Bro, hold on tight, 'cause I've got news that'll make you chug all the water in your fridge in one gulp! Man, I swear, the National Weather Service has issued a red heatwave warning for 35 counties - that's basically the whole country, bro, except for the corners where they might get a break. And no joke: today, Tuesday, we're expecting 41 degrees in the shade, and at night it's still cold, yeah, 25 degrees.
What the hell, it's like we're in Dubai, but without AC and with a Romanian salary! Now listen up: the red code is exactly in Banat, Crișana, Maramureș, Transylvania, Moldova, Oltenia, and the western half of Muntenia. That's exactly the counties where I have relatives and friends - Bihor, Botoșani, Brăila, Cluj - they're all burning.
Meteorologists say we're approaching the absolute records for June, and the temperature-humidity index, that THI, goes over 80. What does that mean? That you melt on the street like an ice cream, bro!
And the nights are tropical - 17-25 degrees. Mioara complains she can't sleep, and I'm thinking how to get a second-hand AC unit. Let's be serious, how can you live like this?
And that's not all! In Dobrogea and the eastern half of Muntenia it's an orange code, with 32-38 degrees. In Constanța, at the seaside, maybe it's cooler, but in the Delta you're roasting at 32.
And look, meteorologists also warn that in the afternoon and evening there's atmospheric instability, especially in the hills and mountains. That means clouds and maybe storms, but it stays hot. Man, I don't know what to say anymore, just that without water and shade you're done.
Until then, I'm going to put an ice pack on my neck, 'cause that's how we Romanians survive.
