It’s burning Lima is around 30 degrees Celsius and yesterday it reached one of the highest temperatures so far in this summer. At 1 in the afternoon, the stations located in San Juan de Lurigancho and Carabayllo registered 29.7 °C and 29.4 °C, respectively, Senamhi reported.
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Are temperatures close to 30 °C, are given for the third consecutive day (Monday, January 23, 30.4 °C, the station in San Juan de Lurigancho).
The sensation of heat made many feel the rooms were like a sauna and on social networks several shared sun halo pictures that was appreciated in the sky, and that the Senamhi explained that it is about “white rings formed in the atmosphere around the sun.”
How will the temperature be today and this weekend in Lima?
For today, Friday, until Sunday, Senamhi forecast maximum temperatures of 29 degrees in East Lima, which will have partly cloudy skies in the early hours.
In West Lima (coastal districts) between 27 and 28 degrees, and although it will dawn with cloudy skies, it varies to scattered clouds towards noon and in the afternoon there will be a tendency to gusts of wind.
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Protect your eyes and skin from the sun’s UV radiation
What also increases is the sun UV radiation, which can damage eyes and skin. “Exposure to the sun for a long time and without protection leads to the appearance of freckles, spots, premature aging, sunburn, and increases the risk of premalignant lesions that can trigger skin cancer”warned the dermatologist Aldo Sansoni, president of the Dermatological Circle of Peru.
He also warned that, even indirectly, UV radiation is received (it is reflected from other surfaces: sand, water, tracks, sidewalks).
“In our country out of 10 homes, only 1 or 2 protect themselves from UV radiation. The Incidence of skin cancer in Peru grows. According to the latest Globocan report, each year there are about 1,300 new cases of melanoma (the most aggressive and deadly type of skin cancer)”detailed Adolfo Dammert, president of the League Against Cancer.
Know that:
- The scarce cloud cover favors the increase in temperature and the UV radiation index.
- Avoid direct exposure to the sun between 10 in the morning and 3 in the afternoon.
- Wear sunscreen, UV filter glasses, a hat, light clothing with long sleeves.
- The Dermatological Circle of Perpu (Ciderm) and the League Against Cancer They are carrying out an information campaign and preventive check-ups.
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