AI6YR Ben
I've only been partially wired in all week, so this is late... but heatwave death at Taylor Swift concert #heatwave #TaylorSwift #concert #death #heatillness https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-67465742
Taylor Swift postpones Rio de Janeiro concert after death of fan

The US pop star says she is putting safety first after temperatures in the Brazilian city reached 39.1C.

BBC News
Nov 19, 2023 at 5:36amWeb
Show threadAI6YR BenNov 19, 2023

"Brazil is experiencing an unprecedented heatwave, triggering health alerts.

Authorities warned of the danger to life as it recorded a heat index, which combines temperature with humidity, of 59.3C on Friday followed by 59.7C on Saturday." #brazil #heatwave #climate #music #TaylorSwift

Show threadTrudyNov 19, 2023
@ai6yr My brother and his wife are in Rio on holiday. Felt like 139° with heat index. Lightning storm last night!
Show threadAI6YR BenNov 19, 2023
@riogreyhound Gah, 139F?!?!
Show threadTrudyNov 19, 2023
@ai6yr Crazy, right?
Show threadTrudyNov 19, 2023
@ai6yr Swift shows were canceled
Show threadHippy SteveNov 19, 2023
@ai6yr You may have missed all the flooding in Northern Africa too. It's not an area where a cursory look at western media would alert one too. https://www.africanews.com/2023/11/16/floods-at-least-111-dead-and-700000-displaced-in-the-horn-of-africa-ngo/
Floods: at least 111 dead and 700,000 displaced in the Horn of Africa - NGO | Africanews

At least 111 people, including 16 children, have died and 700,000 have been displaced by floods caused in recent weeks by torrential rains in the Horn of Africa, the NGO Save the Children announced on Thursday.

Africanews
Show threadDavid BruchmannNov 19, 2023
@exador23 @ai6yr
I wouldn't say it's in northern Africa, but in the east
Show threadAI6YR BenNov 19, 2023
@DavidBruchmann @exador23 my friend @laureen keeps tabs on Africa, but she's not posting here much (yet). Maybe she can suggest some sources I can auto-feed to my instance for some high level monitoring there.
Show threadAI6YR BenNov 19, 2023
@DavidBruchmann @exador23 Growing up in the US, I don't think I ever had to learn where countries were in Africa while in school. Europe, yes (because of WW2). Only places the US fought wars in or conquered, really.
Show threadDavid BruchmannNov 19, 2023

@ai6yr @exador23

For some countries I better look up too!

Your friend is not posting so much, else her feed would perhaps already be good.

Show threadJeri DanskyNov 20, 2023
@exador23 @ai6yr One more reason I'm thankful for Mastodon: I follow a couple people who focus on sharing climate-related news, so I saw stories like this one from earlier this month:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-worst-floods-in-decades-kill-29-in-somalia-hit-towns-across-east/
Worst floods in decades kill 29 in Somalia, hit towns across East Africa

Authorities have scrambled to rescue thousands of stranded people from the floodwater, which comes on the heels of East Africa’s worst drought in 40 years

The Globe and Mail