Olympians to tough it out in massively polluted Guanabara Bay

According to the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, it appears that some of the 2016 Summer Olympics aquatic events will take place among floating household trash and raw sewage in Guanabara Bay (although Mayor Eduardo Paes noted to the Associated Press in March that the events are scheduled for the “cleanest part” of the Bay). 

To acquire the games, organizers had promised a massive cleanup, but now, with 500 days to go, Paes conceded that the goals will not be met and that, indeed, infrastructure improvements still have not halted the sewage flow into the Bay. [Associated Press, 3-23-2015]

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Jesus Christ struck by lightning!

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The world's largest Christ was hit by lightning this week. A thunderbolt over Rio de Janeiro hit the statue Christ the Redeemer.

The 130 foot tall, 700 ton, concrete statue sits on top of 2,300 foot Corcovado mountain overlooking Rio.

I don't know if this is a meteorlogical quirk, or God was sending a message. Or both.
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