{"id":6130,"date":"2019-06-25T23:02:57","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T23:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=6130"},"modified":"2019-06-25T23:02:57","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T23:02:57","slug":"this-plan-is-fighting-the-heat-in-the-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/this-plan-is-fighting-the-heat-in-the-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"This Plan Is Fighting The Heat In The Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The past few days, The Netherlands have seen incredibly high temperatures, reaching almost 40\u00b0C (100\u00b0F)! Today, it was the hottest June 25 ever recorded in the country. Bridges were kept cool with water for the fear of their metal parts expanding and the bridges no longer opening.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6132\" style=\"width: 821px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/i8oAT\" aria-label=\"Zon Sun Heat Hitte Sunshine Zonneschijn Wolken Clouds Hitteplan Netherlands 1024x768\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6132\" class=\" wp-image-6132\"  alt=\"\" width=\"811\" height=\"608\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/06\/zon-sun-heat-hitte-sunshine-zonneschijn-wolken-clouds-hitteplan-netherlands-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/06\/zon-sun-heat-hitte-sunshine-zonneschijn-wolken-clouds-hitteplan-netherlands.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/06\/zon-sun-heat-hitte-sunshine-zonneschijn-wolken-clouds-hitteplan-netherlands-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/06\/zon-sun-heat-hitte-sunshine-zonneschijn-wolken-clouds-hitteplan-netherlands-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by Eddy Van 3000 at Flickr.com under license CC BY SA 2.0<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>The Heat Is On<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This week is seeing record\u00a0<em>temperaturen\u00a0<\/em>(temperatures) in the Netherlands and other countries in Europe. While in some countries, a\u00a0<em>hittegolf\u00a0<\/em>(heat wave) has already been proclaimed, this is not yet the case in the lowlands. The Dutch requirements are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Vijf dagen achtereen met maximumtemperaturen in De Bilt boven de 25 graden celsius. <\/em>(Five consecutive days with maximum temperatures in De Bilt above 25 degrees celsius (77\u00b0F).)<\/li>\n<li><em>Op drie van deze vijf dagen moet de maximumtemperatuur in De Bilt boven de 30 graden celsius zijn<\/em>. (On three of these five days, the maximum temperature in De Bilt has to be above 30 degrees celsius (86\u00b0F).)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>De Bilt is the <em>meetstation <\/em>( Today, June 25, is the third day in a row with temperatures crossing 25\u00b0C, and yesterday and today, it went above 30\u00b0C. Tomorrow is also going to be above 25\u00b0C, but the\u00a0<em>weersverwachting\u00a0<\/em>(weather forecast) predicts 26\u00b0C (79\u00b0F), so it would just miss the nomer\u00a0<em>hittegolf<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>However, the\u00a0<em>weer\u00a0<\/em>(weather) in most places has prompted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knmi.nl\/nederland-nu\/weer\/waarschuwingen\/utrecht\"><em>code geel\u00a0<\/em>(Code Yellow)<\/a> to be in force until the end of Thursday, when the sweltering heat is expected to have mostly subdued. <em>Code geel\u00a0<\/em>means that you should be\u00a0<em>alert\u00a0<\/em>(watchful). <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/5-things-to-know-about-the-first-westerstorm-of-2018\/\">We have seen\u00a0<em>code geel\u00a0<\/em>before when we discussed the <em>Westerstorm <\/em>here on the blog.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong><em>Nationaal Hitteplan<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_6134\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/L_HgedZaXoY\" aria-label=\"Old Couple Lady Man Porch Sun Heat Amsterdam 1024x576\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6134\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6134\"  alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/06\/old-couple-lady-man-porch-sun-heat-amsterdam-1024x576.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/06\/old-couple-lady-man-porch-sun-heat-amsterdam-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/06\/old-couple-lady-man-porch-sun-heat-amsterdam-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/06\/old-couple-lady-man-porch-sun-heat-amsterdam-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Be careful in the sun! (Image by Laura Thonne at Unsplash.com)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For this week, the\u00a0<em>RIVM\u00a0<\/em>has put the\u00a0<em>Nationaal Hitteplan\u00a0<\/em>(National Heat Plan) into force for the\u00a0<em>midden, zuiden en oosten\u00a0<\/em>(center, south and east) of the country. In addition to the\u00a0<em>code geel<\/em>, it places extra attention on the\u00a0<em>risico&#8217;s\u00a0<\/em>(risks) for\u00a0<em>ouderen\u00a0<\/em>(elderly people),\u00a0<em>baby&#8217;s\u00a0<\/em>(babies), <em>chronisch zieken\u00a0<\/em>(chronically ill),\u00a0<em>mensen met overgewicht\u00a0<\/em>(overweight people),\u00a0<em>mensen in verzorgingstehuizen\u00a0<\/em>(people in nursing homes) and\u00a0<em>mensen in sociaal isolement\u00a0<\/em>(people in social isolation). It is especially important for these groups to be wary of\u00a0<em>uitdroging\u00a0<\/em>(dehydration) and\u00a0<em>oververhitting\u00a0<\/em>(overheating). The message is: <em>blijf koel en drink veel water!\u00a0<\/em>(Stay cool and drink a lot of water!)<\/p>\n<p>However, the\u00a0<em>hitteplan\u00a0<\/em>is also about\u00a0the <em>zonkracht\u00a0<\/em>(&#8220;solar force&#8221;, the UV index). The\u00a0<em>zon\u00a0<\/em>is shining particularly\u00a0<em>sterk\u00a0<\/em>(strong)\u00a0these days, so it is also important to wear <em>bedekkende kleding\u00a0<\/em>(covering clothing) and to use\u00a0<em>zonnebrandcr\u00e8me\u00a0<\/em>(sun lotion). People are also advised to stay in the\u00a0<em>schaduw\u00a0<\/em>(shade) and to keep the house cool.<\/p>\n<h2><em>Zwembad! Airco!<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Little fun fact: Today, the terms\u00a0<em>zwembad <\/em>(swimming pool) and\u00a0<em>airco\u00a0<\/em>(air conditioning) were searched online more often than the most-searched term <em>gratis\u00a0<\/em>(free). <em>Airco <\/em>is not something a lot of people have in their homes, since such heat is exceptional. People really wanted to cool down!<\/p>\n<p><strong>How was the weather today in your country? What do you think about the way the Dutch handle the heat? Let me know in the comments below!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/06\/old-couple-lady-man-porch-sun-heat-amsterdam-350x197.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/06\/old-couple-lady-man-porch-sun-heat-amsterdam-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/06\/old-couple-lady-man-porch-sun-heat-amsterdam-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/06\/old-couple-lady-man-porch-sun-heat-amsterdam-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>The past few days, The Netherlands have seen incredibly high temperatures, reaching almost 40\u00b0C (100\u00b0F)! Today, it was the hottest June 25 ever recorded in the country. Bridges were kept cool with water for the fear of their metal parts expanding and the bridges no longer opening. 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