Smell of smoke and low visibility: the city of Buenos Aires affected by a fire in Uruguay

2023-04-24 12:48:53

Smell of smoke, dark clouds and low visibility are at least three of the consequences of a fire in Uruguay that affect the Buenos aires city This Monday, April 24. The most affected areas are the center of Buenos Aires, where it is impossible to see the Obelisk clearly more than 300 meters away, Puerto Madero and the south and north coasts.

The panorama is familiar to those who circulate through the streets of the city from early morning, which in most of the neighborhoods has the smell of burning. But in areas like downtown Buenos Aires, the Metropolitan Airport and all those points closest to the Silver riverthe picture is further aggravated by the presence of a thick cloud of smoke.

According to meteorological reports, this occurs from a fire detected in the department of San José, in Uruguay, located diagonally to the city of La Plata. But since the wind blows predominantly from the east, the column of smoke reaches Argentine territory and manages to take over the Metropolitan Area.

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The smoke and lack of visibility come specifically from the town of pear backlocated halfway between Colonia del Sacramento and Montevideo.

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Earlier, via Twitter, the Nowcasting Coordinator of the National Meteorological Service (SMN), Pedro Lohigorry, wrote that “smoke is registered once more over the AMBA from the fire in Uruguay”.

re-register #there regarding the AMBA from the fire in Uruguay.

???? Animation of 6 hours from the satellite. The purple dot is the fire. The aqua green color is the smoke plume (note that it is also the color of low clouds in another part of the animation, not to be confused) pic.twitter.com/sSt1jdKjO3

— Pedro Lohigorry (@PedroLohigorry) April 24, 2023

This is accompanied by the satellite image of the affected area, which shows the point of the fire and how the column of smoke is swept by the river towards the city of Buenos Aires and surroundings.

Recommendations in light of the situation

The landscape with which the city of Buenos Aires and several of the parties of the Metropolitan Area woke up generates difficulties in the circulation on streets, avenues and highwaysand can also generate health symptoms.

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On the one hand, in terms of traffic recommendations, drivers must drive with extreme caution, especially since there are banks of thick smoke in some specific areas. Keeping the distance between vehicles and the lights on is key for this Monday morning.

The center of Buenos Aires.

On the other hand, hOh those who feel affected by breathing smoke. Inside homes, it is recommended to place damp cloths on windows and doors to prevent it from entering. If the symptoms become severe, one should not hesitate to consult a doctor.

The prognosis

Meanwhile, this Monday dawned cloudy in the city of Buenos Aires. The forecast indicates that the maximum will be 22°while the minimum of 16 ° and rains are expected in the followingnoon.

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The situation will continue this Tuesday, April 25, which will dawn with banks of foghigh probability of rain from the morning and during the followingnoon, improving towards night.

The week continues with good weather wednesdaywith somewhat cloudy skies and a maximum temperature that will reach 24 degrees.

On Thursday, a maximum of 23 degrees is expected with the presence of clouds, like Friday, which will have a rise in temperatures up to 26 degrees maximum.

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