It's very hot outside and we still want it to be nice and cool inside our four walls. You can of course help yourself in the fight against the heat with an air conditioner, but these can cause health problems for many people, use a lot of electricity or are too expensive. Cooling down an apartment without air conditioning is not a mission impossible.
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A few days ago, the hottest day in the history of measurements was recorded in the Kuwaiti city of Mitribah and Iraqi Basra - 54 degrees Celsius, which is a record value for the Eastern Hemisphere. The highest recorded temperature in history is said to be 56.7 degrees Celsius in 1913 - it was measured at Furnace Creek Ranch in the American Death Valley (USA) - but according to many scientists, this measurement was not authentic. The one from 2013, when the mercury in Calif (also Death Valley) showed 54 degrees C, is legitimate! When was the hottest day recorded in Slovenia?
The old rule says that we should drink eight glasses of water a day. But in reality, body weight plays a role in determining the amount of fluid needed.
Licking and melting ice cream are like ass and shirt. They don't exist without each other, and while we'd rather see this icy king of desserts not melt, you have to take the good with the bad. But maybe melting isn't a bad thing at all, but just a way for ice cream to express itself artistically.
When that 'real' hellish heat sets in, it eludes us rationally, makes us sleepy, tired and often reluctant. But we persistently convince ourselves that it is not possible that the scorching sun is to blame for this. Harvard scientists confirm that heat is the actual 'culprit' for the slowing down of our brain.
The hot dog days are behind us and ahead of us. However, it was not always like this. The world is warming due to climate change, so we can expect more and more days in the future where temperatures reach 32 degrees Celsius and above. Read below how you can find out how your hometown is heated and by how many degrees it is warmer.
Why should we drink warm drinks in the summer and not cold ones to cool off? It's sweltering hot outside (after all, it's summer!), which means we'll most likely be treating ourselves to an ice-cold drink. We've got a hot tip for you to take into account the next time it's a hot dog day, so you can breathe easier. Do not resort to chilled drinks, but rather reach for warm or hot drinks. Why? Find out below.