Ngexesha lasehlotyeni kwiindawo ezininzi zehlabathi i-mercury kwiithemomitha inyuka iye kumaxabiso aphezulu kakhulu, kodwa xa ubushushu budibene namanqanaba aphezulu ongcoliseko, uvakalelo lwe-thermal lunokuba ziidigri ezininzi ngaphezulu.
EShanghai (China), bafumana elona futhe lobushushu ligqithileyo kule minyaka ili-145 idlulileyo. Kumaqondo aphezulu obushushu angama-40ºC, ukufuma okuphezulu kunye nongcoliseko, umzimba unovakalelo lwama-9ºC. Ibuhlungu kakhulu loo nto Abantu aba-4 baphulukene nobomi babo.
El NgoLwesibini Isixeko sikhuphe isilumkiso esibomvu sesithathu sonyaka ngenxa yamaqondo obushushu aphezulu, ngenxa yokuba ithemometha yafikelela kuma-40,9ºC, yiyo loo nto yaba usuku lwesine olushushu okoko iirekhodi zaqala ukurekhodwa, kwiminyaka eli-145 eyadlulayo. Ubushushu obugqithisileyo bubangele ilahleko ebantwini, ngokutsho kwephephandaba lasekuhlaleni I-Shanghai yemihla ngemihla.
Okwangoku, kuyaziwa ukuba abantu abane babhubhile, ngelixa uninzi lwazo, abantu abadala ababesesitalatweni, emakhayeni abo ngaphandle kweenkqubo zomoya, okanye besebenza ngelixa elangeni, balaliswe esibhedlele ngenxa yokubethwa bubushushu okanye ezinye izifo.
Kwaye kukuba kwilanga elipheleleyo ngaphandle kokhuselo ehlotyeni, ngakumbi ngakumbi, ngexesha le- ubushushu, Inokusenza siphulukane nokuqonda, kwaye sinokude sibe neentliziyo okanye ukusilela ukuphefumla, pulmonary okanye edema yengqondo, kunye nokusilela kwamalungu.
Ukuthintela iingxaki, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthatha amanyathelo, awoku:
- Kulumkele ukuzibeka elangeni kwelona xesha lishushu.
- Zikhusele kwimitha yelanga ngokunxiba umnqwazi, iiglasi zelanga kunye nelanga.
- Sela amanzi amaninzi, nokuba sinxaniwe.
Kodwa ukongeza, kufuneka yeka ubushushu behlabathi ukuba asifuni ukuba abantu abaninzi bafe ngenxa yamaqondo obushushu aphezulu.