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Currently en Puerto Rico — 2 de octubre 2023: Phillipe y sus efectos indirectos
Eric Holthaus & John Morales
October 02, 2023
Lluvias impulsadas por la distante tormenta Phillipe
Bandas externas de la tormenta tropical Phillipe vienen generando episodios de lluvia sobre Puerto Rico que continuarán en la nueva semana. Phillipe, cuyo comportamiento ha sido errático, podría acercarse a una distancia de poco más de 200 millas de la isla el martes. Debido a que sus efectos sobre el área local seguirán siendo indirectos, aún aparecerán periodos de sol ocasionalmente. Pero los aguaceros terminarán afectando a la gran mayoría de la isla entre lunes y martes. Aunque ha llegado octubre, todavía estamos manejando pronósticos de sensación térmica cerca de 110° F para partes de Puerto Rico, por lo cual se pide extrema cautela para aquellos más vulnerables al calor.
—John Toohey-Morales
What you need to know, currently.
The first day of October was the hottest October day in recorded history for several places around the world, including the entire nation of Spain, Sydney, Australia, and Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In Cordoba, Spain, the temperature reached a new October national record of 38.2°C (100.8°F) on Sunday amid a late-season heat wave that’s only just the latest to strike southern Europe this year. This summer was the hottest ever measured in southern Spain.
In Sydney, Australia, the growing El Niño is beginning to take its toll with hot and dry weather escalating and bushfires taking off.
And here in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the temperature soared to 92°F, setting a new monthly record and forcing city officials to cancel the annual marathon.
With global oceans record-warm, it’s likely that we’ll have a stretch of several more months of record-breaking air temperatures, too.
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