Anarchy in the UK after the Heatwave
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. During the end of June and beginning of July temperatures rocketed to a whopping 35 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).
But when a population starved of warmth and sunshine are given it all in one go, crazy things start to happen.
Sunburn City
The first thing British people do when even the smallest amount of sun is spotted is get their kit off. Any English town or city on a hot day will be littered with bodies lying around trying to get as much sun on as much of their pale flesh as possible. No doubt doctors surgeries will get more than a few patients through their doors with worrying signs of skin cancer.
The Complaining Starts
True to form, the British mentality can’t deal with simply being happy and counting there blessings for more than a few days. As sure as the sun sets, people soon started to complain about it being too hot, getting nostalgic about how cool it was last week. And, inevitably, there were petitions to demand the government do something about the awful hot weather and lack of air conditioning in public places!
Cooling Down
While one half of the British population is stripping down to their underwear, the remainder 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.Climate change campaigners are saying this is exactly the kind of effects they have been warning about for so long.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. I suppose you just cannot win.
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