It’s summertime in the Northern Hemisphere, and a couple of constants remain: Just as surely as it’s going to be hot, people are going to want to talk about exactly how hot it is.
But the heat has been so notable in the past week or so that records are being stretched and scorched from Canada to Armenia, with roofs and roads going runny.
Temperatures that hit around 90 degrees Fahrenheit in Glasgow, Scotland, last week were more than the “weatherproof” roofing material on the city’s Science Centre could withstand — it began melting, dripping black goo down the side of the building, reports the BBC.
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