"#Mangroves are threatened by deforestation, development, pollution, and dam construction, but the risk to these ecosystems is increasing due to #SeaLevelRise and the increased frequency of severe storms associated with climate change. #ClimateChange threatens one third (33%) of the mangrove ecosystems assessed."
#RioDeJaneiro bay reforestation shows mangroves’ power to mitigate climate disasters
"Natural vegetation like that of Guapimirim “is like a true sponge,” avoiding or mitigating floods by reducing the energy of the waters, Mauricio Barbosa Muniz said. Vegetation in the region safeguards 1 million residents in the city of Sao Goncalo, in Rio’s metropolitan region, and others."
There’s little chance we would ever watch a live stream show of Madonna if it was in say NYC but because it’s here and we could theorically go there we feel compellled to watch it …at home.
If only for the joy of avoiding a crowd of 1.5 million people in Copacabana and associated traffic jams on the way 😅
Nina Gomes collects rubbish from the sea near #Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro. For years Gomes has been accompanying her father, Ricardo Gomes, a biologist and director of the Mar Urbano Institute, to collect rubbish from the city’s beaches.
Heavy rain is coming. Already started.
Forecast is wild. Rain at 95% probability all day long. Worse moment for us will be today around 18:00 (in 9:30 ).
This is why, if you can afford it, heatwave mitigation will pay off sooner rather than later:
Al Jazeera: Record heat index of 62.3C scorches Rio de Janeiro
"A heatwave stifling Brazil has set new records with Rio de Janeiro’s heat index hitting 62.3 degrees Celsius (144.1 degrees Fahrenheit), the highest in a decade, weather authorities say.
The heat index measures what a temperature feels like by taking into account humidity."
Internet outage of about 4 hours. I learned that now the local company (Oi) actually leases its fiber network from a company (Vital) which belongs to some bank. And apparently several fiber providers do the same.