Fluchtgedanken!
Das der Sommer in Tokio hart ist, wußte ich ja schon vom letzten Jahr. Aber dieses Jahr setzt allem die Krone auf. Leider ist die Kühlkette hier recht lückenhaft und man muß sich immer wieder der Hitze aussetzen. Selbst jetzt, nachdem die Sonne schon vor 3 Stunden untergegangen ist, ist es noch so warm, daß mir der Schweiß beim Schreiben aus den Haaren tropft. Ächz.
Psychologisch höchst ungeschickt, stand vorgestern auch noch in der Zeitung, daß dieser August als zweitheißester in der Geschichte der Aufzeichnungen angefangen hat, und gute Aussichten bestehen, daß er der heißeste August überhaupt wird. Und daß, wo ich das letzte Jahr, dessen Sommer der kälteste seit Beginn der Aufzeichnungen war, schon zum Flüchten fand!
Könnt Ihr die Schweißtropfen erkennen?
Auf dem Bild ganz oben seht ihr übrigens eine Zikade, die Viecher machen einen Höllenlärm, aber netterweise nur tagsüber. Und ich habe mich dann heute morgen nicht zum ersten Mal gefreut, daß wir fest installierte Fliegengitter vor allen Fenstern haben.
Monday, Aug. 13, 2007
Heat wave hits parts of Japan
Kyodo News
A heat wave hit Tokyo and numerous other parts of Japan on Sunday, with the mercury rising above 35 C and hitting a high of 37.9 C in Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
In Tokyo, an 87-year-old woman was found unconscious in her bed early Sunday and died after she was taken to a hospital, firefighters said. She is suspected to have suffered from heatstroke.
Seven other people were taken to hospitals by ambulance by 3 p.m. in Tokyo with what was also suspected to be heatstroke, they said.
In Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, a 35-year-old man was taken to a hospital from a street where he was found lying around midnight Saturday. He died early Sunday apparently due to suffering heatstroke while jogging, local police said.
In Iwate Prefecture, the temperature hit record highs in three locations including 35.0 C in Karumai, and matched record highs in three other locations, the weather agency said.
Other areas that marked high temperatures included Maizuru in Kyoto with 37.0 C, Semboku in Akita Prefecture with 36.9 C and Maebaru in Fukuoka Prefecture with 36.8 C.
The agency said temperatures are expected to stay high at the normal summer level or go higher during the next week due to a lingering high-pressure system over the Pacific Ocean.
Heat wave hits parts of Japan
Kyodo News
A heat wave hit Tokyo and numerous other parts of Japan on Sunday, with the mercury rising above 35 C and hitting a high of 37.9 C in Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
In Tokyo, an 87-year-old woman was found unconscious in her bed early Sunday and died after she was taken to a hospital, firefighters said. She is suspected to have suffered from heatstroke.
Seven other people were taken to hospitals by ambulance by 3 p.m. in Tokyo with what was also suspected to be heatstroke, they said.
In Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, a 35-year-old man was taken to a hospital from a street where he was found lying around midnight Saturday. He died early Sunday apparently due to suffering heatstroke while jogging, local police said.
In Iwate Prefecture, the temperature hit record highs in three locations including 35.0 C in Karumai, and matched record highs in three other locations, the weather agency said.
Other areas that marked high temperatures included Maizuru in Kyoto with 37.0 C, Semboku in Akita Prefecture with 36.9 C and Maebaru in Fukuoka Prefecture with 36.8 C.
The agency said temperatures are expected to stay high at the normal summer level or go higher during the next week due to a lingering high-pressure system over the Pacific Ocean.
posted by Julia @ Montag, August 13, 2007
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