[Carbon dioxide blamed for record cold in Argentina, Peru, Brazil, and Chile] - People's Daily Online

While people in the northern hemisphere are suffering from sweltering heat, folks in southern hemisphere are shivering in freezing cold and extremely heavy snows.

According to Argentina's National Weather Service, Buenos Aires dropped to minus 1.5 degrees Celsius on July 16, the coldest the city has ever seen. The cold snap led to extremely low temperatures and widespread snowfalls across the country.

On Monday, four more people were reportedly died of cold, taking the hypothermia toll to 16. The other 12 deaths were due to carbon monoxide poisoning caused by heating.

Besides, Peru, Brazil and Chile, also witnessed record cold. The temperature in Peru has even plummeted to minus 20 degrees.

Meteorological experts blame global warming for this year's extreme weather, the persistent heat and cold waves are expected to continue.