Taylor Swift postpones Brazil concert amid record heat, fan death

(Karah Rucker | Anchor)

DAYS AFTER A SWEEPING FEDERAL REPORT THAT FOUND THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ARE ALREADY BEING FELT ALL ACROSS THE U-S – A FANS DEATH AND RECORD HEAT IN BRAZIL LED TAYLOR SWIFT TO POSTPONE A SHOW IN RIO DE JANEIRO.

IN A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY, A TWENTY-THREE YEAR-OLD FAN GOT ON HER FIRST EVER FLIGHT TO GET TO RIO, TO LIVE OUT EVERY TAYLOR SWIFT FAN’S DREAM – TO SEE HER PERFORM LIVE.

TRAGICALLY THE YOUNG WOMAN DIED AT A NEARBY HOSPITAL JUST HOURS AFTER SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION WHILE AT THE CONCERT.

FOLLOWING HER FAN’S TRAGIC DEATH, THE POPULAR POPSTAR POSTPONED SATURDAY’S CONCERT IN RIO, AMID THE EIGHTH*** HEAT WAVE BRAZIL HAS SEEN THIS YEAR, BRINGING WITH IT THE HIGHEST COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY EVER RECORDED IN THE REGION, REACHING A REPORTED 138 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT

(Taylor Swift)

“I’M WRITING THIS FROM MY DRESSING ROOM IN THE STADIUM. THE DECISION HAS BEEN MADE TO POSTPONE TONIGHT’S SHOW DUE TO THE EXTREME TEMPERATURES IN RIO. THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF MY FANS, FELLOW PERFORMERS, AND CREW HAS TO AND ALWAYS WILL COME FIRST.”

(Karah Rucker | Anchor)

WHILE THE YOUNG WOMAN’S CAUSE OF DEATH IS STILL BEING DETERMINED SOME, INCLUDING POLITICIANS, SPECULATE THAT THE EXTREME HEAT PLAYED A ROLE IN. NOW AUTHORITIES SAY THEY HAVE OPENED A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH.
LAST WEEK A RED ALERT WAS DECLARED ON BRAZIL BY INCIDENT METEOROLOGISTS, WARNING OF RISKS TO HEALTH AND EVEN LIFE.
WITH TEMPERATURES SOARING – CONCERT GOERS SAY THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO BRING WATER INTO THE STADIUM ON FRIDAY, ONCE INSIDE, FANS SAID IT WAS TOUGH TO GET WATER DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY WERE SEATED, ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
AT ONE POINT SWIFT HAD TO PAUSE THE SHOW AS FANS UPFRONT CAUGHT HER ATTENTION, IN NEED OF WATER.

“THEY NEED WATER, RIGHT HERE ABOUT 30, 35 FT, 40 FT BACK, THEY ARE HOLDING THEIR PHONES SAYING THAT THEY NEED WATER… WHOEVER IS IN CHARGE OF GIVIG THEM THAT MAKE SURE IT HAPPENS.”

(Karah Rucker | Anchor)

SWIFT POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA SATURDAY MORNING THAT SHE HAD A “SHATTERED HEART.”
METEOROLOGISTS SAY THAT THIS RECORD HEAT IS LINKED TO CLIMATE CHANGE, AND EL NINO – THE WEATHER PHENOMENON THAT WARMS SURFACE WATERS IN THE REGION.