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LOCAL Thursday 8 sepTember 2022

Extreme heat advisory for Aruba

Oranjestad- the Meteo- tween 85% - 90% or more will for the dangers caused by
rological Department of contribute to a daily heat extreme heat. Children, the
Aruba issued an extreme index of 40 degrees Celsius elderly, and heart patients
heat advisory on August 31. (104°F) to 46 degrees Cel- are most at risk. Please limit
2022. sius (115°F). The heat and outdoor physical activity to
humidity will not decrease the early hours of the day
We are approaching the significantly at night and or after sunset. It is advis-
hottest season with tem- will only reach a minimum able to use air conditioning,
peratures higher than usu- of 28 degrees Celsius (82°F) fans, or to open windows to
al, namely the months of or 29 degrees Celsius (84°F). let the breeze circulate.
September, and October. This extreme heat is a high-
Factors like high tempera- risk factor for people that An excessive heat advi-
tures and humidity in com- do not have proper shel- sory means that one can ness, nausea, vomiting, Drink a lot of liquid (water
bination with a light breeze ter to maintain themselves expect an extreme heat muscle cramps, and even or fruit juice with no sugar)
may cause discomfort. cool and refreshed. period. Exposure to high strokes after prolonged ex- during the upcoming days;
temperatures and humidity posure. Stay in an air-conditioned
Temperatures can range Excessive heat is the num- can make you sick. Extreme room;
from 34 degrees Celsius (93 ber one weather-related heat can cause dehydra- You can take the following Stay out of the sun;
f) to 36 degrees Celsius (97 cause of fatalities, there- tion, sunstroke, high blood measures to avoid getting Wear light, preferably white
f). The humidity varies be- fore people must prepare pressure, headache, tired- sick from extreme heat: clothes.q

Prepaid High-Speed Internet UNESCO Aruba is preparing to host the MOWLAC

anywhere on the island Regional Conference in November 2022

ORANJESTAD - Aruba will host the Memo-
ry of the World Program for Latin America
and the Caribbean (MOWLAC) in Novem-
ber 2022.

Recently, the Minister of Culture Xiomara
Maduro met with Ms. Marushka Tromp and
Are you in Aruba for "Wor- every five seconds, and Mr. Peter Scholing of the National Com-
kation" and need high- apps download at a high- mittee of UNESCO in Aruba to learn more
speed Internet anywhere er speed, all using your Mi- about the preparations to host this confer-
at any time? SETAR, Aru- Fi device. ence. Since 1992, UNESCO has been pro- National Archives and the Legislation De-
ba's biggest telecom pro- SETAR Wireless Broadband moting and coordinating the Memory of partment, we can be very proud that the
vider, offers you the fast- Prepaid offers you Internet the World (MOW) program that preserves National Library also has a digital collec-
est wireless Internet plans anywhere for a fixed fee and makes accessible essential docu- tion of Aruba's colonial history. It is essen-
on an LTE network. without worrying about ments and digital heritage to all people tial for the preservation of the history of our
additional charges, and worldwide. This program aims to prevent country, which received very positive at-
Work remotely on the it is easy to use and ac- historical documents from disappear- tention in the MOWLAC program.
beach via your tablet, cess. Choose the bundle ing from humankind's collective memory Minister Maduro thanks the National Com-
laptop, or smartphone that suits your budget and through war, social unrest, lack of resourc- mittee of Aruba for their tireless work to
and enjoy faster upload needs. es, sabotage, illegal trade, and destruc- make Aruba a worthy host of the MOW-
and download speeds. tion. For the Latin American and Caribbe- LAC conference in November.
SETAR Prepaid Wireless Visit SETAR Teleshop with an region, a committee called MOWLAC More information about MOWLAC is avail-
Broadband offers you a locations around the is- will oversee this program. able at: http://mowlac.org/en/about-
lower latency rate, mean- land or at the airport to In Aruba, the National Library of Aruba mowlac/. You may find information on
ing websites loads faster, check your Mi-Fi SIM or and the National Archives of Aruba work the digital colonial history of Aruba at
YouTube does not pause device.q to preserve Aruba's collective memory. https://archive.org/details/BNA-DIG-
Thanks to the cooperation of the Aruba PB-1816-1851. q