Temperatures hit record highs across South America. In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s second largest city, temperatures at its Guaratiba weather station soared to 44C last Monday, 14C above the February norm and the highest temperature recorded in the city for more than a decade

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1. While North America grappled with widespread cold and wintry conditions last week, South America – now in its final month of summer – faced the opposite extreme, with record high temperatures recorded across the continent. In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s second largest city, temperatures at its Guaratiba weather station soared to 44C last Monday, 14C above the February norm and the highest temperature recorded in the city for more than a decade. In addition to the high temperatures, Rio has also experienced what is expected to be one of its driest Februarys on record, with little rain so far this month and minimal precipitation expected in the next week. Authorities activated a level 4 heat protocol early last week as a result of the extreme heat, prompting the setup of hydration stations at outdoor events and public spaces, as well as the designation of air-conditioned buildings as “cooling points”.

   Although temperatures in Brazil have since returned closer to average, the focus of the heat has shifted southwards. North-western Argentina is set for highs in the upper 30s to low 40s Celsius in the coming days, 10 to 15C above the seasonal average. However, unlike in Rio, these high temperatures are likely to set off thunderstorms, some of which may lead to some high rainfall totals in places.

2. Meanwhile Lula wasn’t more oil drilling in the Amazon.

   It seems like literally all national leaders are psychos, even the supposedly not-awful ones.

   I read a thing saying that a third of Britons have the same deficient calorie intake of French peasants before the French Revolution (1800-2100 calories).

   Maybe we are headed for revolution.

   Then again, the French aristocracy didn’t have Instagram and Twitter to distract, misinform and cow the millions of peasants that rose up and ended them.

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