Extreme heat, violent storms: How Rio de Janeiro is facing its new climate reality

Mongabay
May 21, 2025, 10:40 am25 pts
Judging by the last few summers, Rio de Janeiro’s residents should be preparing for the worst. On March 17, 2024, the neighborhood of Guaratiba, in the city’s West Zone, recorded the highest apparent temperature in the last 10 years: 62.3° Celsius (144.14° Fahrenheit), according to data from Alerta Rio, a…

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