Video | One hot summer

The intense heat wave this summer was like none other, palpably felt by all with anomalous weather across Egypt and exacerbated by electricity outages shutting off fans and air conditioners. According to scientists at NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, July was globally the hottest on record, and 2023 is expected to round out as the Earth's hottest year measured in 174 years of documentation. Like so many others, we spent the summer in Alexandria, recording in this video diary how it felt to seek respite from the heat in the steamy coastal city.

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