Brazil suffered through a sweltering heatwave in November. The country recorded its hottest ever temperature of 44.8°C, although humidity made it feel like 59.3°C in a stadium where American pop star Taylor Swift was performing.
She was forced to postpone her Eras Tour after a fan tragically succumbed to the scorching heat. The extreme temperatures have been attributed both to global warming and the El Nino weather phase, which have also brought on the worst drought on record in Amazonas, Brazil's largest state.
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