Temperatures in parts of Chile and northern Argentina have soared to 10°C–20°C above average over the last few days. Towns in the Andes mountains have reached 38°C or more, while Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, saw temperatures above 30°C—breaking its previous August record by more than 5°C. Temperatures peaked at 39°C in the town of Rivadavia.

Temperatures in parts of Chile and northern Argentina have soared to 10°C–20°C above average over the last few days. Towns in the Andes mountains have reached 38°C or more, while Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, saw temperatures above 30°C—breaking its previous August record by more than 5°C. Temperatures peaked at 39°C in the town of Rivadavia.

  • HandOfDoom@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    1 year ago

    I’m poor, living in a 3rd world country, with no money for air conditioning. What the fuck am I supposed to do.

    Guess I’ll just have to enjoy (lol, like I can) the few years I have left.

    • Evil_Shrubbery@lemmy.zipEnglish
      122·
      1 year ago

      At least some select few got briefly rich by capitalizing on destruction of all the things … I was told that was always the goal, the very best of mankind, the one true god.

      Born too early to not give a fuck, born too late to have (or want) a decent life expectancy, but born just in time to witness the global biodiversity collapse at the start of a super fast mass extinction event.