“Never before in the history of Brazil had there been such a quantity of rain in one single location.”
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

https://www.smh.com.au/world/south-america/worst-floods-ever-recorded-in-brazil-kill-dozens-destroy-key-infrastructure-20240505-p5fp01.html

The effects of urbanisation and climate change are converging in dangerous ways. Global warming is likely to reach 1.5°C between 2030 and 2052, and approximately 3°C in 2100 based on current national government commitments. This will have disastrous impacts on cities.

https://unhabitat.org/topic/climate-change