South American Andes Mountains Winter Temperatures Rise to 37°C... "Abnormal Heat Will Intensify"

El Ni?o and High Temperature Dryness Influence of 'Teralpung'

The British daily newspaper The Guardian reported on the 6th (local time) that abnormal high-temperature phenomena are occurring in the Southern Hemisphere, including temperatures rising to 37 degrees Celsius in the middle of winter in the Andes Mountains of South America.

Raul Cordero, a climatologist and professor at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, said that temperatures rose to 37 degrees Celsius on the 1st at the Vicu?a Los Pimientos observatory in Coquimbo, northern Chile, suggesting it may be the highest temperature in Chile in 72 years. He explained that this was the result of a combination of El Ni?o and a hot, dry wind called the "terral wind."

Professor Cordero said, "The biggest problem with the abnormal heat is that the drought is worsening (in Argentina and Uruguay east of the Andes Mountains) due to the high temperatures." Reservoirs in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, and its surrounding areas are already drying up, and the water shortage is so severe that tap water is undrinkable.

Chile is also currently experiencing drought, and the capital Santiago has seen its ninth heatwave since January. Professor Cordero predicted that this would surpass the 2020 heatwave record (10 times annually).

Recent studies predict that heatwaves will become more frequent and intense in northern South America, including the Pacific coast from the Amazon region to the Atacama Desert.

Local environmental consultant Carla Beltran said, "Due to the El Ni?o phenomenon, temperatures in this region are expected to rise further over the next few years," emphasizing that "measures to adapt to extreme climate change are necessary to prevent casualties and greater disasters." She pointed out that the recent heatwaves align with the latest report from the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which states that southern South America is particularly vulnerable to high temperatures.

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