Mayors in the Rio de Janeiro state and Gov. Claudio Castro had alarmed residents of potential problems for the weekend since Thursday.

Last month surpassed the previous warmest January, which occurred in 2020, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service's records going back to 1950.

Climate change is making hurricanes so powerful and destructive that some scientists believe we need a new category to classify these worst-of-the-worst storms.

Maximum temperature to hit 49°C

Temperatures may hit a maximum of 49 degrees Celsius in some parts of Abu Dhabi and 47 degrees Celsius in Dubai