2023-11-15 13:10:00
Temperatures well over 40 degrees were also measured in other regions, especially in the center and south of the country.
The National Meteorological Institute classified the situation in 15 states and the federal district around the capital Brasília as very dangerous. There is a risk of dehydration, headaches, nausea and circulatory problems.
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The perceived temperature describes a person’s perception of temperature, which, in addition to the actual air temperature, also depends on the humidity and the wind.
According to experts, the current heat wave is related to the El Niño weather phenomenon and global warming. “A heat wave in spring is not unusual. But in the last few months there have already been four heat waves without us having yet reached the end of the season. Global warming has made the waves more intense and more frequent,” said climatologist José Marengo from Cemaden Research Institute and the news portal G1.
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