Santiago is freezing in an unprecedented May cold wave, with temperatures plunging to 1°C (34°F) this week—the chilliest autumn snap since 1950! 🥶 Residents are layering up, sipping hot coffee, and staring at snowy mountain peaks that appeared almost overnight. 🌨️
\"We went from summer heat to winter coats in days,\" said student Francisca Vergara. Climatologist Raul Cordero called it a \"historic anomaly,\" blaming colliding polar and tropical air masses. 💨 The chaos isn’t just in Chile: similar clashes caused Brazil’s deadly floods, killing 150.
Chile’s government activated a 'code blue' emergency plan to protect unhoused residents, while experts point to climate change, El Niño, and plain bad luck. 🌪️ \"If these air masses shifted slightly north or south, the story would be different,\" Cordero added.
Is this the new normal? 🔍 Stay tuned for updates on how global weather patterns are rewriting the rules. 📉☕
