Hottest Christmas in history triggers alerts in Brazil

Brazil experiences the hottest Christmas in its history, triggering heat alerts in at least eight states. teleSUR

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00:00In Brazil records an intense heat wave triggering alert in at least eight states of the country.

00:05The city of Sao Paulo is experiencing the hottest Christmas in history

00:09with a temperature of 35.9 degrees Celsius, the highest since measurements began 80 years ago.

00:17In Rio de Janeiro, nearly 1,000 people have been treated in hospitals over the past two days

00:23due to the effects of the intense heat wave.

00:26At the same time, eight Brazilian states will remain under danger alert in the coming days

00:31with forecasts of up to 7 degrees Celsius above the historical average.

00:36This extreme phenomenon reflects the severe effects of the climate crisis

00:40driven by an unsustainable world development model that particularly impacts countries in the global south.