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March 2019 sees 121C temperature difference and only separated by the Southern Ocean

Written by on April 5, 2019 in Australasia, Rest of World with 0 Comments
March 2019 sees 121C temperature difference and only separated by the Southern Ocean

You often expect the Northern Hemisphere to deliver the biggest temperature extremes between hot and cold given most of earth’s land masses are north of the equator. The general rule of thumb is that the further you are away from a sea or ocean, the greater the swing in temperature between summer and winter with […]

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NEW WORLD ‘HEAT INDEX’ RECORD LIKELY SET ALONG SHORES OF PERSIAN GULF…

Written by on July 31, 2015 in Asia, Rest of Europe, Rest of World, Summer 2015 with 0 Comments
NEW WORLD ‘HEAT INDEX’ RECORD LIKELY SET ALONG SHORES OF PERSIAN GULF…

The heat has been relentless and often unbearable throughout the Middle East. Temperatures are surpassed 120 degrees across the majority of Iraq with AccuWeather claiming that Baghdad has tied it’s all-time record of 124 degrees (51C) yesterday afternoon. However, there is worse down along the coast! Scalding hot, desert air combined with onshore winds blowing off the hottest body of water […]

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