"Chile" Temperatures and Snow Blanket South America

With the extra weight from heavy snow, homes are at risk of collapse.

July in Wisconsin is a place of soaring temperatures and sweltering humidity, but that’s not the case for residents of South America. Being in the southern hemisphere, the continent’s winter months are opposite ours making snow in July common place. This year is unusual since record snowfalls are being observed throughout most of South America and even being recorded in places in southern Bolivia.

 Nearly every province in Argentina recorded snowfall shocking residents. Temperatures as low as 29° F (-1.5 C) blasted Buenos Aries increasing risk of injury. Since locals are not accustomed to colder temperatures, frostbite and hypothermia risks are considerably higher. Massive snowfalls and bitterly cold winds make life in the Andes especially difficult since most residents are farmers. Livestock herds are being lost, roads and passes are being blocked with feet of snow preventing supply transportation, and houses are collapsing from heavy snow.   

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