Polar wave in Argentina: animals die frozen due to extreme cold

Argentina has 11 provinces under red alert due to low temperatures, according to the National Meteorological Service (SMN) of the foreign territory. This climatic phenomenon is known as a polar wave and according to foreign media it will spread in the coming days. The official portal of the Argentine state wrote that "the cold wave event is defined when the maximum and minimum temperatures equal or are lower, for at least 3 consecutive days and simultaneously, certain values that depend on each locality." The situation worries hundreds of Internet users because a number of videos of animals that died due to low temperatures began to circulate on social networks. The animals are unable to survive due to the climatic conditions, since they do not have adequate shelters, with those species that live in rural and wild areas being the most affected. In addition, the cold causes the lakes to freeze, causing hundreds of ducks and fish to die. A video of a frozen fox began to circulate on ...