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Date: July 30, 2020 at 02:14:39
From: Eve, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Baghdad sets record with 125-degree day |
URL: https://news.yahoo.com/baghdad-sets-record-125-degree-212000597.html |
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Baghdad, Iraq, has seen high temperatures before, but not like this.
The city recorded its two hottest days ever Tuesday and Wednesday at 125 and 124 degrees,
respectively. Per The Washington Post, the situation was exacerbated by the state
electricity grid failing, prompting many residents to rely on generators to power their
homes. And on Monday, when temperatures reached 123 degrees, two demonstrators protesting
against the lack of electricity and basic services were shot and killed by security forces.
Several other places in the Middle East have experienced extraordinary temperatures this
week, as well. Beirut, Lebanon, set a record at 113.7 degrees, while Damascus, Syria, tied
its previous high at 114.8 degrees. Additional locations broke previous records in Saudi
Arabia and Iraq, the Post reports.
In Baghdad, temperatures are supposed to hover in the same record-setting area Thursday,
before dropping slightly over the weekend and into next week. The Post notes extreme heat
can happen randomly and naturally, but climate change has made such instances
disproportionately more likely.
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Date: July 30, 2020 at 12:46:40
From: pamela, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Baghdad sets record with 125-degree day |
URL: https://www.newsweek.com/how-us-made-use-radioactive-bombs-routine-443732 |
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Can't help wondering what all the bombing done in
Bagdad and other areas of mideast bombed using depleted
uranium(so called) it totally devastated the whole
area, maybe it could cause temps to rise in these areas
not to mention all of the cancer cases and birth
defects.
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Date: July 30, 2020 at 13:32:36
From: Eve, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Baghdad sets record with 125-degree day |
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I know, it's crossed my mind also...so sad.
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