By Laura Paddison, CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/15/americas/argentina-record-heatwave-climate-intl/index.html

Published 1:44 PM EDT, Wed March 15, 2023

A man cools off in a fountain on 9 de Julio avenue in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on March 8, 2023.Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty ImagesCNN—

Argentina is grappling with an unprecedentedlate-summer heatwaveas temperatures soar to record-breaking levels – causing crops to wither,helping wildfires spreadand adding huge pressure to a country alreadyfacing an economic crisis.

The country’s summer, which technically runs from December to February, was by far the hottest on record, according to Maximiliano Herrara, a climatologist who tracks extreme temperatures across the globe.

And, so far, March has offered no relief.

Temperatures during the first 10 days of March were 8 to 10 degrees Celsius (14 to 18 degrees Fahrenheit) above normal in east-central Argentina, according to the country’s National Meteorological Service.

These temperature anomalies, which have persisted over huge areas, are unprecedented, Herrara…