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Reuters: Even by Brazilian standards - man, it's hot. January was the hottest month on record in parts of Brazil including its biggest city, São Paulo. The heat, plus a severe drought, has kindled fears of water shortages, crop damage and higher electricity bills that could drag down the economy during an election year for President Dilma Rousseff. The scorching conditions don't constitute a crisis quite yet, officials say. Weather has been mostly normal in other regions including Brazil's soy belt, where......
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Record Brazil heat pressures crops, energy prices, government
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on January 31st, 2014
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