2024-01-04 23:02:33
The heat wave is here to stay in northern Patagonia and will even worsen in the coming hours. This was anticipated by the National Meteorological Service (SMN), which issued a red alert for extreme temperatures in much of Neuquén and Río Negro this Thursday.
According to the report released by the organization, the warning includes in Neuquén the entire Confluencia and Picún Leufú departmentsand part of Añelo and Pehuenches, in the oil region of the province.
For its part, in Río Negro, which is still under an orange alert due to storms in its eastern strip, the departments affected by extreme heat They are General Roca and a sector of El Cuy.
Its regarding maximum alert level and is issued when a «high to extreme effect on health“, indicates the SMN on its website, which also describes these temperatures as “very dangerous” and with the possibility of “affecting all people, even healthy ones.”
What are the recommendations in the event of an extreme heat event?
The SMN included on its page a series of recommendations once morest this type of extreme heat events, indicated by the Ministry of Health. Below is the complete list.
– Increase water consumption without waiting to be thirsty to maintain adequate hydration.
– Do not expose yourself to the sun excessively, not even in the middle of the day (between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.).
– Pay attention to babies, boys and girls and the elderly.
– Avoid drinks with caffeine, alcohol or very sugary.
– Avoid very large meals.
– Eat vegetables and fruits.
– Reduce physical activity.
– Wear light, loose-fitting, light-colored clothing; hat, dark glasses.
– Remain in ventilated or conditioned spaces.
– Remember that there is no pharmacological treatment once morest heat stroke and only the classic methods, mentioned above, can prevent and counteract it.
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