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Arugula Latte

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21. Pacific Northwest USA here -- We've had a scary hot/dry/rainless June.

Tue Jun 30, 2015, 12:26 PM

Jun 2015

I miss moisture. If I had wanted scorching summers and everything turning brown and dusty I would have moved back to California.

Very eerie feeling to this ... Can't help but think we are all starting to circle the drain.

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Yikes! The Sahara is on the move...WE'RE MELTING OVER HERE!!! [View all] Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 OP

Yikes! That is HOT. mnhtnbb Jun 2015 #1

Pant, pant! Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #5

Exceptional intensity & very high risk for the population! Divernan Jun 2015 #2

..."wet their heads and hair and wrap themselves in cool, wet towels." Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #7

Ice cubes on the taint works too. AngryAmish Jun 2015 #57

Desert air conditioning - enlightenment Jun 2015 #66

I did this once when I was in 115� heat in Egypt. Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #70

I would send some of this cool, damp weather from Cleveland if I could liberal N proud Jun 2015 #3

Well, bottle up some of that cool and send it our way! LOL! Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #8

Afraid there is bad news for you.... dixiegrrrrl Jun 2015 #38

at least it's a dry heat snooper2 Jun 2015 #4

Thanks be to the weather gods. Rarely has the humidity index been so low here in Paris. Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #6

I was in Paris some years back for 2 weeks in July. Divernan Jun 2015 #9

French people north of the Massif Central just can't handle the heat...NOT used to it. Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #11

True. Homer Wells Jul 2015 #73

I'm in Paris now and it is Lifelong Protester Jun 2015 #10

Well, soyez le bienvenue! It hasn't rained properly for quite a while either, so the dust Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #12

Thank you, I am enjoying Paris Lifelong Protester Jun 2015 #13

Ummm good. Nothing like whole-milk farm yoghurt in glass jars! Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #14

Thank you! Lifelong Protester Jun 2015 #15

MACAROOOOONS! nom, nom! Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #16

Nearest we have back in the states is Brown Cow with cream on top, stir it up and almost same but uppityperson Jun 2015 #19

Brown Cow is goooood. They are supposedly a more "humane" company, too. Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #20

And so it begins... FourScore Jun 2015 #17

I hear ya. I've never been an habitu�e of the hot, and the idea of endless heatwaves is daunting... Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #18

I absolutely LOVE heat, but not humidity. closeupready Jun 2015 #32

If only climate change deniers could suffer from climate change, if only randys1 Jun 2015 #26

Just wait until all the arctic permafrost melts Blue_In_AK Jun 2015 #40

Pacific Northwest USA here -- We've had a scary hot/dry/rainless June. Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #21

Very disconcerting. It feels like something is seriously out of whack. Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #23

Thank you! Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #24

We hit 110 a couple days ago in Boise IDemo Jun 2015 #29

Whoa. Those are Arizona temps. Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #34

Noooooooooooooooooo! shanti Jun 2015 #36

Well, so far it's not nearly as extreme as California's drought, Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #39

I know! PasadenaTrudy Jun 2015 #41

Well, if even Alaska is burning (literally!), there is probablt no true refuge from the heat. nt tblue37 Jul 2015 #68

there's the midwest shanti Jul 2015 #79

I live in Kansas. Our summer weather has been cooler than usual this year. nt tblue37 Jul 2015 #80

My family is there, I cannot imagine more than a week without rain. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2015 #37

But but but...hoax...snowball...Congress...not a scientist but... Rex Jun 2015 #22

I dare that cretin (can't remember which Con it was) to bring Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #25

I doubt he could find France on a map. I also doubt he knows Rex Jun 2015 #27

I share your contempt totally. They are despicable, selfish egotists, who are Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #28

Those temps could be nasty for the fans and riders of the upcoming Tour de France... truebrit71 Jun 2015 #30

Oh, wow, can't imagine riding a bicycle even on a flat stretch Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #46

Today in Central California: Le Taz Hot Jun 2015 #31

I grew up with really hot summers in the Midwest. Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #44

Big problem this early in the year and the fact that it is most of Europe. How long is it expected jwirr Jun 2015 #33

The 'meteo' says for TEN more days! Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #42

That is a long time for 104 degrees. Especially in cities which are hot anyhow. jwirr Jun 2015 #47

The ONLY thing that saves us in the city are the THICK old stone walls that Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #49

Take care and watch out for the elderly if you are near any. This is a disaster for them. jwirr Jun 2015 #50

Are you kidding? I'm ONE of them! LOL! Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #52

Sorry - so am I but I just happen to live in NE MN and it is hot here for this time of year but jwirr Jun 2015 #55

And you have 10,000 lakes to chill out in! LOL! Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #56

"I start drinking as soon as I wake up and then drink every hour on the hour." pinboy3niner Jun 2015 #58

H2O!!! LOL! Not C2H6O... Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #59

When I get there it will be 64 F darn Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2015 #77

Roasting here in SoCal PasadenaTrudy Jun 2015 #35

WOW, you know it's too hot up in these latitudes when you're beating SoCal! Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #43

I am in SoCal PasadenaTrudy Jun 2015 #45

I know, but I'm in France, at the same latitude as Canada, and we're rivalling your temps HERE! Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #48

Got it PasadenaTrudy Jun 2015 #62

I'm in Texas Skittles Jun 2015 #65

And, amazingly wet over your way as well. Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #72

Welcome to our world. nt valerief Jun 2015 #51

... Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #53

Yeah, it won't be long before it's just like the friggin' moron movies valerief Jun 2015 #54

Ugh, that is awful. Stay safe! raouldukelives Jun 2015 #60

This IS my survial strategy... Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #61

The other thing that really has helped me the last few years raouldukelives Jul 2015 #78

Ugh! What a nightmare! I feel for you! smirkymonkey Jun 2015 #63

"I spend more time inside in the summer than I do in the winter..." Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #64

104 is obsene... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #67

The amazing Ann Miller telling it like it is... Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #69

35� C here in Sprout City today DFW Jul 2015 #71

No kidding...Were you in Deutschland in 2003? The last GREAT HEAT? Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 #74

That's what the guest room in the basement is for. DFW Jul 2015 #75

I moved to Texas in 92 awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #76