COMIC: Temps are predicted to hit 106 in Egypt this week. How do people stay cool?
Global Health COMIC: Temps are predicted to hit 106 in Egypt this week. July 25, 20268:05 AM ET Malaka Gharib Malaka Gharib/NPR My dad, who lives in Cairo, told me the heat this summer has been punishing. In the '90s, when I was in elementary school, I'd spend my summers with my dad.
- ▪Global Health COMIC: Temps are predicted to hit 106 in Egypt this week.
- ▪July 25, 20268:05 AM ET Malaka Gharib Malaka Gharib/NPR My dad, who lives in Cairo, told me the heat this summer has been punishing.
- ▪In the '90s, when I was in elementary school, I'd spend my summers with my dad.
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Global Health COMIC: Temps are predicted to hit 106 in Egypt this week. How do people stay cool? July 25, 20268:05 AM ET Malaka Gharib Malaka Gharib/NPR 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.
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