Nine of the 12 months of last year had monthly temperature averages above the historical average, with September standing out with the greatest difference between the recorded value and the average.
Conditions have affected rivers and biodiversity, especially in the headwaters of the Solimões, Purus, Juruá, and Madeira rivers, as far as the southernmost countries of the forest, Peru and Bolivia.
The Brazilian Environment minister contends that the current text lacks ambition regarding deadlines and clearer language and deems it insufficient in this regard.
States facing the heatwave should receive heavy rainfall next week. In the Southeast, the drop in temperature on Friday (Nov. 17) is likely to be accompanied by precipitation.
Unesco’s initiative to designate July 26 as the International Day for the Conservation of Mangroves has mobilized scientists, who argue that restoring these endangered ecosystems could prove key in curbing global warming.
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