Brazil - a long way from here, but really right next door

A drought in Brazil seems an unimaginable distance from the reality of Australia.

Brazil

In a geographic sense that is partly true, but considered in relation to the damage we are doing to out atmosphere, it is really right next door.

Considering that, a story in today’s Melbourne Age deserves our attention.

The story, about a serious issue, headed “Drought sparks chaos” begins:

 RIO DE JANEIRO. Severe drought gripping north-eastern Brazil - the worst in a half-century - is taking its toll on more than 1100 towns, even triggering fighting in rural areas.