Record-breaking cold in Peru

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

Record-breaking cold in Peru - 12 Jul 07 - For the past 6 weeks Peru has been
in the grip of record-breaking cold with temperatures ranging between -22º and -15º C.
The Government of Peru has declared a National Emergency in 14 of the 24
Peruvian provinces and has begun moving large supplies of warm clothing, blankets
and materials to the affected areas.

In January this year, an unexpected cold spell hit the high Andean community of
Peru and destroyed around 60% of the crops. The severe weather was then followed
by the onset of Winter in June and now this second spell of extreme cold has wiped
out the remainder of the crops. The worst hit areas are in the provinces of Puno,
Apurimac, Ancash, Cajamarca and Cusco.

With ten weeks of Winter left, forecasters predict temperatures will drop further.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthe ... 375486.htm

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

Cold snap kills 70 children in Peru - 25 Jul 07 - The children, all under five
years old, reportedly died of pneumonia and other respiratory illnesses over the
past three months. They lived in rural areas at high altitude in the Andean regions
of Peru, where temperatures in some cases plummeted to -20C (-4F). Many
adults have also died during the harsh winter, and thousands are suffering from
pneumonia and other respiratory infections.
Even low-lying jungle regions face unusually cold weather, with temperatures
dropping to 10C (50F).

Forecasters in Peru predict the cold spell will continue until September.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6916717.stm

[HurricaneBill]

During the the summer of 2003, around the same time Europe was suffering from a massive heat wave, Peru suffered a massive cold wave that killed 300 people.

[El Nino]

Hi all,

As you can see, I live in Peru. It's really pretty cold here and pretty humid too, due to cold SST. For the moment, we are at the coldest moment of the year, but temperatures should rise near the Titicaca Lake according to Peruvian weather service. Here in Lima, we'll have to wait until october to see better weather.