Only Acre, Alagoas, Espírito Santo, Roraima, Sergipe and Amapá are not in low humidity alert for the next few days according to the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet).
The remaining 20 states and the Federal District are under “potential danger” low air humidity, which can vary between 30% and 20%. The yellow alert indicates a low risk of damage to health and forest fires.
This Saturday (7), Mato Grosso, Pará, Tocantins and Goiás were under red alert for low humidity which could be below 12%. The dry climate is comparable to the average humidity of deserts such as the Sahara, on the African continent, and the Atacama, in Chile.
The country is also facing a new heat wave, with capitals recording highs of up to 40ºC.
The rains are expected to take a while to reach most of Brazil, according to the National Center for Monitoring and Alerts for Natural Disasters (Cemaden). The forecast indicates that, in the next 14 days, the areas most impacted by the drought should not record volumes significant rainfall.
The central-northern region of Brazil is expected to record lower-than-expected rainfall volumes through November, the focus of forest fires. The drought could last for the next three months.
“In the central and southern regions of the Amazon, there is no forecast of rain, at least no precipitation with the potential to reduce the fires,” says Marcelo Seluchi, Cemaden’s Operations and Modeling Coordinator.
This content was originally published in Only six states are outside the low humidity alert, says Inmet on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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