Humidity like the Sahara or even worse. Difficult situation in more than 240 cities

Brazil's government's National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) said the country was experiencing an “unprecedented drought,” with low humidity levels in more than 240 cities in the country in recent days, with humidity levels equal to or lower than those in Africa's Sahara desert.

Inmet management specified that air humidity in desert conditions is defined on average at a level of 14-20 percent. Meanwhile, in Brazilian cities, a similar or even lower level of humidity was recorded, reaching seven percent.

According to meteorologists, Brazil has been experiencing high air temperatures and a lack of rainfall for several months. All of this, they explained, causes moisture to evaporate due to the heat, leading to the rapid drying of the ground.

Meteorologists' statistics show that in areas inhabited by over 12 million people in Brazil, there has been no rain for at least three and a half months. During this period, as experts from Inmet added, there was no rain in 75 Brazilian cities, including Brasilia, Belo Horizonte, Palmas, Cuiaba, and Goiania.

According to Brazilian authorities, the country is experiencing a drought not seen since 1950, when nationwide statistics on air temperature, humidity and ground dryness began to be kept.