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Workers line up in front of a water distributer on a hot summer day in Dubai on July 12, 2023. The heat was felt in the United Arab Emirates, along with other Arab Gulf states, where warming trends brought on by climate change threaten to make entire cities unlivable by the end of the century, according to experts. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP)
According to the National Centre of Meteorology, the highest temperature recorded over the country was in Owtaid (Al Dhafra Region) in Abu Dhabi at 2:45pm.
Earlier in July, temperatures had crossed the 50ºC-mark for the first time this summer with the mercury touching 50.1°C for two consecutive days on July 15 and 16 in Bada Dafas (Al Dhafra Region) in Abu Dhabi.
Earlier this month, temperatures touched 50.2°C in Owtaid (Al Dhafra Region) on August 2. Temperatures then touched 50.3°C on August 25.
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