My dad, who lives in Cairo, told me that the heat this summer has been exhausting. I asked him how hot it was. It said 39 degrees. “What is that in Fahrenheit?” I asked myself. He said “Hot!” I looked for it. It’s 102. And next week’s forecast: a high of 106. In the ’90s,
My dad, who lives in Cairo, told me that the heat this summer has been exhausting.
I asked him how hot it was. It said 39 degrees.
“What is that in Fahrenheit?” I asked myself.
He said “Hot!”
I looked for it. It’s 102. And next week’s forecast: a high of 106.
In the ’90s, when I was in elementary school, I spent summers with my dad. Back then, air conditioners were not as ubiquitous as they are now. It was hot, but I endured it. In this time of extreme heat, I wonder: How are the Egyptians coping?
Malaka Gharib/NPR
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