It's too hot :(

nitram100 said:
Sevilla was one of the hottest places I have been too. I've been to Death Valley which was like 50c but it was dry and opening the car door felt like opening the door of an oven and getting that rush of heat to the face.
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The experience of heat hitting your face when you leave the airplane/airport for the start of your holiday is a nice feeling. For those who have never been abroad to warm/hot countries - leaving an air con building to outside is the nearest to what people experience abroad.

Those who are returning from holidays abroad next few days, they will feel that they are still on holiday
 
Uther said:
I was in Gemany a few years ago when it was about 42c, absolutely brutal.
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I was in Vienna a few years ago when it was the same, probably was the same time!, couldn't even walk down the street out of the shade.

Though all the cafes had misters spraying around the outdoor seating areas which was lovely. As you said, we're not setup to cope with these sort of temps.
 

Power supplies
At a time when energy companies traditionally maintain power stations for the winter by standing units down over the summer, rising temperatures increase the demand for supply due to the use of air-conditioning units and fans. The heat can reduce the power-carrying capacity of the system, as it is harder to cool conductors – this will restrict the ‘maintenance window’ available and could ultimately require greater redundancy on the system to permit maintenance.
High air temperatures pose a problem for nuclear reactors, however, nuclear reactors are designed to automatically shut down if temperatures go above 40°C. This has never happened at any site in the UK, as the highest temperature recorded in England has been 38.7°C, in Cambridge on 25 July 2019.
High temperatures are not expected to impact the UK’s nuclear reactors, as they are cooled by seawater, which has a stable temperature and is not influenced by short periods of hot weather.
Generally, the rising temperatures lower power station efficiency.
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Never realised this was a thing
 
squerble said:
I was just going to tape it inside. Reasoning being that as long as the cardboard and foil are pretty flush with the window it should minimise any heat getting it.
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I remember it being suggested that if you tape the foil on the inside, the sun will warm up the glass twice which can cause the seals to blow on double glazing
 
Pretty spot on at the moment but going to Yorkshire tomorrow ,doing a sunshade from a scrounged oak and hazel yurt top on a hangman's frame but need to get Calico or whatever to cover it ,work in progress

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cheesefest said:
Not looking forward to walking to work in 35c at 12 noon Mon and Tuesday. If car park was in any shade, I would have driven to work. No to driving in a sweat box and the climate control takes a few mins to work.
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At least supermarkets have aircon sainsburys on tuesday was like an arctic chill soon as you step outside it was a wall of heat thats more than most places of work be thankful for small mercys eh
 
What's going to happen to the roads in 40c heat ??

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

Heatwave causing roads to 'melt like chocolate' as tarmac reaches 50C

The scorching temperatures are causing the roads to soften so much that they are melting.
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"A sunny day in the 20Cs can be enough to generate 50C on the ground as the dark asphalt road surface absorbs a lot of heat and this builds up during the day with the hottest period between noon and 5pm.
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If 20c can generate enough heat to reach melting point for Asphalt, what will double that do ?
 
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