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Extreme temperature events such as heat waves and cold waves impact rural and urban areas by negatively impacting agriculture, one of the main economic activities of the country, and by increasing energy demand, which can lead to energy shortages. Argentina is vulnerable and will likely be significantly impacted by climate change. Temperatures ...
Agriculture is one of the bases of Argentina's economy. Argentine agriculture is relatively capital intensive, providing about 7% of all employment as of 2013, [ 1 ] and, even during its period of dominance around 1900, accounting for no more than a third of all labor. [ 2 ]
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This heat wave was the longest and the most intense in Argentina. [1] Climate change is predicted to have significant effects on the living conditions in Argentina. [2]: 30 The climate of Argentina is changing with regards to precipitation patterns and temperatures. The highest increase in the precipitation (from the period 1960–2010) has ...
CHICAGO/CHIVILCOY, Argentina, March 5 (Reuters) - A rgentina's worst drought in decades is shriveling farmers' fields, sending grain prices soaring and forcing Bunge Ltd and other major crop ...
In contrast, the Zonda wind, which occurs more often during the winter months, can raise temperatures up to 35 °C (95 °F) with strong gusts, sometimes causing crop damage. [ 59 ] : 33–34 Temperatures are much colder in the Puna region, with a mean annual temperature of less than 10 °C (50 °F) owing to its high altitude. [ 9 ]
The Sudestada winds are formed when a high pressure system located in southern Argentina interacts with a low pressure system over Uruguay and southern Brazil. [15] When Sudestadas form, they bring long periods of precipitation, cloudy weather and cooler temperatures. [16] [17] [18] These are common during the winter months. [18]
The IMF, which approved a bailout for Argentina in 2018, the fund’s biggest ever, sees the economy shrinking by 3.5% overall this year, following a 1.6% contraction last year.