My thoughts are with everyone battling or affected by the bushfires and power outages on this 43°C day. I’m very thankful my air conditioning is still working and I’m relatively comfortable. If you’re the praying type, please pray for my daughter’s safe return from Sydney tomorrow. The fires are still active, and she may need to find an alternative route home to Melbourne.
Friends in the path of the heatwave: if you’ve got laptops or power banks please make sure they are charged now. You’ll want them full in case you lose grid power and need to draw power to keep your phone topped up. #heatwave#australia
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Heat Advisory issued for Los Angeles and Ventura County
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
1248 PM PDT Sun Oct 26 2025
...
...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
WHAT...Temperatures up to 93 expected.
WHERE...A portion of southwest California.
WHEN...From 10 AM Tuesday to 7 PM PDT Wednesday.
IMPACTS...There is a high risk for heat illness for sensitive
populations including the very young, the very old, those without
air conditioning, and those active outdoors.
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Also, 30c (86f) on Sept 22nd is really throwing me off.
Just turned on the A/C for the first time after weeks of open window weather. Been planning on wrapping up the outdoor furniture and garden tool maintenance…
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#Iran is having one of the worst heat waves in years.
The areas in orange are all going to have government offices closed and people will be working from home to cut back energy use, transportation and exposure to extreme temperature. #GlobalWarming#Heatwave#GlobalHeating#ClimateEmergency
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Extreme weather alert in France for today and tomorrow.
I had to renew my bus pass so I went to their office this morning, then went shopping for treats & some basic stuff at a shop in a town a bit away from ours, it was so nice being in an air conditioned bus.
Living in a closed apartment, shutters are all closed so are the windows & doors towards the south to keep the heat away from the place, it's 31°C inside
It's going to be a rough week for me and Mellie. #Heatwave#France#European
extreme weather warning for France tomorrow Tuesday
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What is "corn sweat" and how does it exacerbate heat waves?
From @abc: "The process -- known by the scientific term evapotranspiration -- is the natural process by which plants move water from the roots of the plant to the surface."
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