So, we’re having quite the heatwave here in Europe and it’s getting problematic.

The Czech Republic has just seen its hottest day so far this year, with temperatures reaching highs of 37 degrees Celsius in places on Tuesday, and the current heatwave shows no signs of abating. As temperatures soar to mid-30s around the country, the scorching heat continues to affect the lives of individuals as well as business operations.

Long running summer heatwaves have become rather common in the Czech Republic in recent years but the country still needs to readjust itself to the changing weather conditions. For instance the Prague transport authority is gradually increasing the number of air-conditioned trams and buses in its fleet. By the end of the year, up to one third of Prague trams should be equipped with air-conditioning, a spokeswoman said.

Above average temperatures in the Czech Republic are expected to continue throughout August and only slightly cool off towards the end of the month.

Man, I hope this isn’t gonna be a repeat of the 2003 heatwave; that killed over 70,000 people in Europe.

Yeah………air conditioning is not common here. It’s usually just the shopping centers and new(ish) office buildings that have it. Some older buildings have been retrofitted with A/C units, but it’s really expensive to do that and with some buildings, like the concrete panel apartment blocks, it’s often quite difficult to do the retrofitting owing to the nature of their construction.