A winter heat wave bringing historically high temperatures to Chile is a "window" to an increasingly warm future, according to scientists. Globally, July was...

A winter heat wave bringing historically high temperatures to Chile is a “window” to an increasingly warm future, according to scientists.

Globally, July was already the hottest month on record and the first days of August brought a heat wave to parts of northern and central Chile, bringing springlike weather to the capital in the dead of the Southern Hemisphere winter.

  • Meloku@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    11 months ago

    Here in Santiago, capital of Chile, we are usually well tucked in our houses by July. We are located in a fairly dry zone, but close enough to the Andes mountains to have fresh water reserves for the biggest city in the country as long as the spare rains keep coming. Also, sky resorts thrive from April to September with all the fresh snow.

    The current heat wave has thrown a lot of things out of whack. For starters, there’s currently no rain during a historically rainy month, which means that future water reserves might be low. Current ones are no better since melting snow is muddying our current reserves and shortages of public water supply are a possibility. Yes, watching green mountains in July is beautiful, but also the sky resorts are getting worried about their seasonal income (they are all pivoting into trekking and sightseeing, but that’s not nearly as popular).

    • Radium@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      8·
      11 months ago

      I think you might have meant “ski resort” instead of “sky resort” although I think I’d like a sky resort way more than a ski resort