It’s not yet summer in Brazil, but a dangerous heat wave and flooding

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It’s not yet summer in Brazil, but a dangerous heat wave is sweeping the country​

The heat index — a combination of temperature and humidity — hit 58.5 degrees Celsius (137 Fahrenheit) Tuesday morning in Rio, the highest index ever recorded there.

It's not yet summer in Brazil, but a dangerous heat wave is sweeping the country

It's still spring in Brazil, but a dangerous heat wave is sweeping the country, prompting health alerts and driving up energy demand as people turn to air conditioning and fans to stay cool.

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Brazil floods: Dam collapses and death toll rises in Rio Grande do Sul

More than 30 people have been killed and 60 are missing in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul.

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In Brazil, half a century of salt mining sinks a city, displacing thousands

Streets lie deserted. Gardens have overgrown homes. Doors and windows are bricked up. The Bebedouro neighborhood in Maceió, in Brazil’s northeastern coastal state of Alagoas, is a shadow of its former self. And soon not even that. Every building there is numbered. As soon as a property has been...

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Weather tracker: torrential rainstorms cause death and destruction in Brazil

This part of South America is no stranger to major rainfall, but last week’s storms were particularly devastating

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No let up yet for flood-battered south Brazil

The rains may have abated, but floodwaters on Monday continued their assault on southern Brazil, with hundreds of municipalities in ruins amid fears that food and drinking water may soon run out.

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UFC champ Alex Pereira donates $100,000 in response to Brazil floods, plans additional $20,000

UFC champion Alex Pereira is doing his part after natural disaster hit his home country in Brazil.

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MMA community rallies after unprecedented floods leave hundreds of cities underwater in Brazil

Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul has suffered devastating losses in the wake of a historic flood.

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https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/death-toll-rains-brazils-south-reaches-143-govt-announces-emergency-spending-2024-05-12/

 

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https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/death-toll-rains-brazils-south-reaches-143-govt-announces-emergency-spending-2024-05-12/

The videos I am seeing from Southern Brazil right now is very devastating. And I think way more people has died and they will find the bodies when the water go down. At the end of the day, Mother Nature is undefeated when she gets pissed off

 

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How a ‘citizen map’ is helping Brazil prepare for its next big flood

When Lucas George Wendt arrived in Lajeado in late May, the water had already started to recede. Just days before, the peaks of roofs and the tops of trees were some of the only things visible above the murky brown water that had covered his hometown. Located in the Taquari Valley, Lajeado...

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