HELP THIS IS DUE TODAY Read this quote and then answer the question:

“Those which survived could hardly be recognized as human. They had lost flesh and hair, the nails had gone from hands and feet…They spoke of heat so incredible that it was a marvel that ships and crews were not burnt.”

-Portuguese sailor

Why would the sailor be feeling such intense heat?

If they sailed the Arabian Gulf:

The average heat index often exceeds 150 degrees in the gulf, making it so a sailor would be drenched with sweat after a one-minute walk across the hangar bay or while merely standing watch in certain parts of the ship.

"Hot wasn't the word for it. There's some other word we need to come up with." Lenox said. "I've been joking that there's cool, warm, hot and then whatever the next word is, that's what it was like there."

The Arabian gulf was very muggy, and high humidity contributed to such high heat.

the hollywood film industry of 1950 was threatened on several different fronts. television broadcasting was rapidly becoming the dominant entertainment medium in the united states. the paramount anti-trust consent decree requiring separate ownership for production companies and theater chains had gone into effect on 1 january 1950. large numbers of young men and women were marrying, having children, and moving to the suburbs, which affected the viability of downtown first-run movie theaters. foreign revenues were endangered by protectionist tactics including quota systems, high taxes, and blocked funds. finally, the morality and patriotism of hollywood films and filmmakers were under attack from government, religious, and citizens' groups.

explanation:

they died because of a disease during the first spanish colonies.