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VIEW FROM BRAZIL

In December 2021, storms killed at least 26 Brazilians in southern Bahia state and left nearly 100,000 people displaced or homeless. This is the kind of extreme weather event that environmental activists and scientists have in mind when they speak about climate change.

Other regions of my giant country were affected by a lack of water.

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