We’re Having a Heat Wave
23 Jul 2010My desktop weather app is displaying a cactus – that can’t be a good sign. If it makes anyone feel better, the whole world is burning up this summer.
Washington DC:
Russia is getting it even worse. Reportedly as many as 300 1000 1200+ people have drowned trying to get away from the heat, and shoes are sinking into melted tarmac.
It’s not just our imagination — 2010 has been one of the hottest years on record: 
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