Rio de Janeiro recorded its hottest day in at least a decade as temperatures reached 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit) on Monday, reaching 44 degrees Celsius, about 145 degrees warmer than Bismarck, North Dakota.
It has been at its highest temperatures since a city in southeastern Brazil launched its climate warning system more than a decade ago. The second highest was 43.8°C in November 2023.
City officials have issued alerts about extreme heat over the coming days, set up hydration stations and prepared public health systems to handle an increase in heat-related cases.
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Raquel Franco, chief meteorologist at the Rio Alert System, said the city’s previous heat record for February was 41.8C recorded in February 2023.
There was no rain on the horizon and “may be one of the driest February in history,” Franco said.
Rio Mayor Eduardo Peace on Sunday ruled out the cancellation of the increasing number of carnival festivals over the coming weeks, but he recommended reekers take precautions.
“We are looking forward to the hottest summers in recent years,” Rio Health Secretary Daniel Solantz told AFP on Monday.
“In January, over 3,000 people were treated in local government emergency services due to the intense heat,” particularly due to sunburn and dehydration, which is more than twice the number seen in recent years. He added that.
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There is growing concern about the heat at a public event in Brazil. Taylor Swift fans have passed away During the ERAS tour concert in Rio during the heat wave in November 2023.
At Copacabana, wilting doorman Robson Oliveira stopped and took a photo of an electronic display showing the temperature of 39c.
“This fever cannot bear it,” he told AFP.
“I’m not used to it. That’s when it rains a little.”
The weather photos were clearly different in the US on Monday. The National Weather Service warned “Life-threatening cold” The windy cold has dropped to 50 F50 in parts of Montana to minus 50 F50 and 60 F60 in parts of North Dakota. Temperatures in Bismarck, North Dakota, reached a low of minus 35 Fahrenheit on Monday.
Agence France-Presse contributed to this report.
