54C Recorded In Kuwait Likely Hottest On Record In Asia (foxnews.com)

An anonymous reader writes from an Associated Press report: The UN weather agency said it suspects that the 54C temperature recorded in Kuwait has set a record for the eastern hemisphere. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said Tuesday it is setting up a committee to look into whether the temperature recorded last Thursday in Mitrabah, Kuwait, was a new high for the eastern hemisphere and in Asia. WMO's Omar Baddour said it is "likely" to be an eastern hemisphere record. Last week, swathes of the Middle East and North Africa and were hit by heatwaves that have become more frequent over the last half-century, and Earth is fresh off the hottest six months on record. WMO says the world record high of 56.7C was recorded at Furnace Creek in Death Valley, California, in 1913. In the UAE, highs of 49C are expected inland on Wednesday. Last year, the mercury rose above 50C in Sweiham, near Al Ain.An article on Citylab, citing NOAA's latest analysis notes that it was the warmest June in the modern history and also the 14th consecutive month of unprecedented hotness.

Comments

Re:That's 129.2F if you're interested.

[judoguy]

But it's dry heat.

Re:That's 129.2F if you're interested.

[coinreturn]

A dry 129.2F isn't a problem if you have water. Our biology is built with cooling systems that work very well in this scenario.

The only cooling system I want at that temperature is air-conditioning!

Re:You made the bed. Now sleep in it.

[Anonymous Coward]

No, we don't wonder. We just shrug and say, "another FOX news listener".

Re:That's 129.2F if you're interested.

[K. S. Kyosuke]

Yes, it was a dry joke.

Re:That's 129.2F if you're interested.

[BlackHawk-666]

AT 76C I'd have no idea what to put on....

Don't worry, at 76C you will soon be dead. It won't matter what you are wearing.