World News

32163 readers

822 users here now

News from around the world!

Rules:

Please only post links to actual news sources, no tabloid sites, etc
No NSFW content
No hate speech, bigotry, propaganda, etc

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

251

One of 2023's most extreme heat waves is happening in the middle of winter (phys.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

24 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Temperatures in parts of Chile and northern Argentina have soared to 10°C–20°C above average over the last few days. Towns in the Andes mountains have reached 38°C or more, while Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, saw temperatures above 30°C—breaking its previous August record by more than 5°C. Temperatures peaked at 39°C in the town of Rivadavia.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Yep. It's going to get worse before it gets better regardless now.