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Portugal's Skies Turn Orange as Desert Air Sends Temperature Soaring

posted by martyb on Monday August 06 2018, @07:19PM   Printer-friendly
from the shades-of-things-to-come? dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

The Guardian reports:

According to IPMA, the Portuguese weather agency, about a third of the country's meteorological stations broke temperature records on Saturday. The highest was 46.4C [115°F] in Alvega, 120km from Lisbon.

[...] The high temperatures in Portugal and Spain are caused by a plume of warm air from the Sahara, which yesterday turned the sky an eerie orange in places, including above Amareleja.

In 2003, when Amareleja set the record for the country's hottest temperature - 47.4C [117°F] on 1 August - more than 2,000 people died as a direct result of the heat. Official figures on this summer's heat are expected to be made public at the end of the year.

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 06 2018, @09:13PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 06 2018, @09:13PM (#717985)

    Damn, even the sand is invading Europe.

    I predict sand worms soon.

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  • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Tuesday August 07 2018, @12:16AM (1 child)

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Tuesday August 07 2018, @12:16AM (#718041) Journal

    Sandworms are no problem. Have two of your friends cast *Zan and *Wat in succession and watch the fireworks...well, iceworks, really. Preferably, set it as a macro with the slower friend's action first so as not to have the turn order disrupted.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by driverless on Tuesday August 07 2018, @07:22AM

    by driverless (4770) on Tuesday August 07 2018, @07:22AM (#718146)

    Damn, even the sand is invading Europe.

    First the sand came, but I did nothing because it was just sand.
    Then the camels came, but I did nothing because what's a few camels?
    Then guys in dishdasha robes came, but I did nothing because people can dress however they want.
    Then Sharia law came, and it was too late to do anything.

    Note: This is a parody, not blaming anyone for anything.