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COMIC: Temps are predicted to hit 106 in Egypt this week. How do people stay cool?
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COMIC: Temps are predicted to hit 106 in Egypt this week. How do people stay cool? My dad, who lives in Cairo, told me the heat this summer has been punishing.
COMIC: Temps are predicted to hit 106 in Egypt this week. How do people stay cool?
My dad, who lives in Cairo, told me the heat this summer has been punishing.
I asked how hot it was. He said 39 degrees.
"What's that in Fahrenheit?" I wondered.
He said "Hot!"
I looked it up. It's 102. And next week's forecast: a high of 106.
In the '90s, when I was in elementary school, I'd spend my summers with my dad. Back then, air conditioners weren't as ubiquitous as they are now. It was hot, but I coped. In this age of extreme heat, i wonder: How are Egyptians getting by?
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WEREN'T AS COMMONPlACE AS THEY
Are now.
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