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The National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) has issued red alerts for a large part of the country. These indicate that temperatures may be 5C above average for longer than five days and could pose a severe danger to health.<\/p><\/div>\n
It\u2019s still spring in Brazil, but a dangerous heat wave is sweeping the country. According to the National Institute of Meteorology, most Brazilian states face great danger from the heat. The institution issued a red alert for the center-west, southeast, and parts of the north, warning of \u201ca high probability of major damage and accidents, with risks to physical integrity or even human life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Rio de Janeiro recorded 42.5C on Sunday \u2013 a record for November \u2013 and high humidity on Tuesday meant that it felt like 58.5C, municipal authorities said. The city of S\u00e3o Paulo saw average temperatures of 37.3C on Tuesday afternoon, the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) reported. Amid the high heat, wildfires are burning widely in the Pantanal biome, the world\u2019s biggest tropical wetlands spanning parts of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul states. Brazilians turned to fans, air conditioners, and dehumidifiers to cool down, and power outages were reported in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.<\/span><\/p>\n Officials have attributed it to the El Ni\u00f1o phenomenon and climate change.\u00a0<\/span>Inmet research released last week<\/span><\/a>\u00a0showed that the average temperature in the country had been above the historical average from July to October. According to the report, the extreme heat in a large part of the country reflects the impacts of the El Ni\u00f1o phenomenon (above-average warming of the waters of the Equatorial Pacific Ocean), which tends to favor an increase in temperature in several regions of the planet. The study also warns that other factors have contributed to extreme events, such as the increase in the global temperature of the Earth\u2019s surface and oceans.<\/span><\/p>\n We gathered articles, stories, and blog posts about environmental history and climate change already published in HCS-Manguinhos to shed some light on this matter. Topics include the production of climate knowledge, the importance of reforestation, the concept of \u201cplanetary health,\u201d and digital archives of environmental history.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Climate Change in HCS-Manguinhos:<\/p>\n Miguel JCH. The technopolitics of climate change: climate models, geopolitics, and governmentality<\/a>. Hist cienc saude-Manguinhos [Internet]. 2017Oct;24(4):969\u201387.<\/p>\n Fonseca, S. de M., & Drummond, J. A.. (2003). The reforestation of mangrove swamps and its value in atmospheric carbon sequestration<\/a>. Hist\u00f3ria, Ci\u00eancias, Sa\u00fade-manguinhos, 10(3), 1071\u20131081.<\/p>\n