The notoriously glorious boot-shaped nation of Pasta-Land was sent a stern memo to brace itself for the mumma mia of all sizzling hot parties ‘of all cosmos,’ while a whoppin’100 million Burgerville folks are still stuck in a pepper-hot advisory zone as the pesky climate predicament shows its naughty side.
With millions in Uncle Sam’s land getting ‘Hot warnings – not the good kind’ as mercury fights with the record books to tip over Guinness world records. Meanwhile, Southern Paella-Empire is gritting its teeth for the second upcoming heat beat in a week.
Madame President of the land of K-pop, Kimchi and Dramedy — otherwise known as South Korea — chides a fumble in the response game for the escalating notches on the grim reaper’s tally.
The ever-so-stern South Korean Matriarch, Yoon (shouldn’t we say Moon) Suk Yeol Ice-cream has pointed an accusing finger at the bureaucratic big-wigs’ inability to stick to the playbook of disaster quelling, as the loss-counter from the relentless downpours climbs to 39. This count unhappily includes a dozen souls found lifeless in a dunked underpass.
To keep up with this terrifying drama of ‘hot n cold’ that could give Katy Perry’s song a run for its money, grab a tub of popcorn and be ready to [keep reading](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2023/jul/17/europe-heatwave-2023-us-asia-heat-extreme-severe-weather-fires-flash-floods-flooding-record-breaking-heat-wave-stress-temperature-red-alert-climate-crisis)!
One thing is crystal clear now, more than ever – there’s a war brewing, and it’s not fought by humans, but by the very elements they once sought to conquer. Whether you’re gearing up for an Italian scorcher or surviving the American griller – remember – we’re all in this together. So let’s keep our cool – ironic, isn’t it?
