In coastal Iran on Tuesday, the heat index leaped as high as 158 degrees (70 Celsius), a level so extreme that it can test the ability of humans to survive outside for more than a few hours.
Share this articleThe baking Persian Gulf has delivered particularly high heat indexes in recent days. On Tuesday, a location on the Iranian island of Qeshm at the intersection of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman reached a heat index of 158 degrees . In July, this same area saw levelsFarther north along the gulf, the oil and energy hub of Asaluyeh, Iran, saw its heat index reach 146 degrees Tuesday and 148 degrees Wednesday. Its August peak was 153 degrees on the 5th.
The Persian Gulf waters have promoted suffocating humidity levels. Dew points — a measure of humidity — have persistently reached 90 to 95 degrees in adjacent land areas; in the United States, any point over 70 degrees is considered uncomfortably humid. And peak sea surface temperatures in the region have trended upward in recent years.
The combination of the searing heat sourced from nearby deserts and extraordinary humidity from the gulf results in a sweltering setting not seen elsewhere on Earth. As the planet warms, places in and around the Persian Gulf region are expected to become increasingly inhospitable, and the footprint of unbearable heat will grow.
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