Hello, and welcome to the Latin America Weekly newsletter! In this issue: The climate crisis had regional consequences this year. False accusations against Uruguay’s presidential frontrunner Yamandú Orsi. And how Argentina became fashionable for investors once again.
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Brazil floods are part of a much bigger regional climate drama
The devastating floods that killed 147, displaced over half a million, and directly affected over 2 million Brazilians in the state of Rio Grande do Sul dominated the regional news cycle, opening a debate on how vulnerable Latin American cities are to ever-more-frequent climate calamities.
- This vulnerability was the subject of a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), released in the wake of the Brazilian crisis, but which sounds the alarm about climate-related issues across the continent.
It’s getting hot in here. The report starts by stressing that 2023 “was by far the warmest year on record,” making the region susceptible to droughts, heatwaves, heavy rains, floods, and rising sea levels — jeopardizing “human health, ecosystems, and wildlife” and “undermining economic...
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