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The National Meteorological Institute (Inmet) has issued alerts for the danger of death from hyperthermia in parts of the Midwest and Southeast regions, as well as areas of the state of Tocantins, in the north of the country. According to the institute, the alert goes until Thursday (8) or Friday (9), depending on the location.
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Hyperthermia is the condition characterized by Elevation of body temperature when the body produces (fever) or absorbs more heat than it can dissipate..
Inmet meteorologist Olivio Bahía explains that in Brazil it is not common to see death associated with a heat wave. “In Brazil it is not common, but we know that the human body feels it. These deaths caused by heat waves are more frequent in Europe, ”he says.
Bahia explains that the warning is issued when temperatures are registered exceed the average temperature in a given area by five degrees. “From two to three days, the alert is yellow. Orange is when the above average temperature condition ranges from three to five days. More than five days, like now, the alert is red ”.
Heat and little humidity in Cuiabá – Photo: Fablício Rodrigues
According to Inmet, the regions that will register 5ºC above the average, for more than five consecutive days, are:
- Goias
Goiano Center
East Goiano
South Goiano
North Goiano
Northwest of Goiano
- Mato Grosso
Centrossul Mato-Grossense
Northeast of Mato-Grossense
North of Mato Grosso
Southeast of Mato-Grossense
Southwest of Mato Grosso - South Mato Grosso
Sul E Sudoeste Sul-Mato-Grossense
Pantanal Sul-Mato-Grossense
North Central South-Mato-Grossense
East South-Mato-Grossense
- Minas Gerais
Mining triangle
Alto Paranaiba
- Saint Paul
Campinas Bauru / Araraquara / Piracicaba
Ribeirão Preto
Araçatuba / São José Do Rio Preto
President Prudente / Marília / Assis - Tocantins
Southeast Tocantinense
Sul Tocantinense
West Tocantinense
In case of emergency, Inmet recommends that the population contact the Civil Defense (telephone 199). should also increased fluid intake, avoid physical activity outdoors between 10 am and 5 pm and use sunscreen.
