The National Institute of Meteorology and the National Institute for Space Research are forecasting warmer-than-average temperatures for April, May, and June.
The high temperatures recorded across most of Brazil in recent months have led the National Electricity System Operator to register a new record in the maximum load demand in the country’s system.
Rio de Janeiro, which has been under alert for days, has already felt the impact of heavy rains over the past two weeks, affecting approximately 100,000 people.
Normally, Brazilians summers are marked by rising temperatures, longer days than nights, heavy rainfall, electrical discharges, and moderate to strong winds, but El Niño should make climate changes more intense.
At 9:15 am on Tuesday (Nov. 14), the city recorded its highest apparent temperature since 2014. At the time, the thermometers read 35.5°C.
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