Surviving in Kuwait's 'unbearable' heat - BBC News
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- The Middle East is heating up at twice the global average, and Kuwait now regularly sees temperatures above 50C.
Kuwait’s economy is dominated by fossil fuel exports but as the temperature rises more and more of Kuwait is becoming desert and it becomes harder to live with the extreme heat.
With the mercury topping 53C, three Kuwaiti citizens - an influencer, a weather forecaster and a retired civil servant - raise the alarm with concerns about “how much longer we can consider Kuwait habitable”
They urge that Kuwait must not be allowed to get any hotter - and one of them has a solution to offer.
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rather than showing how common people are dealing with heatwave, they are showing a rich influencer's struggle. BBC, do better
Good point ...
Poor people don’t financially support the BBC.
"Do better."
Shut up.
We see her experience- and she is well off imagine the citizens without options. Kuwait will be a ticking threat with planetary hospice as its own future.
Exactly!
sorry but the so called "influencer" woman in a fully ventialted apartment doesn't suffer in this situation, it's the road workers, construction workers, people who pick up the garbage, homeless, people who work in facilities that are surrounded by metal (cuz of the heat it gets up to 80*c)
Edit: she killed someone whilst under the influence if drugs and driving, and her family lawyer is claiming she didn’t do it
She was speaking for everyone that lives in Kuwait Mr. I know it all! Unless you live with us, you wouldn’t have a clue what we all go through. So save your theories for the ignorant.
@@mohammadal-drees3106 im kuwaiti myself
@Simon Coulson yes
You all act like that place is the only place thats hot I know everybody heard about Death Valley in Cali so calm down
@@ThePoker45 true but this is death valley like 9 months a year yk 💀
As a Kuwaiti, I do not like how this turned out. BBC should've included other people like Om Naif or at least one labor worker instead of an influencer. Whether it's a municipality worker, a mechanic, or basically anyone else. They could've gone to several organizations that try to change the weather situation in Kuwait on a government level but have no voice. I admit, we are lazy and love our A/C and our cars, and tbh, I am one of them. But that doesn't mean that there isn't anyone trying to change it on a legislative level.
OR both of them and then a tribe member. We saw a upper class earner, a middle class earner. Where are the low class earners?
I am Kuwaiti who lives in Kuwait , watching this video made me feel miserable , while the reality is not that tragic!
We are privileged to have access to ACs and so and so , I just feel sorry for those who have similar issues but no access to AC or electricity or even water !
But you can't go outside ,it's bad
You are right. I’m not Kuwaiti but I was born and raised there. And the video is just an over exaggerated version of reality. There are ACs everywhere and you don’t have to pay for them. Kuwait might not be a developed country but everyone is privileged with basic necessities. I’ve never seen anyone living without ac.
@@joaboby2. But that's the point! The more air conditioning you use indoors the hotter it gets outside. As the girl said, it's a vicious circle. As for the lady who planted some trees,, the trees are few and she's keeping them alive with water. Planting millions of trees in the desert without water will be a different story.
BBC,if you interview the rich ones,you would not understand the underlying issues? Think about the labourers,who work under the scorching heat.
People would have to be pretty stupid not to realise that if its hard to walk down the road it's going to be even harder for people working in it.
@@MsPinkwolf See,I had been in Kuwait,from 2019 to August,2021.So,I know what it is like to work in there.I was lucky,because I was not a labourer.My point is,for them,it is really hard.You know why? The employers will put them in trouble.I am afraid,you don't know the whole picture.
Lol BCC doesn't give a shit about those peons. They're more conservative
It's the same in Afghanistan. 99.9% of the people in Afghanistan are deeply conservative but the BBC always find the ones that believe in Lib Dem values to interview.
@@AusDenBergen right. Thats why they literally showed the work a retired Kuwaiti woman was doing to try and ease the problem 🤔
The Story of two women;one complaining about the heat ruining her photos under her AC and the other one out there trying to make a difference 🥂
The one complaining is probably more rich considering the following and job
All the people are effected not only the people you like
@@user-hu1jz8fh9c wth are you on about?!!
@@YNYNYNYNYNYN she is
true
Am moving to Kuwait next month for a nanny job. But I already know, it's going to be hard like it was for me in Oman back in 2016, I started sleeping under my bed because of the heat, the cold tiles helped a lot, my employer was so financially strained and just generally a bad person because the family refused me from using the AC unit in my bedroom, I could have easily died from the heat.
At yet another home in Oman, I used to wakeup at 3 in the morning because by 5, it would be too hot to work outside, as a housemaid then.
It's her nanny, housemaid, driver and workers who use the bus train or walk to work that are truely affected NOT the employers
May god make it easy for you, protect you and bless u n ur family ameen
good look
may you have a better time and employer in Kuwait
Stay in ur country sister they don't like blacks there
I hope you are okay. I’ve heard the hardships that happens over in those areas for migrant workers especially in Saudi Arabia + UAE + Kuwait. I wish you nothing but good luck
That Lady planting trees in extreme weather conditions,
Bring me tears, really inspired me❤
For me, the lady planting the trees is my "influencer".
Dying breed
Yet I bet most folks in the comment section live like the CZcams influencer.
@@paranoidplane9799 so? You can't feel bad for others?
This
you mean the ninja using water style jutsu to encourage deep forest style emergance?
This video is basically like asking a rich man what living in poverty is like.
What do you really expect from the BBC? They lie about almost everything or tell half truths forcing you to do your own research, so that's why I go straight to the comments without watching the whole thing .
@@notforsale1264 agree, theyre making quite a stir in the comment section and theyll even earn from it. Dont trust news channels like these, theyre basically just giving clues
the world is fucked from the beginning
Wow!
@@notforsale1264 really?
Senseless documentary of a woman who is least affected by heat.... She is in luxury n complaining about heat... What about the workers/labours....
I remember my time in the service, we were stationed in Kuwait for a month and it was incredibly hot even at night. The humidity was almost always above 90% and so it made basic activities incredibly draining even in the early morning hours. This was in 2005, I can't imagine how hot is now with the continuing climate change threat.
Kuwait has an advantage with its heat where most of the time the heat is dry. I dont know how long you experienced the humidity but its really rare to have humid weather in Kuwait. Most of the time its dry
It was in the summer of 2018 that the heatwave in North Africa got so bad even the desert tribes couldn't cope. They live in extreme heat all year round and that was too much even for them.
Most Gulf countries have similar climate.
Not exactly. I was born and raised there. Kuwait is more of like an arid state, except some areas near beach where you experience humid air every now and then. But I’ve also lived in states with humidity of 80-90%. But in Kuwait it’s mostly 30-65%. It’s the UV index and dry heat that makes it warmer.
Could’ve got a way better story simply talking to everyday people in Kuwait not an Instagram influencer. Kind of a no brainer 🧠
spent 15 minutes on telling us how hot it is.
Yes, you are friendly. I need people like all of you.
Did it occur to you that Kuwait, being a small oil rich nation, doesn't really have any poor people that can be interviewed for this? Not saying there is no poverty in the country. Of course there is. The immigrants brought in to do the dirty or menial jobs that locals won't do. The desert nomads outside of the cities. They aren't exactly made accessibly to the BBC.
@@TheWotageek BBC is like the largest news network out there. of course they can get in access. wtf u on abt?
This is how the old media finds people to interview. They just go on social media as it makes their work easier.
I’m Kuwaiti and this the most ridiculous documentary I ever seen! You just showed who’re the least affected by the heat!
ya, thats what i call heaven in kuwait summers
What about um Naif? She's amazing. But I do agree, wish they filmed some people like construction workers, and people with no cars. This issue affects the most.
kuwaitti wannabe kardashian
All the Kuwaiti citizens are affected by the heat, and people who work in construction zones or trash takers, but after all we are all affected by it. Not more and not less
She was easy to contact,happy to be on the BBC-some nice free publicity,speaks perfect English so its just lazy journalism to feature her-would have been much more challenging to follow a construction worker around.
The weather man was informative and the tree planting lady showed some spirit -why isnt the Kuwaiti govt following her lead and planting trees?not like they are broke right?
In Singapore it’s usually 30 degrees, I can’t imagine living here if it gets any higher. My heart really goes out to those living in the Middle East :(
There are places in Qatar where they have air conditioned the outdoors. No joke.
The problem is that this type of heat is just dealt with by more air conditioning, which in return uses more energy and can create more pollution. It's a vicious cycle.
Here in Riyadh is 45c tomorrow
Singapore weather is more hot than Kuwait
Due to humidity the number the temperature number goes down but the feels like temperature is much higher , in Kuwait it’s mostly dry not humid
@@JUFFAIR101 Kuwait is definitely hotter humidity doesn’t increase the temp by 20 C
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Why you used social influencer, rich people, as your protagonist. Their life dont represent major people. It is disgusting. You should use common people.
Bless the lady who planted the trees. So wonderful.
Jesus loves you so much please turn your life to Christ whilst you still can the rapture is about to happen anytime soon please repent of your sins
@@jordanteaa4171 Allah is the most merciful, return to him and he will forgive all your sins by his will.
a true Zionist. The love of the land, developing and enriching it.
Yes, We enjoy plant tree together for increasing temperatures.
@Greg Kanowitz This lady is a precious human. Not only has she proven trees can thrive in her community's desert, she has created a magical spot with shade and cool water to drink, all why using her own money! This is pure love for the planet and she harms no one in the process. She may not be able to solve the world's fossil fuel issues but she has made a magical oasis.... I stumbled across this story. I'm Australian and have enjoyed seeing these desert trees from the other side of the world.
The lady who plants the trees 😭 God bless her heart and soul
The one BBC gave her a 20 second clip in the report because she wore a face-cover. The ultra privilege "influencer" causing the issues gets a complete report about her "difficult life". The white western bias is so evident.
@@Dr.KhizarShabir-dl1ho Not everything is a conspiracy, grow up.
@@Dr.KhizarShabir-dl1ho I wish we can somehow donate or help her somehow. Planting trees is time consuming and can be financially consuming. Such a well-hearted lady ❤️
How is the weather right there?
wow really, I smile when I saw your comment. my dear. How many man are in your hand begging for your attention, because your beauty is so charming, and I believe no man can see you without telling you how beautiful you are, I believe your husband must be really lucky to have you in he's life, Dear. no man can resist your beauty. so tell me if you are the second woman GOD created after eve, how are you
I live in Saudi Arabia, specifically in Jeddah and if u’ve been there you know how hot it gets during the summer. We can barely have a 5 min walk outdoors and it’s 40 C max. To think that Kuwait literally reaches 50+C is just crazyy. I cant imagine how the workers there are living or those who cant afford a comfortable ventilated living.
Kuwait temperature has been rapidly changing from max 40C in 2005 to 50C nearly every 7 days at summers in 2020
Jeddah has the same heat but humidity brings the temperature down but the same as 50 in Kuwait because its much less humidity
qatar has the worst humidity hands down
I don’t understand how these people can walk around while wearing two layers of clothing and long sleeve shirts and long pants in a 125-degree weather. People will look at me weird if I walk around with a long sleeve shirt in a 90-degree weather here. They are probably sweating bullets underneath.
That Kuwaiti lady who plants the trees is awesome. She takes the issue head on and never backs down despite all the disparagement. She's so inspiring.
Desert is hot, OMG! You people ain't the shapest cats.
I am at work 😃☺️☺️☺️
@@cowsmuggler1646 What's a "shapest cat"?
The influencer was interviewed because she is more relatable to westerners in terms of language, looks or habits, but apparently, that fired back lol, anyway hats off to the real hero of this story "Om Naief" a real beacon of hope to tackle this problem.
Exactly ya3ni out of all people they chose her? 😭 7ada unrelated
@@feshgogulululu yh that’s just dumb
@@feshgogulululu
Lololol
Lool yeh, shes mixed race too
The female pensioner did a great, commendable thing. However don't blame BBC for putting the spotlight on the other lady
It's had to relate with someone who is covered head to toe & you can't even see her eyes
I lived in Kuwait for a bit, and the addiction to air conditioning is both understandable and insane, I think the one example that fully encapsulates the insanity of it all would be the portable outdoor Air conditioners the size of an American fridge used to cool 1-2 outdoor restaurant tables for people who would choose to eat outside. The marina restaurant areas would be full of these running seemingly even when no one is around.
The heat is truly unbearable but the methods to escape it seem to spawn from a laissez faire attitude from the excess of fossil fuel energy that provides an insanely low energy prices. I can't help but feel this is born from their own excess and hubris that their oil reserves can sustain this lifestyle. It most certainly can't for the poor working migrants who do not have the luxury to have an air conditioned Apartment or Car.
Explains why the govt caht be bothered to plant trees leaving it up to concerned citizens like the lady we saw in the film.
Kudos to the lady who did not give up! She sure influenced me not to give up and do the impossible.
The lady who planted the trees, what a courageous woman. We should all aim to be like her. So selfless, giving and caring.
@@aaronadam4747 gulf and middle east
@@aaronadam4747 crap
@@aaronadam4747 Yes
She probably hired an immigrant to do that.
@@aaronadam4747 leave religion out of this
The ‘influencer’ seems so self-centered and focused on her selfish needs.
Kudos to the OLD woman for planting trees and doing something for the environment. 👏👏👏
Her mom is American lol
We need enjoy together for Countries.
Don’t like her....she’s not even like proper Arabian imo. Like I’ve never seen a gulf woman with such tattoos it’s kinda weird. And when people call her out for it she gets so salty and defensive...not a good representative for your average Kuwaiti citizen .
in her fat car aswell!
Wow, some racists here in reply section....
Feel sorry for those laborer brothers who are still working hard in this hot country. They are from Bangladesh, India & Pakistan.
Her: there is absolutely no way to live here without an AC
She clearly is living the best life cuz I know people that worked in the scorching heat and couldn't even afford an ac but they survive
The Story of two women; one is superficial "influencer" complaining about the weather and another brave one making an impact.
Some Influencers are only activist who only complaining without doing anything for change
Exactly.
Both women are important, both points of view are needed. One woman plants trees and urges us to adapt. The young woman warns us that excessive heat is negatively impacting families, and gives us specific examples. Both try to help, in their different ways, based on their life's circumstances. Complaining is good, and is needed, when there is something to complain about, like climate warming. One woman is retired, can make time to plant trees and is willing to sacrifice part of her income to water them. The young woman runs a business from home and raises her young family. From both their perspectives, they offer valuable insight. Complaining about an existing problem is an attempt to sound an alarm. Complaining is necessary, important, high value. We must pay attention when others complain. Don't blame the messenger.
@@stacyhackney6100 Complains about heat, then goes on to use air con 30 mins before drive
Not sure she is superficial. She is a mom who makes a good living.
These social media influencers really are a mockery to the human intelligence makes me absolutely sick
Honestly
So infuriating, so much vanity
@Jo Jo alright feminist, tell the type of comments I should be making, i’m listening👂🏼
@Jo Jo I'm a female and agree with him... So take ur feminism somewhere else
@@queenofeverything1313 bless you
They used to be called sales people but now have a much fancier name tho the same job.My guess is they dont last long as there is always something newer and shinier to be had.
If u living in Kuwait when u born to now u don’t feel anything and thise video sooo over I swear
90% of this report was wasted on the influencer, while the more important and real influncer who should be the focus of the report got around 2 minutes or less. Good reporting BBC!
Bravo to the lady who planted those trees, she should be an influencer to the people of Kuwait not the so call Instagram influencer showing her and kids lifestyle.
GREEN VEGETATION CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN KUWAIT.
Yeah just because they can show off more of their physique they become influencers easily, but the woman behind the niqab is working for the temperature and a real influencer but she can't be the spokesperson because the world can't see More of her physique. That's the bitter truth 😥😥
@@mixed_blessing455
Exactly it was all about her looks, she's one of those self centered American girls, we have a lot of of them here in Los Angeles, California.
Lady with children is just complaining about the weather 👎while the actual influencer is planting trees and making an impact. 👏
The young mother is telling us kids are suffering. It is important that kids' point of view be communicated. She is middle class but even a family with resources in Kuwait is under threat from unbearable heat, that is what the mom, wife, businesswoman communicated.
@@stacyhackney6100
If she wants to make the difference in Kuwait, she should be telling her followers in Kuwait to go outside and plant some trees.
She's an Instagram blogger with 2.5 million followers, she was born in America, it funny she wasn't speaking Arabic to her sons, but American English
I noticed that BBC always interviews westernized people in any report from a middle eastern country. Thus projecting a severely skewed image about the people there
Oh. So the heat affects the people who are born there differently?
@@MsPinkwolf actually yes, populations that have subsisted in the desert tend to have adaptations to survive in the desert.
That’s literally how biology and evolution work.
_read a book ffs_
Big facts
Ya, that lady with the burka, speaking Arabic at 9:41, she's so westernized, right? lolol
@@MyHandelsMessiah Lol. You get used to a climate in like a week.
I was in Saudi Arabia for 1 year.. really the heat is so disgusting. Only God knows the problem of immigrant house Maids and labour's . Sometimes sand storms are so disgusting
Me myself as a Kuwaiti woman im really trying to save electricity and using reusable straws instead of plastic ones and tote bags instead of plastic bags. But the problem is the majority of people in Kuwait considering these things as copying foreigners. They are not aware of the things we are doing to our planet and the damages we are causing in the daily. Please be open minded to new ideas that can reduce pollution and global warming because we are literally getting fried alive. If you are not thinking of your self its fine its your body at the end of the day. But please think of the earth that your children will live in. 🌎
Ok great but try and be more impactful there is a lot of ecowashing. Straws aren't part of the bigger problems its to make consumers feel guilty where as the biggest threat to marine life is from fishing nets trawlers so instead buy fish from companies that dont destructively fish. Read more and investigate more you will find out a lot is just fraudulent and fake with covering the really impact full stuff because of monetary benefits.
I'm still trying to understand what an "influencer" is.
@@1newme425 a lot of money? Lol. Nawww.
someone who complaint and do nothing.
"My life is a commercial, meant to sell junk, for which I am paid."
Wonder exactly who she influences. Maybe fast food random business, or worse; her kids!! Kudos to the elders in the story who actually do something!
Kinda like a Maniac in a Pontiac l guess? Got me! 🙀🌈
The city area definitely can do with more trees. I'm perplexed that the lady can do it out of her own pocket, but the Kuwaiti government with all its riches cannot do it.
Yea it sucks to see someone literally have the answers and not have the group buy-in to get it executed on a larger scale.
Unfortunately planting tress is not as simple as you think. Most tress can't survive kuwait soil/weather and those that can such as "Conocarpus" they ruin the infrastructure with their large root but yeah the government can still do a better job
At 9:21 they left out the translation for her saying “SubhanaAllah” meaning, “Glory be to God" before saying, "look how it's grown.”
Hmm... I don't get what the "influencer" contributed to this video in showing her perspective on the country's intense heat. If anything, makes her look bad and spoiled. Yes, it's hot because Kuwaitis are enjoying a modern, civilised, concrete jungle in the middle of the scorching desert heat. I mean, kudos to the older woman and the meteorologist for recognising this, acknowledging the problem, and proposing feasible solutions followed by real action and "boots on the ground." Other than that, what I got from the "influencer" was whining about how hot it is, how much she and her family suffer, and how to live your life around this heat crisis by structuring daily necessities, etc. Pathetic and sad, I recommend an additional crisis be recorded for Kuwait to tackle... a detached generation of spoiled brats who want cooler temperatures without having to give up any of their modern-day luxuries or change any of their carbon inducing habits.
We are rich but we aren’t spoiled maybe some are but the majority definitely isnt
It's for spoiled westerners to relate to. As it's the spoiled westerners and rich folk of this world who seem most in denial.
@@quixotiq cause most kids here get abused by their dad to creat discipline despite being extremely wealthy, I remember when studying in the UK kids insulted their own mothers calling their own sisters slurs and doing it in public so casually, one kid stole from his mom 2000 pounds and all his mother could do is say “dont do it again” when he should of had his soul whooped out of him
I agree with you. Generally the rich do not care about gardening and planting trees. As manual work is considered as poor people job.
@@saadalhajeri9796 You're absolutely right about that kids need the shite kicking out of them when they deserve it not a please don't do that again. Me my brothers and cousins got some serious leathering in the 90s lets you actually realize you've messed up
I love this lady. She was told it couldn't be done, but she did it anyway. I would hope there could be many more like her.
Look at Akhil Jayan’s 2 comments below. It’s more relevant.
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Yeah, the influencer really believed in herself
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We only just had 40C heat in London a few days ago for the first time ever and I felt like I was dying. No idea how they handled 50C!!!
What an incredible lady, who insisted on planting the trees. And to the weatherman who is providing the best solution. Heroes.
Except her solution isn’t really practical on any large scale. Without constant watering and the expense that comes with it plus her free labour those trees would die
@@Gumpmachine1 Tree watering can be automated especially in the city.
@@Mustafa-vz5kx automation still has a labour component and cost involved.
Remember using automation is still going to be more expensive than her free labour
@@Gumpmachine1 kuwait is a very rich country, they can afford it, they also have massive desert land, just covering 10-20% of their country in solar panels will cool down the country and provide 100% of its daytime energy needs and best of all is the ability to desalinate water with renewable energy instead of fossil fuels.
i’m sure they’ve thought of these solutions but i’m just stating them
@@SA-nu2so There’s a reason they haven’t done what you’ve suggested, they know enough to realise it’s ridiculous
It’s not practical to cover nearly 2000 square kilometres in solar panels which is nearly 3x the size of New York.
The largest currently is only 160 sq kilometres
You can be as rich as you like but there’s practical limitations that can’t be ignored
Their country is baking, yet they generate 100% of their electricity from fossil fuels...
Unfortunately people here who are in charge are ignorant who only care about how much money they're getting paid not what good are they doing for their country
talk about cooking yourself, kuwait is the frog!
The influencer is jarring to hear constantly complaining what about the people who are truly affected by the heat? The labour workers, maids etc why would you interview people who are least affected ?
This video is very interesting once you manage to skip the parts involving the influencer
She lives in a building with A/C. Goes out early morning, is really hot lol drives a car 😂 never mind the field workers or regular and low class people , they aren’t influencers, what a joke
I live in Saudi... All construction and road works happen from 11pm to 7am
I get you, but those field workers aren't influencing me to reduce my carbon Footprint like she is!
I’m Qatari and Field/ construction workers are banned from working during day time in the hottest months.
All buildings in Kuwait with AC
BUT, if it wasn't for her and the BBC I would not of known. Now I do and well done to both, they are both doing things to help the world understand so your negative points are worth nothing.
The lady planting trees needs a go fund me account for real. She needs to plant bamboo trees, those spread fast
@He llo by reducing the CO2 in the air and pump More oxygen which basically help the ozone layer
I don't think bamboo trees can survive in Kuwait its a desert nd bamboo thrive in where there is mid range rain
Bamboos will disappear as soon as they are planted, unless a genetically modified version appears that can survive the heat.
More like acacia tree from africa
@@deadnlovingit genetically modified ones
I have lived in kuwait for 4 years before i moved to belgium. I remember the last day in kuwait before going to belgium the following day. I swear the temperature was SO HOT that my hair felt like it was on the verge of burning. Returning to the hotel felt like such a massive relief. You are exhausted. And its a concern.
So yes, i know what its like in Kuwait (in the summer)
Must be hard for influencer driving around in her air-conditioned car lmao.
I've been living here in Kuwait for 23 years, and let me tell you; interviewing that influencer gets you nowhere close to the actual experience of living in Kuwait.
It's very different when you're an expat earning minimum wage. Kuwait's laws do no allow expats to buy vehicles unless their salaries are above 600kwd (average is 200 - 300) and posses a college/higher education degree. So no amount of money saved will get you a car, you need a very high monthly salary and degree.
If they are so aware of the harsh living conditions, maybe adjust that law so that "lower-class" people can afford a vehicle by saving up. Or the least that could be done is to fix some sort of proper public transport as the buses we have here currently are extremely unreliable.
I remember around 2019, ground temps hit close to a scorching 60°, there were labor workers dying from heat strokes and nothing was done to adjust their working hours.
You guys missed an opportunity to understand the real struggle here by covering some spoiled influencer's perspective.
This is not BBC. This is an episode from the privileged influencer's content videos.
I wondered why the video was focused so much on her. I realise she had young kids, so it's more of a human interest story- but let's face it, she doesn't know a thousandth as much as the meteorologist. However, stick a pretty girl on the thumbnail and we all clicked on it- so we're all suckers in a way.
@@anonUK To be honest, as a Kuwaiti i'd rather have her included in this video than the rest of the local Influencers. She's done a lot of social activism recently regarding women's rights and so on. BBC picked the right person.
If BBC go out to Workers and show their true stories that video will never see the light of the day. Media is 100% controlled there.
@@dontbefooledbyjumla7869 Same here in the UK
I hope the tree project takes off, that woman has dedicated so much time and effort to it
Hello!!!
I really hope so, but after following the recent news - I did not see any effort from the Kuwait government towards trees project or even a promise with clear schedule .. The excuse will be mostly on finance/funding the project..
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In the middle Eastern countries: uae Kuwait qatar Saudi Arabia etc. People have ACs and cars with ACs. You go from you car straight to the AC mall. No one walks anywhere. Most people beep their horn outside the restraunt or shop and the workers come out to take the order. The ones suffering are the labour class who are from South Asian countries. India pakistan Bangladesh Nepal phillipines etc. Its very sad to see construction workers and gardeners outside in 45 C plus heat.
Imagine that Iraq has similar weather conditions, however, Iraqi people does not have access to the same luxurious life that Kuwaiti people have. It’s even harder on them.
She does have the resources to leave Kuwait and live somewhere where her kids 'could have the childhood she had, where they can enjoy the outside' as she puts it. She says that she doesn't but if she has dual nationality, which I'll assume she does as her mother is American, the only reason she doesn't do this is because of the luxury job she has. This is a serious issue but I think getting someone with more credibility to come on was necessary
Exactly. She probably makes way more money in Kuwait than she would in the US.
She was happy to be on the BBC,speaks perfect English so they featured her.Agree it would have given a greater insight if a construction worker had been used for e.g but that would have been much more complicated needing permission etc plus it might have been difficult to get a worker to co operate as they would be afraid for their work permit etc etc.
Or perhaps visa rules mean she can go to the USA easily but she can’t bring her husband and children?
Kuwait doesn’t allow dual nationalities
Hard to feel bad for someone that seems to live pretty comfortably in the city in a nice apartment or whatever. You should talk about the people who cant afford to live like that and don't have AC. You wasted my time with Instagram person that no ones cares about. Don't feel bad for them I feel bad for the people who just have a hard time getting water and cooling off.
The fact that someone who does have a 'comfortable' life is struggling projects the greater struggle of the poor. We have all seen scenes of starvation & humanitarian crisis, we are all desensitized. But seeing 'the rich' struggle... that is new to me.
It sad to know that expat labourers in kuwait work in this 50°c heat to get 100 kd or 300 dollars.
That whole jazz with the car seat...I don't know lady, maybe it's time to turn the car seat to face the vents.
No one doesn't have AC. They'd die.
Most of the citizens here have high income and no taxes at all, and if ur not a citizen, and u don't have any income, by this point u will go back to ur home country.
“If you don’t live here, and you’re not affected by it everyday, you forget that it’s happening”
Me, who lives in Kuwait: I live here and i forget about it
There was an Italian farmer in Fresno California in the early 1900's who was faced with a similar heat issue. He started digging underground courtyards with tunnels connecting the spaces. Once he dug down about 30ft he was able to grow trees in the soil. I realize underground tunnels wouldnt be practical for a dense urban city. But, it looks like there is lots of dessert outside the cities that could grow lots of trees and homes underground if they just excavated down far enough. You can build entire homes underground with vent tubes in the ceiling that act as venturi tubes to constantly cycle cool air passively.
Hello, kuwaiti here. Lived my entire life in kuwait. Nothing worse than going to work while forced to park your car under no shade in this heat. By the time work is done, the inside of the car temperature reaches 60c and no amount of AC helps. Imagine almost every single day getting cooked alive like that. Its inhumane. I despise the idea of leaving home no matter how boring it gets.
Best time to visit your country ?January?February?No sandstorms ...
@@gersonmatos1251 sandstorms are completely random. id say from december till february yeah.
I hope you fell sorry for your qadama who works 16 hours a day with no day off. and other migrant workers in construction site.
@@natadodo1564 bold accusation when she just got her day off yesterday to meet her friends.
@@user-nb6mj9tk4q lucky qadama. hope all employer will be like that who treat them as humans.
I would love if the Kuwaiti government planted a massive Forrest and named it after this lady as an honour to her for years to come
Lol they would never! Unfortunately Kuwait is full of corruption.
Where is the water?
There is this documentary called The Biggest Little Farm. This couple started their dream farm but designed it so it would be like an ecosystem instead of just growing one or two crops. It was in California and when they started, the land was dry as a bone, but after they got their farm up and running, it was lush and green. Then, some wildfires came through and their farm was the only thing in the area that didn't burn. Definitely a lesson more people should know about.
So is the influencer actually doing anything about the issue like the other lady planting trees? smh
shes bi*ching about it like they usually do
What rubbish nonsense is this?? Showing a lady who is such a snob influencer.
They also showed the tree lady!
I agree, what nonsense BBC.
I feel really pity and helplessness for those migrant workers from Indian subcontinent who worked under this condition and under hostile bosses to build those magnificent building.
Spent a few years in middleeast. There was a labour camp across my room.
Really felt the pain for the construction workers most of them were from my country India.
Exactly ! Bbc don't even mention the people that is actually effected by heat .
God bless that lady really spent her money to help the world
As a Canadian I’m grateful for the cold. You can always bundle up and add more clothes.
..the lady and her team who planted trees in Kuwait are real heroes in decreasing temperatures and motivating others to do the same..its really a concern for the entire world to overcome climate change..
You'd think that if anywhere was suitable for solar energy... it would be here.
Even Solar panel loose efficiency at that temperature. At 62°c they wouldn’t work.
@@benjamingaster yea, that is also a problem.
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I think so too, but solar thermal power in particular, where many mirrors are arranged in a way that reflects all the sun's heat into a central tower to heat up some kind of salt which is then used to produce power
I’m from Ireland. We sometimes complain about our climate…but really we are blessed. I find anything over 25 degrees very hot. I can’t imagine working out in that heat. I met a group of Kuwaitis years ago when I was travelling. Absolutely wonderful ,fun ,kind people. I wish them all well
You can't be serious, 25° is very hot? I think you mean 35°
the tree lady is my hero. I lived in Australia, in western Australia where sometimes the temperature would rise to 47 degrees. that's 3 degrees less than what the average is Kuwait. sometimes we didn't have airconditioning at school or if we were outside would be near trees and it would really help to absorb the heat.
It's interesting to see how the influencer with maybe more money or 'influence' on people hasn't grown any plant on the ground in her country.
Like #savetheturtles don't use straws. Dude u think that's going to solve it? Thing is solar wouldn't work in such temperatures and they get there water from 100% fossil fuels. I wonder what alternatives
I find it funny that ur expectation of an influencer is making their country better their profession is based on narcissistic the influencer is to keep people's attention on her
@@kbrother ikr????????????????
It's easier to whine about things and get attention and pity
@@kbrother ok what about everyone else? U expect the few ppl who care to do all the work and everyone else carry on what they are doing and everything will automatically change and global warming will stop? Right? If only....
It's not responsible to keep a furry dog like that n such a hot environment. What next, a husky?!
Sadly they have huskys tooo which is really sad
Huskies are very common here in kuwait
Dubai is as hot if not more and i ve seen huskys here. Don’t understand how it s even legal
@@sarahgeorget89 I think the heat is a reason the huskies here are so aggressive.
When I was 9 one of them chased me up a slide in a playground
A lot of huskies in Kuwait unfortunately. I don't understand them.
My love for the lady who planted the trees❤️😭😭
Respect to the lady who took the initiative to bring change ..
Instead of constructing concrete buildings, they need to start planting millions of trees!!
How many have you planted Brian?
It’s a desert!
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If they could find a way to water millions of trees, it would be a game changer.
I hope the government there jump to help plant the forests border. That local lady is amazing truly inspiring. ❤️
Hello, how are you doing Cat
Both are locals my dear
there is big forest beside the Murooj
GOV. MIGHT REMOVED IT
People who live in countries where vegetation and trees grow easily should appreciate that fact and try to protect the greenery around them. We're lucky we don't have to hire water tankers to grow a few trees. England has vegetation and trees but we have the least woodland out of the entire continent of Europe, we have so much but it's very sterile in essence. It's worth looking at organisations such as the woodland trust and try to offer support where possible. This lady who is growing trees is amazing and we have organisations doing the same in the UK.
As a person who was born in Kuwait and raised there. I can say most of this is true. But many people complaining about humidity. That’s a fib. The humid season starts in august and ends in September with a humidity of 30% (minimum) and 65%(highest). My country of origin is in South Asia, where we experience 80%-90% humidity in July. So it’s a cakewalk to live in Kuwait.
Why don’t talk about kuwaits lack of investments in the green technology and kuwaits contribution to the climate crisis.
Kuwait's contribution to the climate crisis is significantly smaller and miniscule when compared to the world powers.
In reality, Kuwait is one of the worst countries in the world hit by global warming caused by other countries.
@@SB-hq3gb yet again, you don’t mention that they blew there oil money.
@@kija4917 that has nothing to do with anything I'm saying, you're saying "yet again" as if you talked to me before too.
Really, BBC? You couldn't find someone struggling with heat but a rich "social media influencer"? What about the foreign immigrants who work in construction sites and tea Cafeterias?
Om Naief, God bless you ma'am. I hope your words and efforts land on some listening ears in government bureaus.
The influencer seemed extremely self cantered. It looks to me like she’s really well off and has “rooms” for her kids. I live in the U.K. and at the age of 26 cannot afford a place big enough to even consider having children. Where is the point of view of the poor people of Kuwait who don’t have “rooms”, ac and car?
I work outside currently. The last half of june and beginning of July was a straight record setting heatwave with 100% humidity every day. I legitimately thought I was going to die at certain points, got heat exhaustion three times, everyday i'd come home and sit in the shower for a while even though I barely had the energy and would just barely make it to my bed afterwards to curl up with a huge bottle of water. The heat/sun was so bad it actually burned through the SPF 70 I was wearing and I made sure to apply it about once every 30 minutes or so because I was sweating so damn much. Luckily the heat has calmed down a little bit but it's still rough working in that weather. It's easy to understand how people die from it, you're alright one minute and the next your heart is pounding, your vision is blurry, and the world is spinning as you desperately try to stumble into some shade before you black out in the sun.
Also that elder woman is amazing but the young influencer was kinda irritating, her perspective is entirely selfish, don't know why you picked her other than she probably put it out to her massive audience in the country, even so you only have lessthan 700K views even though her audience is more than double that. Should've spent time with the real workers instead of an influencer crying in her gorgeous air conditioned apartment.
If you have a rock climbing gym in your apartment, you’re not struggling. BBC probably couldn’t get government permission to interview real people like laborers.
Why would they interview foreigners instead of the locals. They're all rich and many are richer than her.
She lives in an apartment thats far from being rich in Kuwait
Its Kuwait there poverty is near zero
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You don’t need “permission”, whatever that means. Its a free country in that sense. The BBC fucked up, dont make stupid assumptions
I like that old lady, at least she is doing something to help. If everyone just did a little as she has done, I believe it would make a huge difference.
100% The government has to support this brave old lady and start with the youth as well.
Yep! I did read that if everyone in the entire world stopped using plastic straws and recycled and used electric cars the big conglomerates would still emit 70% pollution. Madness.
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I lived in Kuwait for 3 Years, and believe me it is not as bad as people say it is. Even at 53 Degrees, you wouldn't drench in sweat and get dehydrated to your core due to the relatively low humidity. Sure Kuwait is very dry. but it is not as humid as Singapore, Malaysia and other equatorial countries. I am a Bangladeshi, and believe me the summers in Kuwait are much more tolerable than in my own country. IDK what that "influencer" was saying, but it never feels like the heat is sucking the life out of you
The influencer is definitely not selfish, she is prioritizing her family like nearly everyone in this world does.
She’s keeping a car running for 30 mins to cool it down?! Not sure how sustainable that is 😂😭🙃
Might be time for the roofed garage.
Petrol is very cheap there
I'm Irish I would actually end up dying if I stayed there a day or two. Just even looking at the city like no shelters or trees to even go under and tarmac everywhere. Looks like torture.
There is AC in all the buildings there.
I have family in Ireland and when it gets over 20C, they're complaining of the heat. lol
@lallideepmehak People in Kuwait and the surrounding region tend to go out in the evening and the night time not during the day.
Well yes for the labourers working under the sun it is tough.
@@chief3302 in the UAE most labourers work evenings and nights
Imagine a kuwaiti bedouin lives in ireland. He will die in a week.
What's really interesting about this video is that tangible, practical solutions are being offered and tested by two individuals. Of course, mass adoption is required for this to have a widespread effect on the city, so the question is where the (very wealthy) Kuwaiti government and private businesses are in all of this. Everyone would benefit from implementing the solution proposed in this video - private citizens as well as the government, who are at least partially in charge of supplying energy to everyone, and private businesses who have to cool massive buildings across the city. (And the oil companies would still make their money). I loved this video, and wish it would have spoken more about whether or not any progress is being made with planting trees (or any other solutions).
Thank you for making videos like this 🙏🏾
Completely artificial presentation of life in Kuwait and generally in the middle East. Very select few have these luxuries. The rest are starving.
This is about how it affects the life of a couple of people in Kuwait. If you want people to learn more why don't you make a film?
@@MsPinkwolf because books are more educational than films
Lord you’re a dense one, all your comments are epically stupid
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@@jordanteaa4171 ???😲😲😲
Kuwait is actually fueling their own heat... I did not see many solar panels to try to fight for a cooler climate either.
Solar panels destroy landscapes
Solutions dont really exist unless you invest hydro,Kuwait is a desert.light pollution needs to go
@@abd5414 what landscape do they have over there no trees or bushes, that aren’t artificial created.
@@abd5414 _AGRICULTURE_ + *solar panels* = agrivoltaics
Look it up
*you’re so incredibly wrong it’s painful to others*
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The video says Kuwait gets 100% of its energy source from fossil fuels. They aint helping themselves by not becoming a more green economy. Quite the opposite obviously
What I found intresting is that tge woman interviewed drove around in a nice gas SUV, maybe an eletric car would have been better... But her concern is intresting, no tree planting, no using cadles at night or a fan in the home to push the cool air around. Privilage all the way!
The woman planting the trees is what we need in kuwait. I have lived here my whole life and its true that the temperatures are increasing at an alarming rate but in the shade its a major difference. We need to plant trees and make it green. That will reduce the dust dramatically as well as the heat
As an influencer all you are doing is complaining. How about doing what the woman in the desert is doing. Use your "INFLUENCE" to bring more plants, trees and green areas to your city. If Kuwait wants to continue using fossil fuels for their enrichment ,then provide the same for your and the World's Environment.
To me they just look too accustomed to luxury. 😄
Well if thats what you learned from watching it... Well done 🤨
It is rich country
They showed you a rich influencer😂😂😂
@@FFRandom they show a human who is affected by heat.... Why do 'poor' people get to sit on the moral high ground?
@@MsPinkwolf they do because they cannot afford air conditioning and other luxuries that you do whilst having to bare the same heat
When 8 was a little boy I heard that language and it immediately put a smile on my face, thanks to the internet I can see these beautiful people.
Bro, going to school in Kuwait is very much like torture, you carry heavy bags in very lighten sunlight and heat u are experiencing, as a student in kuwait i've got used to it so its not much of a problem, and we got ACs so not a problem for the people who are used to it! :D
So true, I swear I wish my school had lockers my bag feeels like hell
Did she take a lift to get to her bedroom? If yes then she should probably stay very quiet. 🤨
It's an apartment dummy.
@@notthedoctor8621 Oh sorry! Dummy does not have a lift that takes him into his bedroom. Who is the dummy, you dummy?
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@@jordanteaa4171 go away
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