From Thursday the 8th to Sunday the 11th of this month, two events will take place, the first is a heat wave in the country and the second will be the last long weekend of the year, this being the perfect time to take a getaway to a tourist spot in our vast country or for tourism workers to make a difference by selling their services.
However, when leaving, even from your own home, precautions must be taken for the heat wave that there will be in at least 8 provinces of the country, the orange alert will be the one chosen to raise awareness among citizens. Also, in another 14 districts the yellow alert was ordered for the same reason, the suffocating heat.
The provincial regions with Orange alert Due to the heat wave that will be presented in the long weekend are: south of Jujuy, Catamarca, La Rioja, north of San Juan, east of Mendoza, west of San Luis, part of Córdoba and sectors of Buenos Aires. Of these districts, the one that will perceive the greatest heat is the center of Córdoba with a maximum of 41° Celsius (C).
On the other hand, those who will have yellow alert They are: Salta, Tucumán, Formosa, western Chaco, Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, northern Misiones. Partially, there is also a heat alert in Córdoba, Mendoza, San Juan, San Luis and Buenos Aires.
Regarding the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) and its surroundings that make up the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires (AMBA), a minimum of 25° C and a maximum of 36° C are expected. The National Meteorological Service (SMN) also announced that there will be variable cloudiness and a low probability of showers.
Power outages in Córdoba and AMBA
Due to the intense heat, the demand for electrical energy increased and reached a historical record at the country level. At 2:43 p.m. on December 6, the value of 28,283 MW (megawatts) of energy consumption was registered at the country level, according to Cammesa, the company in charge of managing the wholesale electricity market.
In the Buenos Aires suburbs, the peak of energy demand occurred at the same time, which required the supply of 10,061MW. Even so, the agency projected a demand of 10,287MW for today at 4:00 p.m. This is why during noon power outages occurred in Berazategui, Ezeiza, Avellaneda, Lanús, Merlo, Tigre, Escobar and Pilar, among other AMBA municipalities.
In the case of Córdoba, there was also a record of electricity consumption that resulted in power cuts, as in the houses of the Marechal neighborhood, where the power cuts persist from yesterday to afternoon. On the other hand, in the province there was a demand for drinking water in the Capital that did not exceed the historical record, but forced the water treatment plants to be at the limit of their capacity.
