Buenos Aires on red alert amid extreme 'heatwave'

[Judi Lynn]

TODAY 13:20

Buenos Aires and its surroundings remain under red alert for extreme temperatures; Heat wave comes following widespread blackout on Wednesday that left around 40% of country's families without power for hours.



ANOTHER HEAT WAVE IN BUENOS AIRES SHORTLY BEFORE THE START OF AUTUMN. | PERFIL/NA


Large parts of the Buenos Aires metropolitan area remained under a red alert level for extreme temperatures this morning , as the National Meteorological Service (SMN) warned people to take care.

The heat wave comes in the midst of a round of power cuts, with almost 70,000 Edesur and Edenor users still affected and follows a widespread blackout on Wednesday that left around 40 percent of the country's families without power.

The areas affected by the red alert are Buenos Aires City and sectors of Buenos Aires Province, including as General Alvear, General Belgrano, Las Flores, Lobos and Saladillo, where maximum temperatures are peaking between 36 and 38 degrees Celsius (or between 97 and 100 degrees Farenheight) are expected.

Red level alerts are the maximum issued by the meteorological agency, indicating dangerous health affects. Outside of the province, the SMN has also issued orange and yellow alerts for lower temperatures for much of the central part of the country and the Litoral region.

More:
https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/ba-remains-on-red-alert-for-extreme-heat-in-midst-of-power-cuts.phtml

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1. Average highs for BA are around 80 this time of year.

So I would imagine people do not prepare for such heat as the air, as the name Buenos Aires suggests, is usually pleasant.

So their summer is ending. What will ours have in store?