Hot Weather

We are lucky we live in Cave House the temperature in our office is 24C and in my wife’s Cave bathroom is 22C and humidity 52 but she has the window open.
Nice not to have to use air-conditioning. Please try to drink 2 to 2½ liters of water a day.

This morning I had an e-mail from:-

Weather alert over high temperatures launched
By: thinkSPAIN , Monday, August 13, 2012


A FRESH weather warning has been issued over extreme temperatures and the risk of forest fires across the whole of Spain as a result of the recent heat wave.
The State meteorological office, AEMET, warns all residents to stay out of the midday sun and to pay special attention to the elderly, sick and to children.

Drinking as much water as possible and keeping air flowing – windows should only be opened at night, as doing so in the daytime lets more heat in – are also crucial.

They also strongly advise against dropping cigarette butts or leaving bottles, spectacles, sunglasses or anything else reflective in direct sunlight, including in cars, or cigarette lighters, which can explode.

Members of the public should avoid rural, mountainous or wooded areas unless absolutely necessary due to the risk of fires, and if they discover flames, to call the emergency services and where possible, stamp on the blaze or beat it with live branches – not dead or wooden ones, since these will cause the fire to spread.

This has been the driest year since 1947 and one of the hottest since records began, with temperatures already over 30ºC by early May in the south and east.