Reuters: Winter heat wave sends Peruvians flocking to beach

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Winter heat wave sends Peruvians flocking to beach

Reuters
August 7, 20237:29 PM EDT

LIMA, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Peruvians are surfing, fishing and ditching winter clothes to flock to beaches in Lima as a heat wave continues to upend winter in South America.

"The sun is out constantly, it's been almost a week with strong sunshine, it feels more like summer," said Sergio Rodriguez, a surf instructor in Lima. "It has given us more work, people want to surf."

Rolando Quisca, a local fisherman, also said the heat wave had benefited him, citing an unusual amount of albacore, a fish that lives in warmer waters.

"It's unusual because it's been years and years since we've seen this amount of albacore," Quisca said.

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I am reminded of a news story regarding a tsunami. First, the ocean withdrew! The people had never seen anything like it! They walked out onto what had been the ocean bottom in amazement!

Then the water came back…