The death toll from what authorities call the worst climate disaster ever to strike southern Brazil has risen to 90, after ferocious rain flooded huge stretches of Rio Grande do Sul state, displacing more than 155,000 people and forcing the closure of the main airport in the country’s fifth biggest city.
But in positive news, the new (returned) president has made some really aggressive progress on the Amazon. I think most Brazilians and the neighbouring countries understand well the predicament and how much the Amazon impacts the global climate.