(16 Nov 2023)
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 15 November 2023
1. Aerial of Ipanema beach filled with people ++MUTE++
HEADLINE: Dangerous record heat wave hits Brazil
2. People in the water
ANNOTATION: For the first time ever, the mercury hit 137 Fahrenheit (58.5 degrees Celsius) on Tuesday morning in Rio de Janeiro.
3. Ipanema beach flocked with people and sun umbrellas
4. Various of Ipanema beach
ANNOTATION: Even as the temperature dropped slightly on Wednesday, for many Brazilians the waters of Ipanema beach offered an opportunity to cool off.
5. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) João Nicolas, 19-year-old beachgoer:
“It's been an unexpected summer. That heat wave started this week, so we took advantage of the holiday and went to the beach to enjoy it.”
6. Various of people cooling of in a water fountain at Madureira Park
ANNOTATION: Authorities issued a red warning for a number of Brazilian states - indicating a risk to life caused by the extreme heat.
7. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Bruno Cruz, 44-year-old, beachgoer:
“Especially for me who exercises outdoors, when you get extremely hot, you always have to be hydrated because you lose a lot of fluid, and you have to come at the most convenient times, not in the very sunny hours.”
8. Aerial of people in the water ++MUTE++
9. Arpoador beach flocked with people and sun umbrellas
ANNOTATION: The extreme heat has been linked to El Nino, a naturally occurring climate phenomenon that warms surface waters in the region.
STORYLINE:
It’s still spring in Brazil, but a heat wave is sweeping across large swathes of the country, packing Rio de Janeiro’s beach.
Most Brazilian states face “great danger” from the heat, according to the National Institute of Meteorology, Inmet.
The institution issued a red alert for the center-west, southeast and parts of the north warning of “a high probability of major damage and accidents, with risks to physical integrity or even human life.”
The heat index — a combination of temperature and humidity — hit 58.5 degrees Celsius (137 Fahrenheit) Tuesday morning in Rio, the highest index ever recorded there.
Actual temperatures dropped slightly on Wednesday, but were forecast to rise again to 40 degrees Celsius (104 F) on Thursday.
Extreme heat can affect breathing, kidneys and the heart, with the very young and elderly particularly at risk.
Temperatures across South America are affected by the climate phenomenon El Niño, a periodic naturally occurring event that warms surface waters in the Equatorial Pacific region, but this year, ocean temperature rose extremely quickly in a couple of months, according to Inmet.
AP video shot by Diarlei Rodrigues and Bruna Prado.
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