For People And Their Dogs In The Excessive Heatwave In America. I’m Proud To Be Their Daughter
Miss Mali 1 year ago
That's so awesome, there is a house a few blocks down from my mom's place that has a water fountain on the edge of their lawn by thw sidewalk, and at the bottom there is another faucet with a dog (or cat) bowl under it. It even has a small hole in the bottom so the water drains out so it doesn't get dirty or breed icky stuff.
Sharkbait1313 1 year ago
Your parents sounds like wonderful people. I wish I knew more like them!
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#2
Stores In Turkey Open Their Doors To Stray Dogs To Escape Extreme Heat. There Is Also One On The Stairs That You Can't See Well
Sue User 1 year ago
I cant help but think " it starts with the animals" .
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Socks Thecate 1 year ago
I visited Istanbul last year. There are quite a few feral dogs and cats on the streets but the local residents take care of them and feed them. I never saw these dogs bothering anybody. Erdogan's decree of euthanizing the dogs does not jive with the character of Turkish people. They were all so kind.
Mia C 1 year ago
Turkey passed a law the end of July 2024 to get rid of all stray dogs. Horrible photos and videos have surfaced of massacred dogs murdered and thrown into pits. That being said this post no longer stands true. Link: https://observers.france24.com/en/middle-east/20221226-turkish-authorities-kill-stray-dogs-landfills
Lucky2BAlive 1 year ago
This only proves there are still good people despite their government.
weatherwitch 1 year ago
So glad for the poor dogs. Those tile floors must be cool as well. Wonderful store keepers 💖
Paul Donahue 1 year ago
My doggo also loves to throw herself down on the tile after a walk when it's hot
#3
The Heat Has Them Lined Up For Water Today
Freya the Wanderer 1 year ago
Putting small stones in the water will give bees a place to climb out in case they fall in.
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Shark_a 1 year ago (edited)
We all should do this...I put water in plates in a garden for bees, hedgehogs, cats....This should be even in the streets.
Leigh James 1 year ago
No Hedgehogs in the US but in addition to Bees and Cats I water Squirrels, Chipmunks, Groundhogs,Opossums, Raccoons, Birds and the occasional Deer, too.
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Mason Kronol 1 year ago
Honey bees are so cute when they sit and drink water, they wiggle their butts!. They always show up when I put fresh water in the bird bath, it’s just too cute.
TribbleThinking 1 year ago (edited)
Is it just the angle, does the third one from the front look rotundly pregnant?
Even though heat waves are among the most dangerous natural hazards, they rarely receive adequate attention as their consequences aren’t immediately visible.
“From my experience, people often downplay heat wave risks,” says medical expert Dr. Nicole Levine, MD, from Health Strive. “Possible consequences are severe dehydration, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. These conditions can lead to serious health complications, including organ damage or even death.”
#4
Another Hot Summer Day In London
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
Dog fur flying all over the compartment.
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keyboardtek 1 year ago
The trains I have been on were air conditioned. Where is this that they do not?
ChimeraBubbles 1 year ago
They usually are. This one is broken and they're slow to fix it unfortunately.
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Chelsea McKee 1 year ago
But fare prices are going up. In my area many bus stops are in the middle of a muddy field without so much as a bench. It's hot where I am, and sometimes there are no sidewalks. They are proposing a fare increase.
#5
A Very Hot Day Today In The Center Of Rovaniemi In North Finland (Afternoon The Meter Was Showing +32°C). At The Beach, People Weren´t The Only Ones, Who Needed A Little Cooling
These are reindeer, the domesticated versions of caribous found in North America. They roam free in most areas around North Finland.
Ole Peder Amrud Hagen 1 year ago (edited)
Caribou and reindeer are the same species, domesticated or not.
Lilith Tepesh 1 year ago
You do realize that we Finns aren't used to these kinds of temperatures, especially when in the past the usual temp for Finnish summer was around +20C and +25C was literally breaking heat records here. So stop gatekeeping temperatures/heat, some people aren't used to it.
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Slytherin4Lyf 1 year ago
So are these someone's pets? Being domesticated means to be tamed and kept as a pet.
#6
117 Degrees In Arizona Today. Melted The Blinds In My House
BatPhace 1 year ago (edited)
Can confirm. I live in PHX and it's awful. The "making cookies in your car" thing is accurate
Austin Sauce 1 year ago
I also live in the PHX and can confirm… people weren’t meant to live here
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Mia C 1 year ago
Some people truly do not understand the extreme heat of Arizona. I visited Scottsdale AZ for business in July and thought I was going to instantly combust. I thought there was something wrong with the hotel AC as it was not cooling down. Called the front desk and was told that the AC cannot keep up with the outside temperature.
S Bow 1 year ago
No, it's not, during the monsoon the humidity is quite high. That dry heat business is a marketing ploy
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Wolf princess quinn 1 year ago
Just got back to oregon from the there. 108° at 740am. DONT GO TO VEGAS it's hotter.
One study found that from 2000 to 2019, almost half a million people died each year from extremely hot temperatures. This year (2024), the planet had its hottest day in at least eight decades and broke the record again on July 22.
#7
Life Hack
Nicole Weymann 1 year ago
I have a bútt ugly cover on my steering wheel for this. Is IS ugly, but it does the job.
Sand Ers 1 year ago
I have a reflective sleeve that slips over the top of the wheel. Keeps the rim bearable.
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angelmomoffour62 1 year ago
The heat ruins everything. It's too heat to do anything outside unless your around water.
Andrea Hartzler 1 year ago
Yup! I went to Walmart and bought a cloth steering wheel cover! No more burned hands
Susie Swearingen-Kamachi 1 year ago
I would have never thought of this but then I carry a window shade in my car.
#8
Safe To Say This Is One Of My Favorite Customers, Greets Me Occasionally With Cold Water
Well, today he left three of them for me (two frozen)! Makes a world of difference in 97-degree weather... Thank you, sir!
The note says: "To mail lady or man. Thank you for delivering mail in such horrible heat! Stay hydrated and shaded when you can. Thank you!! 3 waters all yours."
Cathleen Cummings 1 year ago
I don't know if this is true everywhere in the US but in Birmingham, Alabama -- where it gets very very hot and very very humid -- the mail trucks do not have any a/c. Its tough on the mail deliverers.
Spooky beck 1 year ago
I am in north Alabama and deliver mail, all we have are these little fans that blow hot air. I keep a cooler with a wash rag in it and as my ice melts I dip my wash rag in it and put it around my neck.
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TribbleThinking 1 year ago
We had a UK heatwave hitting 40 Celsius. I was expecting a delivery that day. Opened the door, received the parcel, I held out an ice cream and a frozen litre bottle of water to him, he took them, said "Ta" and left. Efficient London interaction! 🙂
Mimi La Souris 1 year ago
in my area, mail is delivered by electric bike in the morning, but I still sympathize ^-^
#9
It's So Hot That My Rear-View Mirror Is Sliding Down The Windshield
Beth Wheeler 1 year ago
Weeeelllll dang that's gonna need to be fixed. Go to a glass shop, it will be much cheaper than a dealership service department.
Such brutal weather conditions resulted in severe water shortages and dozens of deaths in Mexico and Central America. In Pakistan, hospitals were overwhelmed by the high heat, with frequent power outages and water shortages in some areas. Japan also issued heart-stroke alerts as temperatures reached record highs.
#10
During This Southern California Heatwave, My Local Grocery Store Has Coolers Filled With Complimentary Water Bottles At Each Entrance
Miss Mali 1 year ago
Wow that is pretty awesome, especially considering bottled water cost like 4 times what a gallon of gas does!!!
Traveling Lady Railfan 1 year ago
Really?? Wow. That's surprises me. Around here bottled water is one of the cheapest things you can buy. A 24 pack of 500 mL water bottles is something like $2.99 Canadian which is like $2 us. Whereas for us, right now a gallon of gas converted from imperial to metric and US to Canadian would cost $7.50. But I agree with you, it is really pretty awesome of the store to do that
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Andrea Careless 1 year ago
Ironic that this water, which belongs to everyone, is stolen basically, bottled and sold by huge corporations such as Nestlé.
Wolf princess quinn 1 year ago
Didn't see this in AZ or NV. Stingy vegas even charged $9 for water in the casinos. Never going back there
#11
Maybe A Wax Lincoln Sculpture Wasn’t The Best Idea During DC’s First Week Of Summer Heat
Maggie Mae 1 year ago
Awe he Got Tired Waiting for the Public and Drifted off to Sleep!! NAP TIME!!!
#12
We Are In A Terrible Heatwave. People Are Selling Used AC Units For $1000+ Online. Our Neighbors Just Installed Central Air So They Gave Us These Cooling Beauties
Pittsburgh rare 1 year ago
I hope they can't sell any. F*****g greedy arses
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detective miller's hat 1 year ago
I just gave away my old a/c unit for free when I got a new one. Nothing wrong with it, it was just old and not up to the task of cooling a larger room.
Lee Henderson 1 year ago
We use those. They keep the upstairs inhabitable. Lowering the humidity if nothing else
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I have one of these. They are a lifesaver when the AC breaks.
S Bow 1 year ago
How do they work if the power goes out? Ours has to have power.
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Maggie Mae 1 year ago
You will Find They Do Not COOL as Much as they Say they WILL but even Just Keeping Bedrooms cool For Sleeping at Night is Better Than Nothing!!
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
Do they work? Those are notorious for failing after a couple years after the coolant runs out and being completely useless.
“In extreme heat waves, you should watch out for symptoms such as dizziness, excessive sweating, rapid heartbeat, nausea, confusion, and headaches,” says Dr. Levine to Bored Panda. “These symptoms could suggest heat exhaustion or heat stroke, both of which require immediate medical attention to prevent serious health complications.”
#13
My Pens Are Melting
Beth Wheeler 1 year ago
Urology humor! I worked in a urology office for about 6 years.
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Isaac Bickerstaff 1 year ago
This would've been better with "My PEN IS melting." as the caption. Just saying.
Spencer's slave no longer 1 year ago
That happens when you leave them in the centre console of a car parked in direct sunlight.
Maggie Mae 1 year ago
Shows you Precisely How HOT it GETS INSIDE Your CAR!! WHY ELDERS;PETS & CHILDREN should be Left at Home with Air Conditioning!!
#14
Tales Of Heatwave Madness. The Floor Turned To Lava
HearditontheX 1 year ago
Adjacent concrete steps look fine. This is poor design, improper construction or both. Does look cool and screams help I'm melting
Spencer's slave no longer 1 year ago
Looks like someone used bitumen on stone steps.
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weatherwitch 1 year ago
That looks amazing! Albeit a nightmare to use and repair. Looks like a tarmac finish just melted them away 😮
#15
My Wife Is So Happy Her Contraption Worked After Leaving Her Flowers Alone For A Week In The 100-Degree Texas Heat
Fred Weldon 1 year ago
I have my plants on a small irrigation system with a timer, just a few bucks at the hardware store.
HearditontheX 1 year ago
Ah yes the joy of keeping outdoor plants in Texas. Particularly in August but gotta have my flowers
Heat waves and their impact are much worse in the city, where the high temperatures are amplified by buildings, concrete parking lots, cars, and air conditioning units that radiate and emit heat long after the sun sets. The lack of trees and shade also greatly contributes to hotter city environments. This phenomenon is called the urban heat island effect and impacts 41 million people.
#16
This Bottle Of Sparkling Water I Left In My Truck All Day
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
At least it's just water. Sticky soda pop would be so much worse.
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Bettye McKee 1 year ago
I left some cans of Pepsi in my back seat. Every one of them exploded.
Beth Wheeler 1 year ago
Ohhhhhhhh Nooooooooo. That took forever to clean up.
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The Way The Sun Has Weathered This Sign, So It Looks Like Its Heavy Metal Style
Lester the Space Duck 1 year ago
That'll happen if you don't use your parking brake!
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#18
It's 102 Degrees In NJ Right Now, Just Saw Someone Putting Ice Water Bottles Out For People At My Train Station
Boredest Panda 1 year ago
Thank you to random people who help other random people survive in the heat, the cold, and in general
René Sauer 1 year ago
Eh, I dunno. I wouldn´t trust a random bottle stuffed behind a sign somewhere at the train station....
Ashley Fernandes 1 year ago
honestly keeping a frozen bottle of water on you helps, you can wrap it in like a bandana as an ice pack and then drink the water as it melts
MC Scott 1 year ago
I sometimes stuff a bottle or two down the back of my shirt when cycling home on a hot day. Looks a little strange, but keeps me going.
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That’s why it’s crucial for people, especially in urban areas, to take precautions during heatwaves. Dr. Levine recommends, “It is important to always keep your body cool and hydrated, wear lightweight and light-colored clothing, and avoid strenuous activities during peak heat hours (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.).
#19
He Needed Sunglasses. My Neighbor's Dog Trying To Beat The Heat, And Sun. It's 91 Outside
MrLiesegang 1 year ago
Don’t be so hard on yourself. Seems to be a Rottweiler and they are cooler then almost everyone by nature.
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H R 1 year ago
Remember paw shoes!!!!! Test with your hands on the ground, that is what the paws 🐾 is on
HearditontheX 1 year ago
I read this - if u r going to walk ur dog in this heat put on a fur coat and go barefoot
Load More Replies... Maggie Mae 1 year ago
Yeah I Also have a Rotweiller who Prefers Shade & a Kiddies Pool and FANS over top of Her!!What a Colour Scheme!! Black...Should be Opposite Lighter Brown Full Colour with Black Accents so as Not to Attract so Much HEAT!!
Andrea Hartzler 1 year ago
Great look. My dogs just go out to potty and come right back inside.
Susie Swearingen-Kamachi 1 year ago
Just let him in we have A/C and my dog love the cool tile!!
#20
It's So Hot That Even Cadbury Blocks Need To Sit Down
doredde 1 year ago
It is, surviving in the open wild is nearly impossible. Especially when I´m on the hunt during certain days of the month. Vote for species protection!
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Jeremy Hannegan 1 year ago
Its weird how the bars on the bottom shelf are not melted......Its almost like someone purposefully broke those bars in the middle so they will be bent or "broken".
Salty_Sasquatch 1 year ago
Seeing as how it's currently winter in Australia, this pic is some months old.
#21
This Guy In His Cooling Fan Jacket In 36-Degree Tokyo Heat
Gabby M 1 year ago
Hell? ... Before the DVs commence ... Yes, there is a town named Hell in Michigan. And a few more worldwide.
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Kristal 1 year ago
Add to that the humidity though, and it gets very humid in Tokyo
Load More Replies...It might be a good idea to limit your time in the sun in general, as sunburn reduces the body’s ability to release heat. To keep your home cooler, close the curtains during the hottest parts of the day and open the windows at night.
#22
My Son’s Watercolors Got Left In The Sun, And They Shrank Into Round Balls
Mimi La Souris 1 year ago
add some "o" to "cool" and you have the sound i made :)
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Kathrin Pukowsky 1 year ago
Oh, thank you! I was really puzzled. While I have never seen watercolours in extreme heat, just from having used them in the past I doubted that they would turn out like this.
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#23
It's Too Hot Outside
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
How do you empty the water out when you're done though?
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#24
My AC Broke. We’re In A Heatwave Of 100°F For The Next Week. She Keeps Taking All The Air
ILoveMySon 1 year ago
Exactly what my grandparents did. My a/c broke and it was a lifesaver as I live in an area of high humidity and temperatures.
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Robyn Picknell 1 year ago
This is the part where you wet them down as often as necessary, they will be mad for a while, but will eventually understand that being damp helps. They may even begin to demand it in future. Cats are far more intelligent than a lot of people realise.
SageHare37 1 year ago
Our power (and thus our AC) went out last week during the heat of the day. We have one battery powered fan that's pretty strong (uses tool batteries). Who got it? The house pets. Got it angled so three species of fluffs got a breeze while the humans toughed it out.
Beth Wheeler 1 year ago
Smart cats. My AC died 3 years ago and I had to replace the whole HVAC system. I work from home and couldn't go to the office and leave the house with the Windows closed because it would have killed my pets. My office is on the end of the house that gets sun all day. I had to call my boss 1 day and tell her I can't finish I'm getting sick from the he heat. I grabbed ice packs from the freezer and put them on my chest and back of my neck and pointed a fan at me, also had a wet rag on my face.
Don’t forget that furry pets struggle in the heat too. Dogs that walk on the pavement should wear protection from the hot surface and have plenty of water in their bowls. Cooling pads and doggy pools are also great options for cooling down your companion. For more on that, you can check out our previous article, where an expert veterinarian provided additional precautions you can take to protect them.
#25
I Had To Let My Mom Borrow My Crocs Because Her Sandals Melted
Traveling Lady Railfan 1 year ago
This is who I hate seeing people (with shoes) walking their dogs (no shoes) on the street/sidewalk. Their poor poor feet!!! If your dog's barefoot in summer and you think it's no big deal, you should be barefoot too
Fire Singer 1 year ago
If I can't put my feet on the sidewalk then my dog and I don't go for a walk. Simple as that. He gets irritated but I'd rather he be irritated and antsy in the house than have burned (burnt?) feet!
Load More Replies... Sunny Day 1 year ago
Some tourist wore flip-flops on the sand at Death Valley a few weeks ago. They melted/broke and the skin on his feet basically melted off. 3rd degree burns, full thickness. He was only like 40 feet away from pavement. Some people managed to carry him to the parking lot, but it was too hot for a helicopter to pick him up there. Rangers had to drive him to a higher elevation where it was cool enough for the helicopter (a balmy 109F).
#26
Forgot The Dollar Store Air Horn In The Sun On The Dash Of My Truck
Jason 1 year ago
Depending on your state front windshield can be a zero deductable no impact on your insurance claim.
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Joanne Hudson 1 year ago
I sacrificed a CD player by leaving it on the dash all day while I was off site at work. Even with a windshield protector. Fortunately it wasn't one of my fave CDs.
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Sometimes, If The Heat Is High, Corn Can Be Infected By A Fungus That Causes The Kernels To Expand And Become The Delicious Delicacy Known As Huitlacoche
This is eaten, usually as a filling, in quesadillas and other tortilla-based foods and soups.
Nicole Weymann 1 year ago
I'm sure it's tasty, being a delicacy and all, but the look is really off-putting. My first association are deformed and over saturated ticks.
Paul Rabit 1 year ago
Also the idea that it is the result of a fungal infection.
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aleksandra gacek 1 year ago
Not heat related. It's fungus, edible one, likes moisture. I've seen a lot of it years ago, on wet, coolish( by comparison) summers.
Dragons Exist 1 year ago
Which ancient Hispanic mad-lad saw that thing and thought "Imma put it in a quesadilla"
Pittsburgh rare 1 year ago
It is. Huitlacoche quesadillas are twice as expensive in Mexico but well worth it
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Matthew Savestheworld 1 year ago
Among US farmers it was always called Corn Smut and was considered a pest. In MExico its Huitlachoche... its a fungus and its delicious. Some call it the MExican truffle. It does look awful on the stalk, but shave off a bit and put in a taco......man it will change your life
Lastly, we want to emphasize that high temperatures are no joke and can pose serious health threats, especially to more vulnerable groups of people like the elderly, pregnant women, children, and individuals struggling with heart conditions and other various illnesses. So be sure to be safe in this summer heat, and don’t forget to hydrate!
#28
A Pub In Loughborough Handing Out Free Ice Water In A UK Heatwave
MrLiesegang 1 year ago (edited)
Heroes. Here in germany you won’t even get tab water inside a restaurant for free
Nugget 1 year ago
I know it's been said,but we're not equipped for these levels of consistent heat in the UK! I was working in a care home during a heat wave once ,it got to over 40 degrees in there and obviously no aircon. Oh also,they couldn't turn the heating off fully. Hellish working in that.
#29
Sun Through The Skylight Is A Direct Hit To The Record Player
Shark bait hoo haha 1 year ago
Just go ahead and melt it some more and make a candy dish out of it. It will never play correctly again!
catastrophegirl 1 year ago
put the record between two plates of glass outside in direct sun, and weigh it down. leave until remelted as flat - gen x
Bill Swallow 1 year ago
"Don't Leave Your Records in the Sun, They'll warp and they won't be good for anyone..." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXh1IWAKw3c
#30
Taco Bell Sign Melting In Phoenix, AZ
#31
On Public Transport In Hot Weather, Take A USB Desk Fan. Most Buses Here Have USB Chargers For Phones. Plug It In, Turn It Upside Down, And Hang It On The Empty Seat In Front
Lucy Covington 1 year ago
It may be the UK. Most of our busses now have USB plug ins, in London at least.
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Aussiegirl 1 year ago
Or get a battery operated hand held fan or one that goes around your neck
MacintoshID 1 year ago
Bought portable fans that are battery operated and have a large clip on them so you can hang them up. Great for dog kennels and extra fan needs in a vehicle. Batteries are rechargeable.
#32
Candles Left Outside During A Heatwave
Dawn Woolley 1 year ago
That happened to my candles back in 1964 when I was a young bride. They were indoors in an Australian summer.
Bettye McKee 1 year ago
Might as well paint them with stripes and use them for Christmas decorations.
Beth Wheeler 1 year ago
I see more urology humor coming... Bring on the Viagra and Peyronie's disease jojes
#33
My Vitamin Gummies Melted In The Texas Heat During Transit, And It's Not Eligible For A Refund
I guess I'll get a spoon and chisel out a serving every day...
catastrophegirl 1 year ago (edited)
been there, done that. some of my medications ship in a cooler with ice packs from jun-sep but not the rest of the year. sams club won't ship meltable items in my area in the summer. want a sams club sized bucket of m&ms? go pick it up. (yes, they will melt during shipping in the south in the summer)
LonelyLittleLeafSheep 1 year ago
What part of they melted "IN TRANSIT" don't you understand?
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Burned Myself On My Seatbelt. Apparently, My Car Is 170 On The Dash Right Now
les 1 year ago
not really, its american temp so much less than we think so its really about 77 degrees if you live anywhere else
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From what I see on BP (a biased view at best, I know) parking in the US is mostly open air? Temperatures like this should make parking decks, subterranean ones in particular, vastly popular in Utah, Texas, Arizona, Nevada,... They save space, too, and shorten the walk to whatever building you want to enter a lot.
Cat Chat 1 year ago
I live in Utah. Typically, the multi-level parking garages are built in the lower levels of most downtown buildings, reserved garages buildings at some other large buildings. But most parking is outdoor parking lots.
Load More Replies... Bettye McKee 1 year ago
Have you tried the sun shields you put in your windshield when you're parked? Mine collapse so I can keep them in the space between the seats. I used them today.
SolitaryIntrovert 1 year ago
You know its hot when you need an oven thermometer to measure the temperature.
BookFanatic 1 year ago
And yet people still leave their pets and kids in their vehicles unattended.
#35
This Is How Hot It Is In New Orleans
Jason 1 year ago
Used to carry something to put under the kickstand in Florida for this reason. Especially on asphalt. Friends had their bikes fall over
Maggie Mae 1 year ago
Tells You exactly HOW HOT that PAVEMENT GETS & Why Pets get BURNED FEET so BADLY!! DUMB Pet WALKERS!!
AGGA Films 1 year ago
This is why in Australia roads are bitumen, not asphalt or tar. I remember my shoes sticking to the road as a child before they changed over.
#36
It's Called An AZ Summer
General Anaesthesia 1 year ago
I laughed out loud. The neighbors across the courtyard stared in my general direction.
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#37
My Neighbors Have A Fan For Their Dog Because We Are Melting
#38
This Heat Is Wicked
KatSaidWhat 1 year ago
Victoria line any day but actually worse in cold at Walthamstow because apparently they feel the need to pump warm air between the platforms so it is an absolute beast anyway but when you have come in from 10c and it's suddenly 25, you're dying. Every single week day.
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Koalafied to komment 1 year ago
But other than the wicked witch, water would help me to not melt 😉
#39
We’re Cooked (Literally)
Shark bait hoo haha 1 year ago
Thanks Squirrel, I don't have the energy to math right now lol
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MC Scott 1 year ago
How do people manage in these temperatures when they’re unhoused, or in an apartment without AC? The poor are definitely hit harder by climate change.
My O My 1 year ago
Aren't there many deaths due to heat? And I am always suffering from my flat not cooling down under 27°C in summer....
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BeesEelsAndPups 1 year ago
When I was working in Monterrey in Mexico there were temps like this. Going outside was awful. Even a breeze would just feel like fire. It was like living inside a convection oven.
Romeoslover 1 year ago
hottest day in Sacramento, California USA was 117° in 2022. I don't even sweat until it hits at least 96°.
#40
Apartment AC Went Out During The Recent Texas Heatwave And Management Doesn’t Want To Fix It
Shark bait hoo haha 1 year ago
As well as your housing board. Both agencies will slap so many expensive fines on that he will wish he just fixed it in the first place.
Load More Replies... Cathy Homan 1 year ago
AC is not a thing here in Washington. My apartment has gotten up to 122 before. In fact AC is against my lease
SnootWaggling Fox 1 year ago (edited)
I had some similar BS. Had a window unit for years then the owner sold and the new management wanted to renovate so they kept making up new rules, among them a series of reasons I could not keep my AC unit, which I proved false one after the other until finally not being able to deal with the harassment and leaving.
Load More Replies... Maggie Mae 1 year ago
They Can be SUED for ENDANGERING their TENNENTS & Have to COVER YOUR RENTS THEMSELVES!! CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT!!!
Beth Wheeler 1 year ago
Call the news stations, let the bad press light a fire under their asses. In some states its illegal for the landlord to not fix things like that.
HearditontheX 1 year ago
After contacting authorities call ur local news stations and see if u can get ur apartment management the attention they do deserve I live in Texas and can't comprehend living without AC. Sic Em
Regina Holt 1 year ago
News stations can get stuff done! Companies don't like negative press.
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It’s Supposed To Be 108 Degrees Today And This Was Sitting At An Intersection In My Neighborhood. Thank You, Neighbor, For Looking Out For All Of Us
MyName'sLisaMontoyaYouKiltMyPa 1 year ago
It looks like you can bring your own cups. Super nice neighbor. We need more like this!
#42
Arizona Problems. Left My Credit Card In My Car, And It Melted
#43
My Shoe Melted In My Room In The Summer Heat And, Now It Looks Like Caramel
#44
My Bottle Of Soft Gel Pills Melted Together In The Cupboard. They Are Now Impossible To Separate
Gail Wilson Webb 1 year ago
I thought that someone had fun stacking Little Smokies. Sorry about your pills.
Joanne Hudson 1 year ago
Chip them apart after leaving in fridge, or in the winter. In AZ there rarely is chocolate in vending machines and I personally carry coolers in my car for groceries. DO NOT ORDER anything that melts as delivery trucks do not have AC. I live 4 miles from grocery and anything frozen will melt by the time I get home if I don't bring ice.
#45
Sandals Melting In Heatwave
#46
Welcome To Australian Summer. Had To Pop My Hook In The Fridge Because The Handle Started To Get Soft From The Heat
Has anyone else had this problem? Had these for most of last year, but I guess they missed the heatwave (was 36°C here today - luckily not the 38°C it was meant to be)
Brittany Grawe 1 year ago
Cute hook. But more importantly, why don't Driscoll brand strawberries come in hear shaped containers in the u.s.???
Joanne Hudson 1 year ago
I keep wet sponges in plastic bags in freezer. Switch out as needed to keep things from softening/melting inside the house.
Shark bait hoo haha 1 year ago
It is a crochet hook and the handle is made out of polymer clay that had been baked on (set)
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Who appointed you as the sole authority on temperatures?
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The Glass On Our Outdoor Furniture Just Spontaneously Shattered In The Heat
ZGutr 1 year ago (edited)
That has been caused by something else. Glass does not break just by heat. Fast temperature changes can (t.ex. pouring hot water in a glass standing on a cold surface), but a sheet of glass lying in the sun? no way. Even if the sun slowly comes slowly over the glass lying in the shade it will warm gradually.
Pedantic Panda 1 year ago
Glass will expand slowly and slightly in heat. If one side is hotter than the other or if there is no space to expand into, this will happen.
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joann fielding 1 year ago
Yep! Saw it happen to a car with tinted windows parked, on a 103° day, right in front of me. The glass tried to expand, the tint wouldn't allow it, and the window went 'Zzzziiiinnngggg', then exploded. The pieces of glass were still vibrating on the ground.
#48
Trying To Frost A Cake In A Heatwave Feels Like That Scene From A Sleeping Beauty
Luckily, it turned out okay in the end, but there were many trips to the fridge and freezer along the way.
unfilteredCigarette73 1 year ago
I probably would have done the whole thing in the walk in fridge..if they have one, that looks like a restaurant kitchen
#49
The Heat Today Baked The Pine Sap Out Of My Newly Painted Deck
Bisha Moten 1 year ago
Heat doesn't cause this. Untreated wood, which has been painted before it can fully cure... does. OP's deck is made with green, untreated wood, and wasn't sealed or allowed to fully cure and dry before they painted it.
arthbach 1 year ago
Bisha Moten, with each post, I am loving that you are applying your knowledge and 'little grey cells'. I saw this, and thought, "I've seen this happening in Scotland, at temperatures barely into double digits (in Celsius). This is not a 'hot thing'."
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So Hot Today That The Adhesive Holding My Dad's Phone Together Melted
#51
It's Currently 44 Degrees In Melbourne And This Tram Stop Has No Shade Wait In
PeepPeep the duck 1 year ago
I just can’t fathom Melbourne ever being that hot, it must of been insane that year
Libstak 1 year ago
It is not uncommon, we have hit 45 degrees and over 40 is expected at least 4 days to 10 each summer
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#52
Melbourne Heat Warped The Pavement Near A School
Pedantic Panda 1 year ago
More likely the path expanded and a lack of expansion joints in the path caused this.
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Glen Ellyn 1 year ago
Something similar can happen on roads, too. Here we call them road buckles. They often happen on roadways, and of course, it always seem to happen on busy roads during rush hour. It's a frustrating situation until crews can get through the heavy traffic to make repairs.
Pandarosa 1 year ago
Concrete expands in extreme heat, this isn't a warp, the sections act like tectonic plates if there's no expansion joint between them
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California Is So Hot, That You Can Use Your Meat Thermometer To Check The Weather
#54
Going Through A Heatwave And My Family Refuses To Turn On The AC
Their reasoning is that we'd have to shut all the windows, and it'd get hotter before it got colder. Which I understand. But please, for the love of God! I can stand some more unbearable heat if it means we get good coldness. It's only 3° hotter outside right now.
PattyK 1 year ago
Turn on the air conditioner with all the windows open; after 20-30 minutes close the windows.
WindySwede 1 year ago
Just like in the car, open the windows for at short period, and it gets cooler faster.
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It's Been So Hot That The Coconut Oil Has Liquefied
PeepPeep the duck 1 year ago
I find this one funny cos generally I live in north qld where it’s hot and when it’s solid from cold im all ‘wow looks it’s white and solid’ 😂
Say No to Downvoting 1 year ago
My rule is that the air conditioning doesn’t go on unless the coconut oil is fully melted (although that’s still not very hot, so we often wait it out anyway)
#56
It's So Hot My AC Unit Is Sweating
Bisha Moten 1 year ago
That's not from heat. It's from humidity. Specifically, the air inside the room is very humid, and condensing on the AC unit. A dehumidifier will fix this.
Jason 1 year ago
Air conditioning units are basically dehumidifiers that dump the hot air outside instead of inside. Most newer ones have a dry setting too.
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#57
When Curtains Alone Won't Keep The Heat Out
Cat servant 1 year ago
Routinely where I am the summer wind will be around 15 miles per hour (25 Kph). Several times a month it will hit 25 to 45 mph (40 to 70 kph) wooden shutters will not survive. You would need storm shutters which are cost prohibitive for most people.
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Rinso The Red 1 year ago
I've got thermal curtains. Costs a bit more, but it helps keep the heat in during the winter and out during the summer.
#58
It’s So Hot This Morning That The Light Posts Have Started To Sag
Lester the Space Duck 1 year ago
Those poles are metal... If it were that hot, those folks on the sidewalk would be bursting into flames.
Bubba Jones 1 year ago
Looks like some are trying to set the humans as they walk by. Clearly aliens.
#60
As Temperatures Reach Sweltering Heights, Families Cool Off In Keenjhar Lake In Thatta, Sindh On Sunday
FoxEcoLimaIndiaCharlieIndiAlfa 1 year ago
I feel like this particular picture is AI. There appears to be cars parked in the lake, right next to people in boats.
keyboardtek 1 year ago
My brother reports 90 degree F water temperature in the Gulf of Mexico. Too hot to swim in.
Shinobu 1 year ago
It's a Muslim country so you'll almost never see a person in a swimsuit. Man or woman.
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#61
Las Vegas Heatwave Was No Joke... We Fried An Egg - Cooked In Less Than 10 Minutes
Took a piece of polished sheet metal to create a reflective surface, and angled it to direct sunlight (it's currently 105°F outside). After 8 minutes - the surface heat of the skillet reached 250°F, and the egg cooked in 2 minutes.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
Yeah I remember doing this in the 80s as a science experiment in grade school. Efficient solar ovens have been around for decades.
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Just left vegas sun. No joke, NEVER going back. 108° at 750am. Nope
Mason Kronol 1 year ago
I thought it got cold there at night and desert areas. I’ve never been so I don’t know the weather patterns. Even in Ohio if it’s 90f during the day it might be 60s-70s from 11pm-10am.
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#62
It Was So Hot And Windy In Melbourne Recently That My Flower Planter Caught Fire
BringMeMyDragons 1 year ago
Spontaneous combustion of mulch... I did t know it was a thing until it took out a 1.5mil dollar house near my mom
H3ARTZ_FromMe 1 year ago
dont just leave us like that??? give us a part 2!!! did anyone else catch fire?
#63
It Was So Hot Yesterday... Even My Shirt Was Feeling The Stress
Mason Kronol 1 year ago
Nah, just grab some salt and tequila and body shots! (Guys love it when ladies have sweaty tummies, they don’t say “gross”)
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#64
My Eraser Turned My Calculator’s Plastic To Goop After Leaving Them Together In My Pencil Case Over The Summer
Bisha Moten 1 year ago
Not a heat thing. Chemical reaction. Some variations of styrene plastic, don't play well if they come in contact for extended periods of time, with other objects. Some aspect of the chemical makeup of the eraser caused a chemical reaction and started to effectively eat the styrene of the calculator.
#65
Extreme Heat Melted Her Car Light
Bisha Moten 1 year ago
Fake. Image popped up in 2023. Tail lights are made from polycarbonate plastic, which typically melts at temperatures of 288C to 316C (550F to 600F), meaning it was impossible for the lights to melt from the heat.
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ZGutr 1 year ago
Mediocre posting. Some entries are just plain BS and a great number of entries are not related to climate change, they are merely the effect of summer heat. I'm not denying climate change, CG only makes the effect comes a bit faster but isn't causing them.
Petra Schaap 1 year ago
we once brought chocolates on a long car trip in the summer. Surprise, they melted. We took them back home and threw them in the freezer. The melted chocolate froze in the shape of the plastic blister it was in and we had like a giant bar :-D I also had a giantic blob of melted but solid again Twizlers that were still edible. Yes, i am fat.
marianne eliza 1 year ago
Keep the sun from hitting the windows at all. Cheap roller blinds mounted outside do the job. But don't get the plastic ones! Get the kind made from bamboo strips.
Joanne Hudson 1 year ago
I'm grinding my teeth reading all the nay-sayers. Come live here and tell me about how the heat has nothing to do with all this c**p. You learn the hard way. Babies and pets die if left in the car if its closed. Its better to be safe than sorry. I wish I could show you photos that were on the news of a man who fell on the sidewalk, could not get up, and burned badly before anyone came to help him.
TheForrestGreene (he/they/it) 1 year ago
that one day when it was 113 where i live: summer-hea...c5-png.jpg 
ZGutr 1 year ago
Mediocre posting. Some entries are just plain BS and a great number of entries are not related to climate change, they are merely the effect of summer heat. I'm not denying climate change, CG only makes the effect comes a bit faster but isn't causing them.
Petra Schaap 1 year ago
we once brought chocolates on a long car trip in the summer. Surprise, they melted. We took them back home and threw them in the freezer. The melted chocolate froze in the shape of the plastic blister it was in and we had like a giant bar :-D I also had a giantic blob of melted but solid again Twizlers that were still edible. Yes, i am fat.
marianne eliza 1 year ago
Keep the sun from hitting the windows at all. Cheap roller blinds mounted outside do the job. But don't get the plastic ones! Get the kind made from bamboo strips.
Joanne Hudson 1 year ago
I'm grinding my teeth reading all the nay-sayers. Come live here and tell me about how the heat has nothing to do with all this c**p. You learn the hard way. Babies and pets die if left in the car if its closed. Its better to be safe than sorry. I wish I could show you photos that were on the news of a man who fell on the sidewalk, could not get up, and burned badly before anyone came to help him.
TheForrestGreene (he/they/it) 1 year ago
that one day when it was 113 where i live: summer-hea...c5-png.jpg
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