South Brazil likely to see even more extreme rain in future
A mighty river is flowing out of the Amazon rainforest, and it’s not the one you’re thinking of. In the first kilometer above the forest canopy, a “flying river” transports moisture evaporated from...
View ArticleClimate Fund to finance aid to Rio Grande do Sul companies
Treasury Secretary Rogério Ceron on Tuesday said an upcoming line of credit for large companies and industries in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul will rely on resources from the Climate Fund....
View ArticleAfter catastrophic floods, Brazil’s South has snow warning
Brazil’s National Meteorological Institute (Inmet) has issued an alert for snow showers in parts of the country’s southernmost states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. Nine municipalities...
View ArticleBrazil floods: engineers and voters point the finger at politicians
While floods continue to devastate Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s southernmost state, a flurry of disinformation continues to be pumped into the public discourse. Without a shred of evidence, multiple...
View ArticleClimate change made floods in South twice as likely, study states
The World Weather Attribution group, which brings together leading climate scientists from different countries, points out in a new study that human-induced climate change has not only doubled the...
View ArticleWater supply in Porto Alegre back to 100 percent
More than a month after the start of the floods that devastated the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, state capital Porto Alegre finally has all six of its water treatment plants working...
View ArticleForecasts warn of more Rio Grande do Sul flood risks
Meteorological monitoring company MetSul on Monday forecast that strong rainfall in Brazil’s southernmost state Rio Grande do Sul will lead to further rises in the levels of the Guaíba River in the...
View ArticleRio Grande do Sul economy shrank 9 percent in May
The Brazilian Central Bank’s regional economic activity index (IBCR) shows that the economy of Rio Grande do Sul, the country’s southernmost state, shrank by 9 percent in May — when the state was hit...
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