I dont know how is the situation in your country but i feel as if i am in an oven
from Turkey
2007-06-27 03:09:52 · 5 answers · asked by curious 3 in Environment ➔ Global Warming
Life in Africa happens slowly and in the shade. People walk, ride their bikes and even drive in the shade. Most trading is done from the roadside under the shade of a tree, if there's no trees around then frequently a shade of some sort will be erected.
Carrying water at all times is strongly recommended and provided you're near habitation then drinking water is easy to come buy (providing you have the money with which to buy it). Drinking 5 to 7 litres a day helps.
The African day tends to start earlier, especially in equatorial Africa where pretty much the whole population arises at 6am when it's still pleasantly cool. As the day wears on it gets hotter and hotter and things start to slow down, by evening no-one is working unless they have to and everyone is relaxing somewhere.
For people who live there it's part of the way of life and they adapt to it. For people like me who visit Africa it takes a few days to get used to the heat but by adapting the techniques of the locals it's not too bad.
We were in places with 100% humidity and temperatures around 50°C (122°F), any clothes you're wearing are soaked all day long but you get used to it.
It's also useful to bathe whenever the opportunity presents itself.
2007-06-27 04:26:27 · answer #1 · answered by Trevor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In an arid environment, it is hard to find ways to keep cool. WHere I live (USA) there are a lot of trees around the older houses, of which ours is one. These help keep the house cooler in the summer. Perhaps an underground house of some sort would work. Earth-sheltered buildings tend to keep their temperature more moderate. Evaporation type air conditioners, the ones which evaporate water for cooling rather than using a refrigeration system, are often useful when the humidity is low and there is an economical source of water. This is a good question.
2007-06-27 12:33:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easy. I live in Australia. A friend of our family has a station about an hour out of the town I live in, and the only place on earth that recieves more hours of sunlight is in the middle os the Sahara.
It's all just a matter of what you're used to. People were dying in Englande last year when they had a "heat wave" of 25oC. Personally, I think that's a nice midday temperature for winter.
2007-06-27 11:03:37 · answer #3 · answered by Venus53 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is altogether possible that you are in a Turkish bath!
2007-06-27 10:34:04 · answer #4 · answered by Gary K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um... try drinking water 247... it might help
2007-06-27 10:13:43 · answer #5 · answered by Julia T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋