cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1221318
Archived version: https://archive.ph/ecA35
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230809012601/https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/08/08/winter-heatwave-temperatures-in-this-south-american-country-have-hit-37c
This South American country is Chile.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
“Having temperatures of 37 degrees in the middle of southern winter is extraordinary,” says Raul Cordero, a climatologist at the University of Santiago.
Globally, July was the hottest month on record and, in many places, this extreme weather has continued into August.
The first days of August brought a heatwave to parts of northern and central Chile, with Santiago experiencing spring-like weather in the middle of winter.
“In a way, this is a window into the future, we are seeing conditions that are going to normalise,” says Martin Jacques, a climatologist and professor at Chile’s University of Concepcion.
The winter season has been eventful in Chile, with the most intense rainstorms in decades leaving thousands homeless, isolated towns and blocked roads in the south-central area of the country.
Many hope the rains would help the replenish the country’s water reservoirs after more than a decade-long drought, but Jacques describes the situation as “quite fragile” as long as snow in the Andes isn’t being replaced.
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I’m guessing we’re less than 5 years off from an equatorial nation hitting 55-60°C during a (summer) heatwave causing a massive number of people to perish.
What is a normal temperature in those places with 37C?
