UK Heatwave Causes Sunburn, Panic and Rush on Fans and Air Conditioners
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In the UK the year round weather is so blighted by rain and clouds – but the population got a well deserved break recently with some thermometer busting conditions. The last week of June this year saw UK temperatures soar to a reported 35 degrees Celsius (95F), the warmest since 2006. It was also the highest recorded temperature in June for decades – the average for June is 19-22 degrees Celcius (around 70 degrees Fahrenheit).
Yet one of the things that’s bound to happen in a country which hardly ever sees a ‘proper’ summer, people start to go a bit loopy.
Sunburn City
First thing you see when the sun comes out in the UK is people stripping down to bikinis to make the most of the sun. You can visit any town in Britain during such weather and be sure of spotting hordes of people fighting for a good patch to sun themselves. Several months down the line you can be sure of a few melanoma scares resulting from the overexuberant sun-worshipping.
The Grumbling Begins
True to form, the British mentality can’t deal with simply being happy and counting there blessings for more than a few days. Sure enough we soon started hearing people grumbling about it being too hot, and wishing for some cooler weather or even some rain. And, inevitably, there were petitions to demand the government do something about the awful hot weather and lack of air conditioners in public places!
Staying Cool
With one section of the UK population is stripping down to their underwear, the rest rushes down to the high street and sucks up the entire stock of desk fans like some sweaty, many-headed monster. According to Google, searches for the term “portable air conditioner” in the UK went from 9,900 in May to 49,500 in June!
Nothing Lasts Forever
Unfortunately these Mediterranean conditions failed to stick around, and after a week of this there were equally severe thunderstorms and rain, leading to severe flooding in some parts. Many environmental campaigners are pointing to these extremities as yet more evidence of the effects of climate change.The funniest part of it is that the same people who were complaining about the heat the previous week, are now complaining about the heavy rainfall. You just can’t win.
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