The Week in Stories Around the Globe

Rio de Janeiro’s hottest day in at least a decade sends residents to the beach

Sunbathers enjoy at Macumba beach, in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, on September 24, 2023, during a heat wave which registered 39.9 degrees. (Photo by Tercio Teixeira / AFP) (Photo by TERCIO TEIXEIRA/AFP via Getty Images)

 Rio de Janeiro recorded its hottest day in at least a decade when temperatures reached 44 degrees Celsius (111 F) on Monday as residents flocked to the ocean to try to cool off.

#RiodeJaneiro #riocarnaval2025 #heatwave #ClimateCrisis

Massive crowds mourn Hezbollah’s slain leader Nasrallah

The killing of Nasrallah, who led the Shi’ite Muslim group through decades of conflict with Israel and oversaw its transformation into a military force with regional sway, was one of the opening salvos in an Israeli escalation that badly weakened Hezbollah.

#Hezbollah #Iran #Lebanon #PoliticsToday

As Sudan’s army routs RSF from Khartoum, Sudanese reactions are mixed

“Right now, the city is besieged…and the only way out of it is heading west to Darfur, but this route is targeted by [army] drones and fighter jets,” said Augreis*, a local activist and humanitarian volunteer residing in east Khartoum.

#Khartoum #Sudan #Sudan_War_Updates #Africa

World’s glaciers melting at record rate because of climate change, says study

Massive icebergs from Jakobshavn Glacier melting in Disko Bay on sunny summer evening, Ilulissat, Greenland.

Experts say that glaciers are natural indicators of climate change and play an important role in providing water to many communities around the world, especially during dry seasons and helping to sustain hydropower energy.

#ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency #Science #nature


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