Hundreds drown in Russian HEATWAVE!!!

Hooter23 · 27-07-2010 11:48am #1

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100716/wl_afp/russiaweatherheatwave
http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/07/24/13323475.html

Anyone know if this Heatwave is over yet?

Su Campu · 27-07-2010 12:23pm

No signs yet

ESTOFEX

The life-threatening strong heat wave keeps going over most parts of W-Russia and another heat wave also affects Spain. In-between, unsettled conditions occur with numerous showers and thunderstorms.

Danno · 27-07-2010 1:26pm

At 33c it is not exceptionally hot... they have recorded 37.5c before... I guess it must be the persistance of heat. Sad reading about the drownings. Alcohol and swimming are a lethal combo.

thetonynator · 27-07-2010 2:06pm

I know some people in moscow at the moment, they said it is unbearable there, and no one is prepared for the type of weather they have at the moment.

Min · 27-07-2010 2:35pm

It was on last weeks Farmer's journal, drought conditions began in late June and most of their wheat producing areas are affected with temperatures in the high 30's everyday.

Thank God for rain and to be living in Ireland.

thetonynator · 27-07-2010 9:00pm

Min wrote: »

It was on last weeks Farmer's journal, drought conditions began in late June and most of their wheat producing areas are affected with temperatures in the high 30's everyday.

Thank God for rain and to be living in Ireland.

And the silver lining is the higher world grain prices . . .

nilhg · 27-07-2010 10:17pm

thetonynator wrote: »

And the silver lining is the higher world grain prices . . .

Yeah, this little graph brings a smile to my face every morning for the last few weeks,

I saw on on or other of the farming sites that the drought is caused by hot dry (30%RH) winds called sukhovey blowing from the steppes, apparently when it starts it can desiccate everything in its path in hours.

Lirange · 27-07-2010 10:38pm

Danno wrote: »

At 33c it is not exceptionally hot...

It's been well above 33 for many of the last ten days in Moscow. It rose to 37.2 on Monday. The highest ever recorded in Moscow. Many more days of it ahead yet

The OP's article was almost two weeks ago. That was just the beginning. I need to rehydrate just thinking about it.

Hooter23 · 29-07-2010 4:15pm

Latest info from accuweather

http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/andrews/story/34598/hottest-month-in-at-least-130-years-1.asp

WolfeIRE · 29-07-2010 4:49pm

"The former record was 36.8 C, which was set on August 7, 2010."

Blog post by Nostradamus?

snaps · 29-07-2010 10:21pm

Owen just text me saying he is there at the moment, today was 39c, he said it was far to cold for him as he's had days in Coleraine over 40c.

Seriously, 39 c there today, i didnt realise it was as bad as it is there!

Hooter23 · 30-07-2010 10:22pm

Wildfires sweeping across European Russia killed at least 25 people on Friday and forced the evacuation of thousands in the hottest weather since records began 130 years ago.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20100730/tot-uk-russia-heat-fires-4b7b872.html

flutered · 30-07-2010 10:37pm

something similar in n.y.c. 103 a few weeks ago in central park beat the old record of 99 set a few yeas ago, the electric is failing, fires starting under the streets, from cables under pressure.

deman · 30-07-2010 10:47pm

Same heatwave here in Finland. Up to 37 degrees. Was cooler yesterday thank God. The whole of July has been very dry. I haven't cut the grass in my lawn for 4 weeks. Nothing's growing... not even the weeds. Even the trees are dying and turning yellow.