Newsgroup: it.politica.internazionale
Titolo: Records

Quest'anno sono stati bruciati (è il caso di dirlo) più record di caldo 
contemporanei che in ogni altro.
Lo scenario futuro, a mio parere verosimile, è che questi record 
verranno bruciati con sempre maggior frequenza, con danni sempre più 
gravi  alla copertura forestale e, di conseguenza, all'intero ecosistema.
Ma noi imperterriti continuiamo a scolpire i nostri moai: la ripresa del 
mercato dell'auto e la crescita economica, che significa crescita dei 
consumi e di produzione di gas serra.
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National heat records set in 2010
Belarus, on the western border of Russia, recorded its hottest 
temperature in history on Saturday, August 7, when the mercury hit 
38.9°C (102°F) in Gomel. This broke the all-time record for extreme heat 
set just one day before, the 38.7°C (101.7°F) recorded in Gorky. Prior 
to 2010, the hottest temperature ever recorded in Belarus was the 38.0°C 
(100.4°F) in Vasiliyevichy on Aug. 20, 1946.
Ukraine tied its record for hottest temperature in its history when the 
mercury hit 41.3°C (106.3°F) at Lukhansk on August 1, 2010. Ukraine also 
reached 41.3°C on July 20 and 21, 2007, at Voznesensk.
Cyprus recorded its hottest temperature in its history on August 1, 2010 
when the mercury hit 46.6°C (115.9°F) at Lefconica. The old record for 
Cyprus was 44.4°C (111.9°F) at Lefkosia in August 1956. An older record 
of 46.6°C from July 1888 was reported from Nicosia, but is of 
questionable reliability.
Finland recorded its hottest temperature on July 29, 2010, when the 
mercury hit 99°F (37.2°C) at Joensuu. The old (undisputed) record was 
95°F (35°C) at Jyvaskyla on July 9, 1914.
Qatar had its hottest temperature in history on July 14, 2010, when the 
mercury hit 50.4°C (122.7°F) at Doha Airport.
Russia had its hottest temperature in history on July 11, when the 
mercury rose to 44.0°C (111.2°F) in Yashkul, Kalmykia Republic, in the 
European portion of Russia near the Kazakhstan border. The previous 
hottest temperature in Russia (not including the former Soviet 
republics) was the 43.8°C (110.8°F) reading measured at Alexander Gaj, 
Kalmykia Republic, on August 6, 1940. The remarkable heat in Russia this 
year has not been limited just to the European portion of the 
country--the Asian portion of Russia also recorded its hottest 
temperature in history this year, a 42.7°C (108.9°F) reading at Kara, in 
the Chita Republic on June 24. The 42.3°C (108.1°F) reading on June 25 
at Belogorsk, near the Amur River border with China, also beat the old 
record for the Asian portion of Russia. The previous record for the 
Asian portion of Russia was 41.7°C (107.1°F) at Aksha on July 21, 2004.
Sudan recorded its hottest temperature in its history on June 25 when 
the mercury rose to 49.6°C (121.3°F) at Dongola. The previous record was 
49.5°C (121.1°F) set in July 1987 in Aba Hamed.
Niger tied its record for hottest day in history on June 22, 2010, when 
the temperature reached 47.1°C (116.8°F) at Bilma. That record stood for 
just one day, as Bilma broke the record again on June 23, when the 
mercury topped out at 48.2°C (118.8°F). The previous record was 47.1°C 
on May 24, 1998, also at Bilma.
Saudi Arabia had its hottest temperature ever on June 22, 2010, with a 
reading of 52.0°C (125.6°F) in Jeddah, the second largest city in Saudi 
Arabia. The previous record was 51.7°C (125.1°F), at Abqaiq, date 
unknown. The record heat was accompanied by a sandstorm, which caused 
eight power plants to go offline, resulting in blackouts to several 
Saudi cities.
Chad had its hottest day in history on June 22, 2010, when the 
temperature reached 47.6°C (117.7°F) at Faya. The previous record was 
47.4°C (117.3°F) at Faya on June 3 and June 9, 1961.
Kuwait recorded its hottest temperature in history on June 15 in Abdaly, 
according to the Kuwait Met office. The mercury hit 52.6°C (126.7°F). 
Kuwait's previous all-time hottest temperature was 51.9°C (125.4°F), on 
July 27,2007, at Abdaly. Temperatures reached 51°C (123.8°F) in the 
capital of Kuwait City on June 15, 2010.
Iraq had its hottest day in history on June 14, 2010, when the mercury 
hit 52.0°C (125.6°F) in Basra. Iraq's previous record was 51.7°C 
(125.1°F) set August 8, 1937, in Ash Shu'aybah.
Pakistan had its hottest temperature in history on May 26, when the 
mercury hit an astonishing 53.5°C (128.3°F) at the town of MohenjuDaro, 
according to the Pakistani Meteorological Department. While this 
temperature reading must be reviewed by the World Meteorological 
Organization (WMO) for authenticity, not only is the 128.3°F reading the 
hottest temperature ever recorded in Pakistan, it is the hottest 
reliably measured temperature ever recorded on the continent of Asia.
Myanmar (Burma) had its hottest temperature in its recorded history on 
May 12, when the mercury hit 47°C (116.6°F) in Myinmu, according to the 
Myanmar Department of Meteorology and Hydrology. Myanmar's previous 
hottest temperature was 45.8°C (114.4°F) at Minbu, Magwe division on May 
9, 1998. According to Chris Burt, author of the authoritative weather 
records book Extreme Weather, the 47°C measured this year is the hottest 
temperature in Southeast Asia history.
Ascention Island (St. Helena, a U.K. Territory) had its hottest 
temperature in history on March 25, 2010, when the mercury hit 34.9°C 
(94.8°C) at Georgetown. The previous record was 34.0°C (93.2°F) at 
Georgetown in April 2003, exact day unknown.
The Solomon Islands had their hottest temperature in history on February 
1, 2010, when the mercury hit 36.1°C (97°F) at Lata Nendo (Ndeni). The 
previous record for Solomon Islands was 35.6°C (96.0°F) at Honaiara, 
date unknown.
Colombia had its hottest temperature in history on January 24, 2010, 
when Puerto Salgar hit 42.3°C (108°F). The previous record was 42.0°C 
(107.6°F) at El Salto in March 1988 (exact day unknown).
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=1569

 verranno bruciati con sempre maggior frequenza, 
Presto, fuori i piumini polari!
-- 
Tb (bieco illuminista)