Bro, sit down and hold on tight, because I've got news that'll make you crave winter cold more than a beer at Fane's! The 'Heat Dome' phenomenon - that's a dome of heat, as the experts call it - has taken over Romania and we're getting fried like little sausages on the grill. And no joke, bro, it's bringing temps over 40 degrees in the plains, even up to 42 in some places, from eastern Croatia through Hungary to us.

The map published by Severe Weather shows the country colored in deep black, meaning an unprecedented weather warning. And it's not the first time it's wreaked havoc: this dome has already broken records in the UK, France, Germany, and now it's coming for us. I was looking at my phone and thinking: 'Man, I've got my BMW from 2008, but I wouldn't step out even for a cigarette, I'd melt on the seat.'

How does it work? Well, the heat dome is like a lid on a pot of stuffed cabbage: it traps hot air in the lower layers, won't let it escape, and forces the air to descend, heating up even more at the ground. Just like when Mioara fires up the grill and I stand close to flip the meat, but this time there's no escape. And those in the West aren't escaping either: in the UK and France there have already been victims, wildfires, and drought, and now it's our turn.

The worst days are from Sunday to Tuesday, with Monday and Tuesday as the heat peak. In Romania, temps exceed 40 in the plains, and in some regions, like eastern Hungary or northern Serbia, they approach 42. And not just us: Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Baltic states, and Ukraine are all in the same oven. While Western Europe enjoys cool air from the Atlantic, we in Eastern Europe are trapped under this cursed dome.

And so, bro, we're melting from the heat, electricity bills will skyrocket from fans and ACs, and the authorities will tell us to drink water and stay in the shade. But who pays? Us, the Romanians, struggling to cope with 40 degrees using an old AC from 2005. For now, I'm going to put a bottle of water in the freezer and hope the pipe doesn't burst from the heat, because I've already spent a fortune on electricity. Stay alert and don't forget: after the heatwave comes the bill!