Weather & Science
Winter Vanishes in the Andes as Climate Change Meets El Nino
- Santiago basking in temperatures of 24-25C much of this week
- Buenos Aires registers hottest Aug. 1 in 117 years of data
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Extreme heat scorching the Northern Hemisphere from California to China is also on show in the south, where parts of Chile and Argentina have seen temperatures soar in the depths of their winter.
In Santiago, the thermometer hit 24C degrees (75F) Wednesday, far above the 16-17C average top for this time of year. The situation is even more extreme to the north where the town of Vicuna reached a near-record 38.3C on Tuesday. It’s a similar scenario on the other side of the Andes, where Buenos Aires registered its hottest Aug. 1 in 117 years of data.