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-AAO Keeps The Cold Waves Coming For southern South America

Written by on July 17, 2020 in North and South America, Rest of World with 0 Comments
-AAO Keeps The Cold Waves Coming For southern South America

Waves of unseasonably cold air has been pressing north from Antarctica up through South America in recent days. This has resulted in record heavy snowfall and snow in rare places as well as record cold. The Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina regions of Brazil have endured harsh frosts. According to an article by […]

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South America shivers in historic cold wave

Written by on July 22, 2017 in North and South America, Summer 2017 with 0 Comments
South America shivers in historic cold wave

A piece of frigid Antarctic air pushed north over southern South America this past week bringing rare heavy snowfalls to many places including Santiago. Frost and temperatures below -5C (22F) have been observed in parts of Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay with parts of the Andes crippled by metres deep snow and temperatures down to -25C. […]

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