#heatwave

#heatwave

Around 70 members of the team behind the open source database have been shown the door as part of Oracle's latest round of redundancies, according to one high-level source in the MySQL community. Michael "Monty" Widenius, who co-authored the original MySQL in the 1990s, posted that he was "Heartbroken to hear about the widespread layoffs at MySQL last week, and while I'm not surprised that Oracle is going in this direction with MySQL, it still saddens me that it's come to this."

Driven out by fire. Greece's wildfires on 13 August, some of the country's worst this year, led thousands of people and their livestock to be evacuated from several regions, including Patras city and the islands of Chios and Zakynthos. Hot, dry and windy conditions caused more than 150 blazes to erupt in a single day. Parts of western Europe have experienced exceptionally high temperatures this summer.

The National Weather Service has issued a swath of heat advisories, watches and warnings, along with red-flag alerts, warning the public to prepare. This dangerous level of heat will pose a threat to anyone without effective cooling and adequate hydration, NWS forecasters said in an outlook issued on Wednesday, outlining temperature highs that could climb past 110F (43C) in the desert south-west and above 100F across southern California.

Temperatures were around of 122 degrees (50 Celsius) in Israel both Thursday and Wednesday, as well as some other regional hotspots like Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran, including a national record for Israel that rounds up to 122 degrees (49.7 C).

A yellow heat health alert has been issued across parts of the UK, with temperatures expected to exceed 30C, prompting health warnings for vulnerable populations.

"All rivers and water sources within a 100-kilometer radius of Tehran have been depleted," according to Nasser Karami, who researches sustainable development, climate change and water management.

As the weather gets hotter, it is harder for the body to keep its core temperature down. The body opens more blood vessels near the skin to lose heat.

The Cooling Assistance Program stopped accepting applications just as temperatures began to soar, heavily impacting thousands of low-income New Yorkers during a heat emergency.

"Grass is a very important crop for us, and our grass yields currently are down by about 50%. Maize is also looking to be around 50% down."

Dill pickle freeze pops are simply frozen dill pickle brine, claiming to help "prevent and treat muscle cramps" while also providing a way to cool down during heat.

"The Liberal Democrats have called for air-conditioned buildings, such as gyms and libraries, to be opened to the public as "cool hubs" during heatwaves."

As the climate crisis throws its destructive effects ever more fully in our faces, cities during heatwaves are their own type of ground zero.

More than 9,700 booze-related calls were answered by the London Ambulance Service (LAS) between June and August last year and over 4,700 drug overdoses.