Tag: heat

• Tuesday, February 18th 2025 - 09:46 UTC

  Record-high temperatures hit Rio de Janeiro

  

  Rio de Janeiro City authorities Monday recorded a temperature of 44ºC, the highest on the Rio Alert System files since 2014, and with no rain forecast for Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. Temperatures are thus expected to be above 40°C with moderate winds on Tuesday afternoon while dropping slightly in the coming days.

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• Thursday, November 8th 2012 - 07:11 UTC

  Heat causes massive blackout and the collapse of Buenos Aires city

  

  A heat wave which reached 36 Celsius caused on Wednesday a massive blackout in Argentina’s capital with an estimated three million people suffering lack of power plus such emblematic sites as Government House (Casa Rosada), Congress and the posh district of Puerto Madero.

• Tuesday, July 20th 2010 - 04:12 UTC

  Russians exposed to the worst heat wave in 130 years

  

  Russia is going through its worst drought in more than a century. In Moscow, it’s hotter than in European and African resorts. The heat has caused asphalt to melt, boosted sales of air conditioners, ventilators, ice cream and beverages, and pushed grain prices up. Environmentalists are blaming the abnormally dry spell on climate change.