Red alerts have been issued for nearly 3,000 cities across Brazil, which is experiencing an unprecedented heatwave. On Sunday, Rio de Janeiro recorded a temperature of 42.5 degrees Celsius – a record for November – and high humidity on Tuesday made it feel like 58.5 degrees Celsius.
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Up to 20,000 children a day displaced by weather-related disasters
Storms, floods and wildfires led to more than 43 million displacements of children between 2016 and 2021. The UN agency warned that 100 million more children could be displaced by extreme weather over the next 30 years.
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Lewis Hamilton extends Mercedes contract
Lewis Hamilton will remain a Mercedes driver in Formula One until at least the end of the 2025 season after the team announced a contract extension on Thursday.
