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You should look at the winter that recently ended in the southern hemisphere - record ice shelf losses during winter, record high temps in Rio and other cities. In winter.
And it's just getting more and more brutal.
didnt it hit 90 or a 100 or something in Rio, during winter?
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/11/17/2206375/-Heat-Index-in-Rio-de-Janeiro-hits-137-3-degrees-Fahrenheit?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web (this is during the 'spring' - our fall - and includes the heat index).
For their winter - on Aug 27, Rio witnessed its highest temperature of the winter, reaching 39.2°C
https://en.mercopress.com/2023/08/27/hot-weather-hits-rio-de-janeiro-this-winter
for winter, these temps are just bonkers.