As of this writing, all I can think about is the summer heat enveloping my body. Since the sun decided to show its full hot glory last Monday, I have been sweaty, sticky, sleepy and just going crazy with the temperature. I wish I could hibernate in a human freezer and go out after summer. This weather is draining my energy everything seemed surreal for the past days. To emphasize the heat further, here's a report from Japan Today:
Children try to cool off as they run through water fountains in Tokyo, on Tuesday.AFP
TOKYO —
Sweltering temperatures and scorching sunshine have killed three people and sent more than 2,500 to hospital across Japan in a week, the government said Tuesday.
The mercury hit 39.1 Celsius in Yamanashi Prefecture on Tuesday, while dozens of other spots recorded temperatures of 35 Celsius or more.
A total of 2,594 people were hospitalised in the first week of July due to the effects of heat, with three of them dying, the fire and disaster management agency said in a report.
More than 42% of them were aged 65 or older, the agency said.
Incidents of children being hospitalised after outdoor school events were also recorded.
News reports feature frequent reminders to drink plenty of fluids and avoid prolonged periods outdoors, in what has become a regular feature of the sticky summer months.
The heat wave struck nationwide this week with high-pressure systems sitting over the Japanese archipelago, bringing an earlier than usual end to the rainy season.
With the scorching heat as early as July, I'm not so looking forward to the full blast of summer on August. Japan is a furnace in summer. I need to get out!
Children try to cool off as they run through water fountains in Tokyo, on Tuesday.AFP
Children try to cool off as they run through water fountains in Tokyo, on Tuesday.AFP