Recently, you might have received a text or seen a message on social media warning everyone to beware of temperatures skyrocketing to 40 degrees Celsius in the next couple of days. The memo, riddled with grammatical errors, proclaims that this is likely to cause a heat wave, which will result in dehydration and sun stroke. It even dishes out tips on how to take care of your body, and goes so far as to predict fainting and organ failure to those with heat stroke.
If you freaked out and pressed the panic button immediately after that, relax. Now you can rest assured that the note was a hoax (probably written by some weather fanatic or someone looking to cause trouble), as the National Environment Agency has debunked it and called it untrue.
Yes, the second half of March is looking to be hotter and drier, but temperatures will reach a possible high of 36 degrees, not 40.
Next time, before you raise the alarm and forward apocalyptic messages like these to everyone on your contact list, check the facts first. Look to the NEA or the Meteorological Service Singapore for up-to-date weather conditions.
