Turkey Faced Searing Temperatures…
Turkey faced some truly catastrophic conditions fed to climate change this summer. The country also recorded an all-time air temperature high of 120.4 Fahrenheit (49.1 degrees Celsius) in July, measured in the district of Cizre, to the southeast of Lake Tuz. In August, ground temperatures in portions of Turkey to the west of Lake Tuz reached more than 127 degrees Fahrenheit (53 degrees Celsius). (Ground temperatures tend to be higher than air temperatures because heat can more easily dissipate in air.) During the summer, Antalya, a popular tourist destination, consistently logged temperatures above 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius).
