@Cyn1calCrusader This is completely false 😂 “dry desert heat where sweat evaporates quickly, so you actually feel cooler despite higher temperatures.”
You go outside at midnight and it’s still 35-40°C. During the day it’s 45°C+ and so hot your eyes feel warm and you can’t breathe
So, jokes aside, to understand why the heat is worse in the UK than say Arizona for example, the answer is quite long...
First it's the Humidity, it's far higher here.
The UK's island location and prevailing south-westerly winds bring moist sea air, so heatwaves are often humid rather than dry.
In contrast, many of the hottest US states (e.g., Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico) have dry desert heat where sweat evaporates quickly, so you actually feel cooler despite higher temperatures.
Even humid US regions (like the Southeast) usually have widespread air conditioning to offset it.
Second, the buildings and Infrastructure that we have all are designed to Trap Heat, not Release It.
UK homes are built for cold, damp winters: thick brick/stone walls, heavy insulation, small windows, and designs that retain warmth.
During a heatwave, they turn into ovens, solar gain through windows builds up, and there is poor ventilation or passive cooling features like overhangs, shutters, or light-coloured roofs.
Plus, poor air conditioning: Only about 5% of UK homes have AC (vs. ~90% in the US).
It's not standard because it's rarely needed most of the year, but during spikes it's a nightmare.
Also, retrofitting is expensive and tricky in old terraced houses or listed buildings.
This extended to public transport, schools, offices, and even hospitals as they often lack cooling.
Finally, most importantly, we have zero acclimatisation.
Meaning it's just as hot at night as it is during the day.
Britons aren't physiologically or culturally used to sustained heat.
We're properly white!
So, a sudden jump from typical UK summer temps feels extreme, and the body struggles more without gradual adaptation.
Heatwaves often bring "tropical nights" (temps staying above 20 °C), so homes don't cool down overnight.
You can't sleep, recover, or anything which just compounds fatigue, dehydration, etc.
Drier US heat often cools significantly at night.
That is all topped up with the fact that we have longer summer daylight at the UK's higher latitude meaning more hours of solar heating.
Hope this long explanation that no one wanted clears this right up...
@superhumman1234 It’s wild to think that just beyond the fence there is seemingly a house full of people who see this out their back window on the daily
🚨 WATCH: A paraglider gets hit by a Cessna 172 near the Austrian town of Zell am See.
The paraglider was able to pull her rescue parachute and land safely shortly after the incident on Saturday.
According to police, the 44-year-old Austrian had started from Schmittenhöhe in the direction of Piesendorf. Above the Pinzgauer Hütte, she collided at 1:15 p.m. with the Cessna piloted by a 28-year-old.
The pilot of the Cessna, which flew from the Glemm Valley in the direction of Zell am See, was able to land the aircraft safely at Zell am See Airport.
Video: sab_thi
@Pirat_Nation Added pronoun options, different body types, full amputation options and even different options for hearing aids
But still haven’t added facial hair
Forza Horizon 5 included a feature where non-player characters addressed players using names pulled from their Microsoft Xbox accounts. This created a deadnaming problem for some transgender players whose account names did not reflect their current identity.
The developers had introduced pronoun options and different body types in 2021 to promote inclusivity. However, the name-pulling mechanic during the game’s introduction led to unintended issues.
In response, Forza Horizon 6 adds a prompt in the character creator asking players to confirm if they are comfortable with their Xbox account name being used by NPCs.
Ronda Rousey: What made me exceptional as a martial artist is my grasp of martial arts. Everything that I did in the cage was unprecedented and witty and really smart...Like, people compared me to Mike Tyson, but it wasn't that I was so much stronger or bigger or faster than everybody. Because I'm an incredible martial artist and your mind doesn't stop working on those things. That's one of thing that just gets better and better with time. And, so what made me the best is better than its ever been because I have more experience and because I am older.
NEW: A wild clip from Barstool Feud showed Dianna Russini answering “kiss her” when asked what a man might do to get a woman in the mood.
After Russini said it’s good advice, Mike Vrabel responded “I’m paying very close attention… I’m so excited.”
This keeps getting WORSE 😳