Turkey’s Environment Ministry said meteorologists had registered a reading of 50.5 degrees Celsius (122.9 degrees Fahrenheit) in the southeast of the country, setting a nationwide record.

The record temperature was registered on Friday at Silopi, the ministry said in a post on X on Saturday.

Silopi is 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Turkey’s borders with Iraq and Syria.

The previous heat record, registered in August 2023, was 49.5 degrees Celsius.

  • KumaSudosa@feddit.dk
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    7
    ·
    13 hours ago

    You know that the warmer countries usually have ways to deal with it, including many having AC, right? Talking about “Europeans” collectively doesn’t make sense. Why would I waste money and resources on AC in Sweden or the UK to deal with our two weeks of warm weather? Our homes are instead built to deal with cold conditions.

    • Obi@sopuli.xyz
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      9 hours ago

      Yes and the southern countries also know how to build houses that don’t turn into ovens in the heat, thick walls, etc.