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Alternate Text: Extreme heat in Rio de Janeiro illustration a homage Salvador Dali's The Persistence of Memory
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Extreme heat in Rio de Janeiro illustration a homage Salvador Dali's The Persistence of Memory

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On November 19, 2023, a massive heat wave resulted in Brazil’s highest recorded temperature in history—112.6F. Climate change and El Niño were factors in producing the heat wave, which had serious consequences for people attending outdoor events. NOAA Climate.gov image by Anna Eshelman, an homage to Salvador Dalí’s The Persistence of Memory.