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 The Heat Wave in New York
The newspapers over there tell us that in America it's been 100 degrees recently. 100 degrees! Is that possible? My God, yes. But we have to understand each other. Americans use the Fahrenheit thermometer to measure temperature, which registers 32°C on ice and 212°C on boiling water. 100°C therefore corresponds to 38°C.
It's still a very pleasant heat. So pleasant, or at least so unpleasant, that life in New York is transformed and the streets take on an unusual appearance. At night, many residents sleep on rooftops, on sidewalks, on the steps of public monuments. During the day, children, young people, and even, it is said, people of respectable age, don't hesitate to wear only bathing suits. Teams of firefighters constantly patrol the streets, spraying water on the road and at the foot of houses to refresh the atmosphere, also spraying passers-by tempted by a refreshing shower and whose costumes accommodate this unusual intervention.
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