The new wave of extreme heat that has hit Brazil since Saturday has resulted in several cities in the country, including the two largest, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, recording their highest temperatures this year this Sunday, November 12 . In Rio, thermal sensation, which is the heat or cold that people actually feel in their bodies, reached 50.5 degrees.
This scorching heat wave was recorded at 13:50 at the Iraja weather station, north of the capital Rio de Janeiro. The official temperature, measured by city thermometers protected in closed and cooler spaces, was 42.5 degrees at the time, but apart from the record set in Iraq, the feeling of warmth throughout the city did not fall below 48 degrees.
Sao Paulo, Brazil’s largest city, also experienced unbearable heat this Sunday, especially since, unlike Rio, the capital of Sao Paulo does not have a sea nearby and is a veritable jungle of buildings and tar, which further intensifies the feeling. thermal. Officially, Sao Paulo recorded an average temperature of 36.9 degrees this Sunday, the highest temperature of the year and the highest temperature for November since 2004, but in the eastern regions the temperature was very close to 44 degrees.
The intense heat, with temperatures ranging from 5 to 15 degrees above average, will continue and even intensify. This Monday, the 13th, the forecast in Sao Paulo will be 38 degrees, and by the weekend it will reach 40, and in cities within the state and in cities in other states, especially in the Midwest region, it will already be 45 or even 47 degrees as a whole . warmer.
In some cities, such as the capital Sao Paulo, emergency tents were set up at strategic points, distributing fresh water, fruit and hats, as well as providing medical care for more serious cases. States where the new extreme heat wave is expected to be more intense are Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Goias, Minas Gerais, Bahia, Tocantins, Piaui, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco. and Paraiba.
Author: Domingos Grilo Serrinha This correspondent in Brazil
Source: CM Jornal
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