Will today’s children have space to live? Brazil is the latest country to suffer a huge heatwave. Experts warn that some parts of the world will become too hot for humans to live in.
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Red alert as Brazil suffers unbearable heat
Will today's children have space to live? Brazil is the latest country to suffer a huge heatwave. Experts warn that some parts of the world will become too hot for humans to live in.
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What's happening?
"You sweat in the shade and, if you stay in the sun, you melt like an ice lolly," said Geraldo Lima as he loaded a truck in Rio de JaneiroA seaside city in Brazil with a population of 6.7 million..1
On Sunday the temperature in BrazilThe largest country in South America, home to 217 million people. reached 42.5C - hot enough to fry an egg on the bonnet of a car.
The current heatwave is partly caused by El NinoA climate pattern that involves the unusual warming of surface waters in the tropical eastern Pacific ocean. . This occurs every couple of years and involves a rise in temperature in the Pacific Ocean. But according to a Brazilian climate expertSomeone who knows a lot about a particular subject., Karina Bruno Lima: "The main factor is global heating."3
Other parts of South America are suffering too. In Paraguay the town of Filadelfia reached 44.4C.
The north has also experienced huge heat this year. The US saw terrible wildfires. In Death ValleyA valley in California in the Mojave Desert. It is the hottest place on Earth in the summer. the thermometer reached 52C - as it did in China.
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In Europe, there were wildfires in Greece and SicilyThe largest island in the Mediterranean. It is part of Italy. saw a temperature of 46.3C. Spain suffered what one expert called a "mega-drought".
A new report warns that averageTypical or usual. worldwide temperatures are rising. If they rise by too much, parts of the planet will start to become too dangerous to live in. This will be due to heat, flooding, sea-level rise and tropical cyclonesA rapidly spinning storm that forms over tropical oceans. .
Will today's children have space to live?
Yes! We know what to do to stop more global warming from happening. If we all act now, today's children will have lots of space to live on Earth.
No! There are already many people living in places which are dangerous due to climate change. Unfortunately, this problem is likely to get worse.
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Keywords
Rio de Janeiro - A seaside city in Brazil with a population of 6.7 million.
Brazil - The largest country in South America, home to 217 million people.
El Nino - A climate pattern that involves the unusual warming of surface waters in the tropical eastern Pacific ocean.
Expert - Someone who knows a lot about a particular subject.
Death Valley - A valley in California in the Mojave Desert. It is the hottest place on Earth in the summer.
Sicily - The largest island in the Mediterranean. It is part of Italy.
Average - Typical or usual.
Cyclones - A rapidly spinning storm that forms over tropical oceans.
Red alert as Brazil suffers unbearable heat
Hellish hotspot: Parts of Brazil have been just 2C cooler than the Sahara desert. Glossary
Rio de Janeiro - A seaside city in Brazil with a population of 6.7 million.
Brazil - The largest country in South America, home to 217 million people.
El Niño - A climate pattern that involves the unusual warming of surface waters in the tropical eastern Pacific ocean.
Expert - Someone who knows a lot about a particular subject.
Death Valley - A valley in California in the Mojave Desert. It is the hottest place on Earth in the summer.
Sicily - The largest island in the Mediterranean. It is part of Italy.
Average - Typical or usual.
Cyclones - A rapidly spinning storm that forms over tropical oceans.