What does it mean to record forty temperatures for several consecutive days?

2023-08-09 2023-08-09T12:12:26Z
سنان خلف
سنان خلف
محرر أخبار جوية- قسم التواصل الاجتماعي

Weather of Arabia - Sinan Khalaf - The Jordanian capital, Amman, is exposed in some years during the summer months to heat waves, with which temperatures rise to values that exceed the 40 ° C barrier, which may sometimes continue over several consecutive days, so what does it mean to record forty temperatures for several days Sequential?

 

  • Increased feeling of fatigue, exhaustion and lethargy.
  • Increased cases of heat exhaustion and sunstrokes.
  • Increased heat inside buildings as a result of their walls absorbing external heat.
  • Increasing electrical loads as a result of increasing reliance on air conditioning and refrigeration equipment.
  • Increased demand for water for drinking, washing, or even watering plants.
  • Burning of some plant leaves and damage to some agricultural crops and fruits.
  • Some economic sectors were damaged due to high operating costs and decreased production capacity.
  • Increased risk of fires due to dry soil.

 

 

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.
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