In Iran, It’s Scorching Hot and Water Supplies Are Shrinking

For a month and 10 days of unrelenting summer heat, Sepideh, a physician in southern Iran, and her dentist husband have left the house only for work (and only in the mornings) and for groceries (and only when the fridge is utterly bare). At one point last week, her car’s dashboard thermometer read 57 degrees Celsius, about 135 degrees Fahrenheit.

She snapped a photo for Instagram. “Only 57 degrees!” she posted.

At least she had air-conditioning at home, a necessity not available to all….