US EditionRecord Heat Index Of 62.3C Scorches Rio De Janeiro
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Brazilian heatwave leaves Rio sweltering in 62C
People are flocking to beaches during a heatwave in Rio de Janeiro (Picture: Reuters) Soaring humidity in Brazil has sent the heat index to a scorching 62.3C in the capital Rio de Janeiro. The suffocating temperatures have been called the ‘highest mark’ since Alerta Rio, the Rio Alert system, began keeping records in 2014. The heat index measures what temperatures feel like by taking into account humidity – the actual maximum temperature in the …
A heat wave affecting Latin America since the beginning of the year has raised the felt temperature to a record-high 62.3°C in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this weekend, while rains threaten the south of the country. AFP reports, picked up by News.ro.
Rio de Janeiro says goodbye to summer (southern) with a succession of heat records unimaginable until recently: the Brazilian city recorded 62.3 degrees of...
The city administration of Rio de Janeiro is calling on its residents to avoid going out into the sun and to drink plenty of water as much as possible. The extreme temperatures have persisted for weeks.
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