A family in Louisiana has been forced into literal outdoor survival because their daughter’s cancer is so aggressive, and the cost of keeping her alive is so extreme, that they’ve abandoned housing altogether. They are living in tents, in heat, storms, and instability, because the alternative is losing access to the only treatment showing anyContinue reading “TENT CITY FOR CANCER CARE: FAMILY FORCED OUTDOORS AS U.S. HEALTHCARE SAYS “PAY UP OR DIE”
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Funny Ways Tradesmen Cool Off
Following the closure of most of the UK, tradespeople working in the intense heat have shared the amusing ways they are staying cool. Construction workers have encountered brutal conditions this week as temperatures smashed the record for the hottest ever June day, but while railways ground to a standstill, more than a thousand schools closed,Continue reading “Funny Ways Tradesmen Cool Off”
Begging For The Heat To End!
The UK has woken up groggy and begging for the hot spell to end after another tropical night as the fourth day of the extreme heatwave gets underway. The record-breaking hot spell remains in the UK and western Europe, sparking the Met Office to extend the extreme heat warning until at least midnight today as mercury could hit 39C in someContinue reading “Begging For The Heat To End!”
This Week’s Heatwave Makes Bus Drivers Afraid To Drink Water
Bus drivers are avoiding drinking water because the working conditions make it physically difficult to stay hydrated. Drivers say their cabs routinely hit 40°C or more, effectively turning into greenhouses when the air‑cooling or air‑conditioning systems fail — which, according to numerous drivers, is frequent. Because numerous bus routes do not have toilets at eitherContinue reading “This Week’s Heatwave Makes Bus Drivers Afraid To Drink Water”
The London Weather Forecast Predicts 26C Temperatures
We’re finally expected to get the rest of the summer we’ve been waiting for. Many people across the country have agreed that this summer’s weather has been, well underwhelming. Chilly, rainy, windy and gloomy, the last month has been a disappointment for Brits hoping for some essential Vitamin D and mood-boosting sunshine after a gloriousContinue reading “The London Weather Forecast Predicts 26C Temperatures”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 