Currently en Puerto Rico — 10 de octubre 2023: Impacable el calor

Advertencias de Calor y los Avisos de Calor Excesivo seguirán vigentes para todos los municipios costeros de Puerto Rico el martes, ya que los cielos permanecerán mayormente despejados. El peor calor ocurrirá a lo largo de las costas norte, este y oeste, donde se pronostica que los índices de calor superarán los 112 grados, mientras que la costa sur verá índices de calor entre 108 y 112. Manténgase hidratado y busque sombra. Solo se esperan aguaceros aislados para la mayoría de la isla el martes, aunque podrían formarse lluvias adicionales en el noroeste. La humedad atmosférica aumentará y los vientos llegarán del este el miércoles, por lo que es probable que se generen más aguaceros vespertinos sobre el interior y el oeste.

—John Toohey-Morales

What you need to know, currently.

Wildfires in Indonesia have already burned more land area than in all of 2022 combined, according to satellite imagery and local reports.

Indonesia often hosts massive forest fires during its dry season, which runs roughly from August to December. This year, with drought linked to El Niño, those fires have been much larger than normal — recalling some of the major fire seasons of 1997 and 2015, both intense El Niño years.

On average, tens of thousands of people die annually due to complications of smoke and air pollution due to fires in Indonesia — some of which can linger for months in slow-burning peatlands.

— Eric Holthaus

What you can do, currently.

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