People started to faint on the street because of the heatwave

@dya80dya (36656)
July 12, 2024 4:12pm CST
I live in Romania, Europe. This is not a tropical country. This year the heatwave will last 30 days. This didn't happen before. I know that it's summer, but there are almost 40 degrees Celsius. I tried to stay on my balcony for a few minutes and it's hard to breathe. The air is hot. Yesterday someone called an ambulance. We are lucky because we have AC. But many people don't have it. Some people never use their AC because they are afraid that electricity costs a lot. I am afraid that it costs a lot too, but I can't stand this heat. Maybe the bill will not be as high as we think. But we never had AC before. How is the weather where you live?
A sizzling heat wave has sent temperatures in parts of central and southern Europe soaring toward 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 Fahrenheit, in places
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Greenery8
@grenery8 (10718)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
13 Jul
i have ac 2 years but i also use it very rarely due to cost, only when i had to. i need to use it today and for 30 minutes several times a day, i felt good. i am sorry people are fainting, summer is worse every year, i feel.
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Diana
@dya80dya (36656)
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14 Jul
Yesterday I used the AC for several hours. It was very hot. There were 43 C. Do you know how much the bill is if you use it for 30 minutes several times daily? It's the first time I am using it and I have no idea how much it will cost.
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Greenery8
@grenery8 (10718)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
14 Jul
@dya80dya 43C,really?i could barely survive 38C. I am getting electricity bills 6-7 months in advance. After that, i get another bill,if i overspent it. and i am now looking at the bill from last year that was my spending from the end of march until the end of august . Last summer i barely turned on ac but i was heating more. The amount was 74.05 euros,hm. I think it depends of your country's standard as well so maybe you will pay less. But, don't save it so much, when your own life is in danger,considering this warm weather.
Anna
@LadyDuck (471421)
• Switzerland
13 Jul
We had a temperature below average until now. From next week it should be hot.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471421)
• Switzerland
14 Jul
@dya80dya The coming week will be very hot also here, but we should get again rain the next Saturday.
Diana
@dya80dya (36656)
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14 Jul
Here next week will be worse. It will be very hot. I turned off the AC because this heatwave lasts a long time.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180805)
• United States
13 Jul
Hot,Hot,Hot .except today it has rained all day and it was cool. Tomorrow won't be too bad, but the rest of the week will be hot.I should have said most
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Diana
@dya80dya (36656)
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14 Jul
We had rain too. But we had it for a day. Next week it will be very hot until Wednesday. And the heatwave will last until August.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180805)
• United States
14 Jul
@dya80dya well, what can I say.It is the hottest part of the year. Personally I am hoping for a hurricane
OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (89873)
• Arvada, Colorado
13 Jul
My goodness this is bad news..it is everywhere..the climate is so dangerous now.
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Diana
@dya80dya (36656)
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14 Jul
Do you have a heatwave there too? It's scary how hot it is.
Dena Miller
@Dena91 (16634)
• United States
13 Jul
It's been hot and humid here which begins in March and ends in October for my area of the US. We use our air conditioners during the day, turn them off at night and use fans then.
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Dena Miller
@Dena91 (16634)
• United States
16 Jul
@dya80dya Yes usually from 8 in the morning until we go to bed. Our bill isn't higher than it is in the winter when we heat our home.
Diana
@dya80dya (36656)
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14 Jul
Do you use your air conditioners for several hours? In April we had 30 degrees C.
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Anish Asokan
@RevivedWarrior (2239)
• India
13 Jul
It is the same story everywhere . In India , normally the summers are hot .However, this time , day and night the temperatures were 30 C . It has been tough .We got air conditioning and have been using it since. The rains have not been heavy enough but it has become a bit alright considering the summer time. A lot of my friends in Europe and Us are reporting high temperatures. Do stay indoors and be close to an air conditioner. Do not think much about the electricity cost.Our comfort is most important and so plan accordingly!
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Diana
@dya80dya (36656)
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14 Jul
In our rooms, there are 30 C. The air conditioner is very important when it's so hot. I stayed indoors, but tomorrow I have a dentist appointment.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (92789)
• United States
12 Jul
The cost is better than heatstroke, so I hope people don’t overthink using their air conditioning. It is rare for someone not to have an air conditioning here because we can get to 40 Celsius in June, and go to 43 Celsius by August first. I’m not going to try to tough it out; I’m using my air.
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Diana
@dya80dya (36656)
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14 Jul
When it's so hot we need air conditioning.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (136540)
• India
13 Jul
We have moderate weather here and I have never experienced anything that calls for extreme measures.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (79892)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Jul
I remember my years in living in Riga, Latvia I was miserable when a summer was cool and rainy because I wanted hot summers, We had some hot summers and everyone else looked really miserable but me and now that I have returned to the US the really hot summers in Europe have begun
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
12 Jul
Wow! It's hot all over. I hope you can stay cool with your A/C.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (102927)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
12 Jul
It is hot in southwest Louisiana even though it is not enough for a heat warning to be issued even though I need to have the fan running inside my bedroom due to the hear that weakens me.
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Mistyck Moon
@MistyckMoon (935)
• United States
12 Jul
We have been in extreme heat with temperatures between 112 and 117 degrees. There has been a few people in my town that have passed away from the heat. I am also lucky to have AC and my bill is more than I can afford. But I have grown sons that help me with it. We can’t do anything outdoors in this heat.
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M Cheung
@Beestring (14561)
• Hong Kong
13 Jul
Also very hot here. Temperature around 34-35C.I use air con and fan alternatively.
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Diana
@dya80dya (36656)
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14 Jul
It's hot indeed. I can't turn on my computer and my lamp. I won't use them because they make the room very hot.
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Rimps
@Rimps85 (1862)
• India
12 Jul
my city is now experiencing heavy showers...its monsoon season now, after enduring a hot & humid summer
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Kayla Tsukino
@kaylachan (69824)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Jul
It depends on how they couclate the cost where you live. The ac does use a lot more power, so it'll be higher than you're used to, but hopefully only for a month or two. Do you have/use heat? If so, then how high it goes in the winter is about what to expect.
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Jessica
@JESSY3236 (19942)
• United States
16 Jul
It's been hot here too, but not that hot. I'm glad we have AC.