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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Ajit Niranjan

‘Hellish’: heatwave brings hottest nights on record to the Middle East

A man in Gaza carrying a bag over sand under a clear sky, sweating profusely
Unrwa warned that the desperate situation in Gaza was being exacerbated by the heatwave. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Jordan and Israel have suffered through their hottest nights on record, with nocturnal temperatures in the Levant well above levels that scientists consider “hellish”.

Temperatures on Monday night did not go below 35C (95F) in Ghor es-Safi and Aqaba in Jordan, while in the capital, Amman, they stayed above 31.8C.

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