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Heat wave causes more than 40 degrees in 17 states in Mexico, but there will be relief in the north

The second heat wave of the year in Mexico It will leave temperatures above 40 degrees in 17 of the country’s 32 states, although the cold front 50 will bring relief to the north and northeast of the territory, the National Weather Service (SMN).

The body of the National Water Commission (With water) warned of heat exceeding 45 degrees in six entities: Campeche, San Luis Potosí, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz and Yucatán.

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Although he predicted 40 to 45 degrees in Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quintana Roo, Querétaro and Sinaloa.

And he predicted that the thermometer would read 35 to 40 degrees in Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Durango, State of Mexico, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Sonora and Zacatecas.

On the other hand, the SMN indicated that due to cold front number 50 over the north and northeast of Mexico, in interaction with a low pressure channel and the entry of moisture from the oceans, rains are expected “strong punctual”from 25 to 50 millimeters in Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas.

Possible whirlwinds or tornadoes are expected in Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas“, warned about these border entities with U.S.

The second heat wave, which began on May 3, left 10 dead in Saint Louis Potosi, state in the center of the country where temperatures exceeded 50 degrees in Huastecaa jungle region with a large indigenous population, state authorities reported on Friday.

Furthermore, at least 10 cities broke temperature records between this Thursday and Friday, including Mexico Citywhich registered a historic 34.3 degrees on May 9th, less than a month after reaching a maximum of 34.2 degrees on April 15th.

He Mexican government It anticipated at least five heat waves between March and July on April 16, when it recorded 95 cases associated with temperatures and one death.

Demand for electricity due to the heat caused massive blackouts, so the National Energy Control Center (Scenario) declared emergencies in the electrical system on Tuesday and Thursday.

Source: Elcomercio

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