The second heat wave enters Mexico

by times news cr

2024-05-07 12:26:24

Don’t turn off the fan or air conditioning! Enter the second heat wave a Mexico con temperatures of over 40° C.

The National Meteorological Service (SMN), this Friday through a publication in its official accounts, announced that this Friday the second heat wave began in the country.

According to the agency, this will last from May 3 to the 11th of the same month, where temperatures between 30 and 34°C will be recorded in a large part of CDMX. However, it is estimated that they can reach up to 40 degrees Celsius in some states of the Mexican Republic.

The above derived from an anticyclonic circulation in the middle levels of the atmosphere.

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Given this, the Secretariat of Comprehensive Risk Management and Civil Protection (SGIRPC) recommends applying preventive measures to avoid fires in green areas within the urban area and, likewise, recommends that the population apply the following recommendations in order to avoid damage. to health:

  • If you need to go out, use sunscreen.
  • Wear light-colored clothing.
  • Wear sunglasses, a hat and/or cap.
  • Try not to expose yourself to the sun for prolonged periods of time.
  • Avoid eating in public, as food decomposes quickly.
  • Drink plenty of fluids.
  • Pay attention to the people around you, especially babies, infants and older adults.

In which states of Mexico will it be warmer?

  • Maximum temperatures above 45 °C: Michoacan, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Veracruz and Tabasco.
  • Maximum temperatures of 40 to 45 °C: Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Morelos, Jalisco, Colima, Campeche and Yucatán.
  • Maximum temperatures of 35 to 40 °C: Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Zacatecas, Durango, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Querétaro, Hidalgo, State of Mexico (southwest), Puebla ( north and southwest) and Quintana Roo.
  • Maximum temperatures of 30 to 35 °C: Mexico City and Tlaxcala.
  • Minimum temperatures of -5 to 0 °C with frost during the early hours of Saturday: mountains of Chihuahua and Durango.
  • Minimum temperatures of 0 to 5 °C during the early hours of Saturday: mountains of Baja California, Sonora, Zacatecas and the State of Mexico.

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And although during these days the atmosphere will be hot, keep in mind that clear skies are also forecast, a low probability of rain – compared to what has occurred this week -, as well as a high index of ultraviolet radiation, high concentration of pollution and some gusts of wind with dust devils.

So take the recommended measures to avoid heat stroke, which is characterized by dehydration, physical exhaustion, red, hot and dry skin, high body temperature, headache and weak pulse.

CSAS

2024-05-07 12:26:24

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