Mexico: Heat wave kills several people, hotter days ahead

The so-called “heat dome” weather phenomenon has trapped hot air over the country, causing temperatures to soar to 45 degrees Celsius in some areas.

Extreme heat in Mexico has killed dozens of people, according to the Health Ministry, with temperatures forecasted to rise further.

Meteorologists say a weather phenomenon known as a “heat dome” has trapped hot air over the southern Gulf of Mexico and northern Central America, causing temperatures to soarto 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) in some areas.

Between May 12 and May 21, authorities said 22 people died from heat-related causes, adding to a total of 48 deaths since March 17.

ParabolicMotion,

Yet I see people wearing long sleeves and long pants in the photos provided by the article, and other similar articles. No offense, but when it has been that hot, in the past, where I live, everyone wears short sleeves and shorts. Some people wear less than that. Most people are already in the local pools.

TunaCowboy,

You must lead a pretty privileged life if you don’t understand why.

ParabolicMotion,

Oh, if that’s what you think, I wish you could live every single one of my past experiences . There are news articles about women’s rights being tread upon in Mexico. If someone like me is raped by her distant relative, who also happens to be white, the rest of the family will label her up as crazy, take the child and hide it so it can’t be dna tested, and then try to make the mother homeless and jobless for the rest of her life. Yeah, I’m so privileged I’ve been told I can’t have dna taken on my son to prove a distant cousin raped me because both the distant cousin and I are white. Welcome to my privileged life. All I wanted was to add my son to ancestry.com.

TunaCowboy,

Hint: there’s a good reason why they cover their skin and it doesn’t have anything to do with ancestry.com.

ParabolicMotion,

No, I think I understood you very well. There is a lot of sexism in Mexico, and you’re suggesting the women stayed covered for that reason, am I right? Is there another reason you aren’t being direct with what you implied in your previous comment? If so, feel free to be direct.

Deadrek,

What protects from cold also protects from heat. Insulation goes both ways. Your natural body temp is lower than 100F and if humidity is compromising evaporative cooling that sweat would give you… It’s better to insulate yourself from the heat. Also sun is bad.

TokenBoomer,

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/ce102ff5-7b4c-41d2-b38b-f1f94ebd83ad.jpeg

ghostdoggtv,

da FUQ

catloaf,

Because it keeps the sun off your skin. With a proper loose fit, a light-colored long sleeve shirt will keep you cooler than a short sleeve. With UV protection, it saves on sunscreen and cancer risk too.

helenslunch,
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The people in this photo are probably, like most, moving from one air conditioned environment to the next.

The people dying are usually blue collar workers and homeless people.

JGrffn,

I can’t tell you what it is, because I don’t understand it either, but it’s not that. I’m Honduran, I do spend most of my day with AC. I primarily dress in shorts and breathable clothing. I also see all sorts of people heavily overdressing for the climate, who most definitely don’t have AC most of their day. Things got VERY hot during this time, so I have no idea how people are tanking their way through it. I do know that it feels like I stand out by simply wearing shorts and sandals, even though I really shouldn’t.

Temperatures did hit mid 40s, with temperature sensations breaking the 50c mark. You could stare directly at the sun without any eye protection and be perfectly fine due to how thick the atmosphere was due to the heat dome; a street lamp was probably more intense. It’s just now starting to fade, but it’s still hard to breathe outside some days.

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