Saudi Arabia 'may face 65°C temperatures' during Ramadan
According to Al Arabiya :-
Temperatures during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan could hit 65 degrees Celsius in many areas in Saudi Arabia, according to a climatologist speaking to the Saudi Gazette.
Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al-Ghamdi said temperatures in the shade would reach 50 degrees while under the direct sunlight may reach around 65 degrees. This remains an ambitious claim, however, as the highest temperature ever recorded to date was 56.7 °C at Death Valley, California in 1913.
“Summer will enter to the northern hemisphere on June 21, when the sun will be vertical over the Cancer, thus heating many areas in the Kingdom,” he said, according to the Saudi Gazette.
Al-Ghamdi reportedly said the high temperatures would be coupled with the Indian hot and humid depression, which will increase the feeling of heat during this time of the year.
He said the other factors that may add to the hot temperatures include carbon emissions from factories and car exhausts. “This is in addition to the earthquakes and fires in many parts of the world,” he added, according to the newspaper.
This article was first published in the Saudi Gazette on June 1, 2015.
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/variety/2015/06/01/Saudi-Arabia-may-face-65-C-temperatures-during-Ramadan.html
What would be the case of laborers who work outside under sun!
temecula, you are right.
What science model defines "climate"? Is "climate change" the first derivative of the "climate" function? What is that "climate" function anyway?
Otherwise I have no idea what you're babbling about.
I got to know about this from tyler burns wilan, http://greenlivingideas.com/2015/09/10/tyler-burns-advises-why-environmental-innovation-needs-protection/ .
I hope you're not operating under the impression that the dictionary is a science reference.
@WT, according to your coordinates, Furnace Creek Ranch, CA USA IS in California. As a former Southern California resident, I can attest to that since I have traveled alongside and through Death Valley numerous times in all the years I've lived there. And yes, they do have highways that run alongside and through Death Valley Hwy 190, Hwy 395 and Hwy 168. Most scenic is Hwy 395 since it takes you through all different topographies and elevations.
Not possible, it may be heat index.......
Maybe this idiot can't even count from one to three?
And all that means that I won't believe the author about the 65 degrees either. Maybe he's also missed all physics and maths classes.
If it hits 65.. I'll eat my hat whilst drinking Mango Milk Shake and singing hallelujah
"at Death Valley, California in 1913." And this shows that the author has never been in geography classes. The 'Death Valley' is in Arizona.
Record Value 56.7°C (134°F)
Date of Record 10 /7 [July] / 1913
Formal WMO Review Yes (2010-2012)
Length of Record 1911-present
Instrumentation Regulation Weather Bureau thermometer shelter using maximum thermometer graduated to 135°F
Geo-spatial Location Furnace Creek Ranch, CA, USA [formerly Greenland Ranch], 36°27'N, 116°51'W, elevation: -54.6 m
The article states a wrong place!! It was in California as the table above shows.
Source: Arizona State University, 2015.
The journalism in the Middle East is just unprofessional.
I guess at temperatures above 55 degree most air conditioners would stop functioning especially if the humidity also rises simultaneously.
Yes I wonder how people would tolerate this temperature?
The highest temperature ever recorded in KSA is 51 degrees :)