Source: World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization
Country: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Japan, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, United States of America, Uruguay, World
From December 2018 to February 2019, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, & Mexico issued heatwave alerts almost concurrently, something not seen before in the Americas.
As of July 2019, heatwaves were continuing or expected to increase in North & Central America and the Caribbean.
