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Record Cold Snap in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay Leaves at Least 15 People Dead, Causes Power Outages
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A record snowfall hit Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, causing at least 15 people to die and forced governments to restrict gas supplies and launch emergency housing plans. A polar air mass in Antarctica crossed the region, bringing high temperatures under 0°C in the three countries of South America, reports AFP, taken by News.ro.
Record cold snap in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay leaves at least 15 people dead, causes power outages
Record low temperatures were recorded as far south as Chile's Atacama Desert, where snow fell for the first time in a decade, as well as in Buenos Aires and Montevideo.
The consumption of electricity in Argentina has reached a new record during the winter season, registering a peak of 28,119 megawatts (MW) at 20:36 hours on Tuesday, July 1. This phenomenon occurred in the context of a cold wave that has affected much of the country, including the 23 Argentine provinces and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. According to information provided by the Company Administrating the Electrical Wholesale Market (Cammes…
Photo: © WMO/Carina Albelda The cold wave was such that snow covered parts of the Atacama desert, the driest place on Earth, for the first time in more than a decade. These temperatures in South America contrast with the scorching heat in the northern hemisphere, putting lives at risk and further underlining the worsening impacts of climate change. Santiago, Chile.- As reported this Thursday by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), temper…
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