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Devastating floods in Brazil double as burning of fossil fuels and trees

The unusually intense, prolonged and extensive flooding that devastated southern Brazil was at least twice as likely to have been caused by human burning of fossil fuels and trees, a study has shown. The record disaster killed 169 people, destroyed homes and ruined harvests, and was worsened by deforestation, investment cuts and human shortages. The… Read More »

Brazilian city enforces ordinance secretly written by ChatGPT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — City lawmakers in Brazil have introduced the country’s first law written entirely by artificial intelligence, even if they didn’t know it at the time. The experimental ordinance was adopted in the southern city of Porto Alegre in October, and city councilor Ramiro Rosário revealed this week that it was written… Read More »