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All-Time Temperature Records for the Eastern Hemisphere in Kuwait and Iraq

Written by on July 26, 2016 in Asia, Rest of World with 0 Comments
All-Time Temperature Records for the Eastern Hemisphere in Kuwait and Iraq

Tom Moore Published: July 22, 2016 Meteorologists encounter weather records all of the time. There are minor ones, like daily records, and there are some that are literally mind-numbing. The nations of Kuwait and Iraq have presented us with the latter over the past couple of days, as extreme heat has placed a choke hold […]

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IRAQ Declares 2nd ‘Heat Holiday’ Of July 2015 As All-Time Records Are Challenged

Written by on July 31, 2015 in Asia, Summer 2015 with 0 Comments
IRAQ Declares 2nd ‘Heat Holiday’ Of July 2015 As All-Time Records Are Challenged

Within the past 10 days, I posted an article on the gruelling heat wave torturing Iraq. As expected, yet another surge of extreme heat is bringing temperatures widely above 120F, forcing the government to issue it’s second ‘heat holiday’. These were the values reached during the last heat wave. This holiday, like the last is due to the combination […]

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Gruelling Heatwave Makes Iraq Life Even Tougher! All-Time Record Of 126F To Be Challenged?

Written by on July 20, 2015 in Asia, Summer 2015 with 0 Comments
Gruelling Heatwave Makes Iraq Life Even Tougher! All-Time Record Of 126F To Be Challenged?

In a struggling Iraq where thousands live in make shift refugee camps and electricity is intermittent or not an option, summertime is a particularly difficult time for locals. Especially during a heat wave. 100-degree heat is common place throughout the Middle East during July and August but when temperatures creep above 120 degrees, it becomes a greater challenge to […]

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