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Historic heatwave makes Argentina the hottest place on earth for a while
Scroll | 12/01/2022 02:16 PM | Click to read full article
Argentina is facing a historic heat wave with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius (104°F), making the country for a while the hottest place on the planet, straining power grids and forcing residents to seek sanctuary in the shade.
With temperatures up around 45°C (113°F) in parts of the South American nation, hundreds of thousands of people were left without electricity.
