Unbearable heat: the thermal sensation exceeded 41 degrees at CABA

10 days after the end of one of the driest summers the country has ever known, the oppressive heat continues unabated. This Friday, according to National Meteorological Service (SMN), the city of Buenos Aires and its surroundings remain under red alert, with extreme and potentially dangerous temperatures for health. After 3:00 p.m. this afternoon, the thermal sensation reached 41.2°C.

For today’s session, the SMN anticipates a minimum of 27° and a maximum of 37°with partly cloudy skies and no chance of precipitation.

For its part, the long-term forecast indicates that the absence of rain will continue over the weekend and that high temperatures will continue: for tomorrow, an overcast sky is expected, with a minimum of 23°C and a maximum of 37°, which goes hand in hand with winds between 42 and 50 kilometers per hour from the northeast at night, while for Sunday the weather will remain in the same trend, although with temperatures between 26 and 36 degrees.

red alert for the territory was issued today by the agency under the Ministry of Defense, through its early warning system, with the aim of warning of the “extreme effect” that high temperatures could harm the health of the entire population, even the healthiest people.

In addition to the city of Buenos Aires, the alarm also applies to the capital of Buenos Aires, La Plata, and the cities of Ensenada, Berisso, Brandsen, Cañuelas, Oeste de Magdalena, San Vidente, Esteban Echeverria, Ezeiza, La Matanza, Merlo, Almirante Brown, Avellaneda, Berazategui, Florencio Varela, Lanús, Lomas de Zamora, President Perón and Quilmes.

In this regard, the SMN pointed out that with the situation of unusual heat“highest temperature records were recorded for March, which in some cases were the highest for the past 62 years and also for all historical records.”

“Recording so many days with very high maximum temperatures and in various places in central-eastern Argentina, several of these days exceeded the previous all-time highthe average maximum temperature for the first week of March was exceptionally high between 30°S and 40°S reaching, exceptionally, an absolute maximum in the north of the province of Buenos Aires”, details the entity’s report, which takes into account the period between February 28 to March 7 Of the current year.

According to the document, the anomalies the “more important” climatic conditions were located in the same area with values ​​that oscillated between 8°C and 10°C above normal for the beginning of this month. “This extreme temperature pattern that repeats itself in the early climatic fall is caused by a semi-stationary circulation pattern, commonly referred to as blocking. The South Atlantic High is strongly intensified at the surface, bringing northerly wind and humidity in the center of the country and atmospheric blocking conditions at the middle and high levels of the atmosphere on the central strip of the country. they prevent the entry of colder air into the region, favoring persistent very high temperatures for the time of year and giving rise to the development of this very intense and late heat wave“, they explained.

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Faced with this type of climatic phenomena, the Ministry of Health of the Nation recommends a series of treatments so that people do not suffer so much from high temperatures. Among them are:

– Increase water intake without waiting to feel thirsty to maintain adequate hydration.

– Do not expose yourself to the sun in excess, nor at the central hours of the day (between 10 am and 4 pm)

– Pay attention to babies, children and the elderly.

– Avoid drinks containing caffeine, alcohol or very sweet.

– Avoid large meals.

– Eat vegetables and fruits.

– Reduce physical activity.

– Wear light, loose and light-coloured clothing; hat, dark glasses.

– Stay in ventilated or air-conditioned spaces.

– Remember that there is no pharmacological treatment for heat stroke and that only the classic methods, mentioned above, can prevent and counteract it.

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