 Temperatures in the Southern Cone on 11 January 2022 | |
| Type | Heat wave |
|---|---|
| Areas |
|
| Start date | 10 January 2022 |
| End date | 26 January 2022 |
| Losses | |
| Deaths | 3 |
In mid-January 2022, the Southern Cone had a severe heat wave, which made the region for a while the hottest place on earth, with temperatures exceeding those of the Middle East.[1][2] This extreme weather event was associated with the Atlantic anticyclone,[3] a particularly intense La Niña phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean, and the regional effects of climate change.[4][5]
Several cities had high temperatures over 40 °C (104 °F), setting records for hot days.[6] In addition, thousands of hectares were destroyed by wildfires across the region.[7][8]
- ^ "Southern Hemisphere Scorchers". earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "América comenzó el 2022 con temperaturas récord y en el sur se espera "la madre de todas las olas de calor"". www.ellitoral.com. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Ola de calor asociada a un bloqueo atmosférico por el anticiclón del Atlántico". Nuestroclima (in Spanish). 11 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "La fuerte ola de calor en Sudamérica que pone en alerta a varios países de la región" (in Spanish). BBC News Mundo. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ ElPais (11 January 2022). "Olas de calor: Uruguay en una zona muy caliente". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "'Another hellish day': South America sizzles in record summer temperatures". The Guardian. Buenos Aires. Reuters. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Buenos Aires hits 106 degrees amid severe South American heat wave". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Una ola de calor extremo afecta desde la Patagonia al norte de Argentina". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 10 January 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
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