People pour water over themselves at a broken water pipe during a heat wave in Karachi, Pakistan on June 29, 2015. image Credit: Asim Afeez
Mexico has recorded 155 fatalities due to extreme heat since March, including 30 in the last week alone, the government said Thursday.
A lady uses a fan to cool herself at home on a scorching spring day in Mexico, during a statewide drought and heatwave, May 21, 2024.
On May 21, 2024, a lady cools herself with a fan at home on a sweltering spring day in Mexico, during a statewide drought and heatwave.
According to a weekly report from the health secretariat, at least 2,567 persons have had heat-related ailments this warm season, which began in mid-March and will end in early October.
A dozen Mexican towns smashed heat records in May, with Mexico City reaching an all-time high of 34.7 degrees Celsius on May 25th.
As temperatures soared, scores of howler monkeys died in the treetops of southern Mexico.
Several dams also reached critical levels, although in other areas, Tropical Storm Alberto supplied much-needed rain this week.
According to a World Weather Attribution (WWA) research published on Thursday, global warming increased the likelihood of the lethal heat that covered the United States, Mexico, and Central America in May and June by 35 times.
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