Currently en Puerto Rico — 11 de octubre 2023: Sin tregua del calor

La atmósfera permanecerá seca durante la mayor parte del miércoles, así que cualquier lluvia durante la tarde será aislada a dispersa y limitada al interior y oeste de Puerto Rico. Sin embargo, la humedad aumentará por la noche, lo que provocará un día más lluvioso el jueves. La preocupación principal el miércoles será el calor, ya que se pronostica que los índices de calor excederán los 112 grados a lo largo de las áreas costeras y bajas del centro-norte, noroeste y oeste, donde habrá un Aviso de Calor Excesivo. Las áreas urbanas del suroeste y el tercio oriental de la isla experimentarán condiciones de Advertencia de Calor con una sensación térmica superior a los 108 grados. Es importante mantenerse hidratado, limitar las actividades al aire libre durante las horas más calurosas del día y buscar sombra o lugares con aire acondicionado para prevenir males relacionados al calor. Se espera aún más calor a finales de esta semana a medida que los vientos comiencen a soplar del sureste.

—John Toohey-Morales

What you need to know, currently.

Lidia is the third-strongest hurricane in history to make landfall on Mexico’s Pacific Coast.

Lidia joins a long list of hurricanes that have rapidly intensified in the hours right before landfall in recent years, going from a Category 1 to a Category 4 before slamming into the coastline near Puerto Vallarta.

Meteorologist Bob Henson explains: “Lidia's top sustained winds increased more than predicted, and in spectacular fashion—from 70 mph to 140 mph in the 24 hours before it made landfall. A growing body of research is finding links between rapid intensification and human-caused climate change.”

Near-shore ocean temperatures are warming, and when hurricanes like Lidia intensify in the few hours before landfall, it reduces the time that authorities and residents have to respond and prepare. It’s another one of those sinister ways that climate change is making extreme weather worse.

— Eric Holthaus

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