News of heatwave

Record heat index of 62.3C scorches Rio de Janeiro

18-03-2024 10:58 A heat wave stifling Brazil set new records on Sunday, with Rio de Janeiro's heat index hitting 62.3 degrees Celsius, the highest in a decade.

ENVIRONMENT

Climate change main culprit for hot South American winter

10-10-2023 15:05 Global warming caused by human activity was the main driver of the recent heat wave that hit South America, a new report finds.

POWER-CUT PROTESTS

Porteños take protest to energy firm's doors after prolonged power cuts

16-03-2023 09:49 Residents renew protests across the capital and its outskirts amid prolonged power cuts. Blackouts, which have struck in the middle of an unprecedented heatwave, have left more than 100,000 homes in the dark.

SCORCHING SUMMER

Forests in Corrientes Province burn amid heatwave, drought

14-03-2023 21:27 Raging fires have devoured some 6,000 hectares (14,800 acres) of forests in Corrientes Province in just days, officials reported Tuesday.

ENVIRONMENT

Heat and cold records broken in just five days in Argentina

17-02-2023 22:25 Argentina broke records for heat and cold within a short window of just five days this week, with temperatures plummeting a jaw-dropping 30 degrees Celsius as a heatwave gave way to historic snowfalls.

SWELTERING SUMMER

National Meteorological Service issues health warnings amid record heatwave

11-02-2023 15:17 Buenos Aires residents awoke Saturday to temperatures of 36 degrees Celisus with a predicted high of 38 degrees Celisus, which would be the highest in February in 61 years.

BLAZES CONTINUE

Chile declares curfew in fire-ravaged regions

09-02-2023 17:13 Chile's fires remain uncontrolled one week in, despite relentless efforts. Flames have claimed lives of 24, injured 2,180, and completely destroyed 1,180 homes and left 5,560 people homeless.