Heat Wave in Britain Causes Strange Behaviour
People in Britain got a welcome break from their usual rain and misery recently when a heatwave broke out across the country. 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 many years – 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.
Lobsters & Melanoma
The first thing British people do when even the smallest amount of sun is spotted is get their kit off. With temperatures like this you can’t but avoid swarms of sunbathers trying to get a natural tan for once, jostling for space in the best suntanning spots. Several months down the line you can be sure of a few melanoma scares resulting from the overexuberant sun-worshipping.
The Grass Is Always Greener
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 conditioners in public places!
Fan Stampede
While 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!
Is That a Storm Cloud on the Horizon?
Sadly the tropical heatwave didn’t last and since this scorching seven days the country has been hit by equally severe rain and thunder storms. Many environmental campaigners are pointing to these extremities as yet more evidence of the effects of climate change.Now, of course, the UK public is now starting to complain about the rain and harking back to the heatwave. You just can’t win.
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