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Barbara Anderson

It is no longer foolish to talk about the heat

In the past, talking about climate was banal. Today, it is a social and public health issue that seems to be normalized before taking action.
It is no longer foolish to talk about the heat

By Barbara Anderson
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● Monday: social networks show fights between customers looking to snatch the last fans from a Costco store. 

● Tuesday: the heat wave puts the national power system on alert and blackouts are repeated throughout the country. 

● Wednesday: Double no traffic today in the CDMX. Clear skies, high solar radiation, weak winds and temperatures over 30 degrees favor ozone formation. Excess Co2 from pollutants in the environment is added. Authorities have declared five contingencies in a row in the first 15 days of May.

● Thursday: the SSA announces that since the heat wave began in March, 26 deaths have been linked to the phenomenon, compared to only 3 in the same period last year.

● Friday: In the Liverpool 'hot sale', the most promoted product is the hand fan. 

● Saturday: 78 Tabasco howler monkeys are found dead in the jungle due to overheating. 

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