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Life at 50C: Surviving in Kuwait's 'unbearable' heat
Kuwait is a small gulf country situated on the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, sandwiched by Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south. Of the 4.7 million population, approximately 3.2 million are foreign nationals. Summer in Kuwait is one of the hottest on earth. The temperature reached 54°C in July 2016, which still is the highest temperature recorded in Asia. Indeed, like other places in the Middle East, where average temperatures are rising twice as fast as the global average, Kuwait is warming faster than ever before. When the temperature reaches 50°C, the ground temperature exceeds 70°C. So, what is life like in a desert country where the temperature regularly reaches 50°C? You don’t want to go out in the daytime. Air conditioning becomes one of the essentials after water and food. But how long can they keep cooling the inside while heating outside?
Enjoy watching the video and learn about life at 50°C.
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