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Here’s How People In Great Britain Are Reacting To The Record-Breaking Heatwave (32 Pics)
Summer reached its boiling point - literally - this past week across Western Europe. The United Kingdom’s Met Office tweeted that London’s Heathrow Airport reached 98.4 degrees (36.9°C), a new record for July. While the heat in Cambridge, England, rose to 100.5 (38°C) degrees. This marks only the second time triple-digit temperatures have been recorded in the United Kingdom. If you're not familiar with the British summer - its usual average temperatures are around 64.4 (18°C) degrees throughout the hottest month of July. So if those from Texas like to scoff at the seemingly low tolerance that the British have for heat, remember that these weather conditions are far from what they're used to.
The U.K was only one of many countries to shatter extreme weather records. Paris, France reported 108 degrees (42.6°C), its highest temperature ever this week. "Climate change has increased the likelihood and severity of heatwave episodes across Europe," the UK's national weather service said to the BBC. Residents have had to get creative to keep cool and keep themselves laughing despite the devilishly hot summer. Scroll down below to check out some hot weather memes to enjoy next to a fan while you're enduring this meteorology phenomenon, and don't forget to upvote your favs!
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Martata 7 years ago
My cat was actually outside when I kept calling her she just ignored me and carried on enjoying the 38°C with no breeze and utter humidity. She loved it. (she drank loads of water with ice cubes in it, which makes it have a "normal" temperature don't worry she was hydrated)
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This guy is an absolute baller
#6
Tales of heatwave madness - the floor is lava
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 7 years ago
Now if there’s a Balrog in your room, you really need to worry.
#8
Nice to know there's one place on my body that I didn't sweat from during this heatwave
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How to keep your pussy cool in a heatwave - ice balls.
#15
Sun, deckchair, beachball, sand (from a bag) middle of Blackfriars Bridge, as you do
Eunice Probert 7 years ago
If he had tea in a flask and a packet of egg sarnies, then he'd really be British.
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wandile dludlu 7 years ago
It's nice being a guy... as long as you are brave enough, nothing is stopping you from dressing like this in some parts of the world
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Kathy Baylis 7 years ago
The fountain’s probably managed by the same kind of evil people who install bird spikes in trees. Bastards.
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Proper s**t London.
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Maarama Kamira 7 years ago
Or a wet sheet hanging in front of a fan will give an air con effect
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Spotted on the Piccadilly line
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Heatwave humor
Koalamonster 7 years ago
That's really sweet actually. It's so easy to forget to drink water if a restaurant is busy. Making sure they're taking that minute to stay hydrated and well tells me whoever put that in is a good work friend.
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High Quality Sauna. Would recommend!
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#49
When the Heatwave ravaging the UK finally ends
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Brandy Grote 7 years ago
2 years ago it was over 110 for more than 200 days where I live in Los Angeles. I slept with ice packs wrapped in towels, melting through 2 a night! It's cooler this year, only had 4 or 5 days over 100 F so far, and humidity above 25%, which is weird for us here in the desert!
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Keisha Washington 7 years ago (edited)
dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones ain't gonna rise again
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#71
When it's record breaking hot in London and wearing undies on the tube is just too much. Spotted on the jubilee line.
Rabbit Carrot 7 years ago
Maybe he left them because of the skiddies, those things look filthy.
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AnnaB 7 years ago
In the U.S., most places with very hot summer temps, i.e., Southern California, Arizona, Texas, Florida, etc., all have air conditioning. Europe, for the most part, doesn't as they haven't really needed to. So there's no respite - no places to turn to in order to escape the heat and humidity. People need to remember that before labeling them all as 'wimps'. If your AC went out in 108 temps, you would be screaming to high heaven, too.
SirPatTheCat 7 years ago
Also even without AC I live in Cali and can just tolerate the heat because I'm adapted to the climate. It's really unfair to call people wimps when they haven't had a chance to adapt too.
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Lucida 7 years ago
For everyone who lives in a country with a really warm climate and is used to even higher temperatures, I just want to say this: in many parts of Europe we are not used to very high temperatures and our buildings, etc. are therefore not equipped to cope with this. So if you think it's silly to whine above 98.4 degrees (36.9 ° C); come here and see for yourself how it feels.
Daria B 7 years ago
Additionally, it's not only about the temperature itself, it's also about humidity. Summers by the Adriatic Sea vs. summers in and around Seoul. *sigh*
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Artex Gorilla 7 years ago
That's nothing, "Insert other place name" is much hotter, it gets up to "Insert hotter temperature". Saved all the boring people time and effort.
AnnaB 7 years ago
In the U.S., most places with very hot summer temps, i.e., Southern California, Arizona, Texas, Florida, etc., all have air conditioning. Europe, for the most part, doesn't as they haven't really needed to. So there's no respite - no places to turn to in order to escape the heat and humidity. People need to remember that before labeling them all as 'wimps'. If your AC went out in 108 temps, you would be screaming to high heaven, too.
SirPatTheCat 7 years ago
Also even without AC I live in Cali and can just tolerate the heat because I'm adapted to the climate. It's really unfair to call people wimps when they haven't had a chance to adapt too.
Load More Replies... Lucida 7 years ago
For everyone who lives in a country with a really warm climate and is used to even higher temperatures, I just want to say this: in many parts of Europe we are not used to very high temperatures and our buildings, etc. are therefore not equipped to cope with this. So if you think it's silly to whine above 98.4 degrees (36.9 ° C); come here and see for yourself how it feels.
Daria B 7 years ago
Additionally, it's not only about the temperature itself, it's also about humidity. Summers by the Adriatic Sea vs. summers in and around Seoul. *sigh*
Load More Replies... Artex Gorilla 7 years ago
That's nothing, "Insert other place name" is much hotter, it gets up to "Insert hotter temperature". Saved all the boring people time and effort.
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