(2 Aug 2023)
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Tehran, Iran - 02 August 2023
1. Pedestrians walking past bank, closed because of heatwave
2. Traffic on road, closed bank
3. Empty pavement and closed shops
4. Various of traffic
5. Young men sitting on bench, one drinking water
6. Rear shot of men
7. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Mohammad Najjari, 18, Tehran resident:
"It's getting hotter every year, and the weather of Tehran is so dry, there is little humidity. I try to drink more water, use the AC but I turn it down during the peak hour of electricity, and wear cooler clothes to deal with the hot weather."
8.Various of Tehran skyline
9. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Parsa Hojabri, 18, Tehran resident:
"I try to stay home as much as I can and work from home, but some people can't do that, and have to go out, and that's difficult. I try to go out only when necessary and go back home soon to not be harmed by the heat."
10. Various of fountain
11. Taxis with open bonnets
12. Various of air conditioners on roofs and balconies
STORYLINE:
Iran has announced a nationwide two-day holiday because of increasing temperatures.
Streets were mostly empty on Wednesday and many shops were closed with temperature reaching 39 degrees Celsius (102.2 Fahrenheit). Tehran taxis could be seen with hoods popped open to stop engines from overheating.
Government spokesperson, Ali Bahadori Jahromi said the decision to close governmental offices, banks and schools on Wednesday and Thursday came after the health ministry warned about a possible increase in cases of heat exhaustion because of high temperatures, the official IRNA news agency reported.
In recent days, cities and towns in Iran saw temperatures of around 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). The capital, Tehran, experienced 38 C (100.4 F) on Tuesday, and temperatures are expected to reach 39 C over (102.2 F) over the next three days.
Ahvaz, the capital of an oil-rich province in the country’s southwest, experienced 50 C (122 F) on Tuesday.
In 2022, Iran registered its hottest temperature at 53 C (127.4 F) in Ahvaz.
Earth’s hottest day in modern history was likely July 4, when the average global temperature reached 17.18 degrees Celsius (62.9 degrees Fahrenheit). It was mainly blamed on climate change and emerging El Nino pattern.
The highest registered air temperature on Earth is 56.7 C (134 F), recorded July 10, 1913, in Death Valley in the United States.
AP video shot by: Saeed Sarmadi
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