Rio Grande do Sul
Rio de Janeiro bay reforestation shows mangroves’ power to mitigate climate disasters
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — At the rear of Rio de Janeiro’s polluted Guanabara Bay, thousands of mangroves rise as tall as ...
Catastrophic flood destruction in Brazil could worsen with more rain on the way
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AccuWeather meteorologists say that massive flooding that has plagued southern Brazil for weeks could worsen as additional storms enter the flood-ravaged area. ...
Brazil’s flooded south paralyzed as rivers swell, again
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Rivers in south Brazil rose anew Monday as flood rescue efforts intensified and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva conceded authorities had ...
Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul may have more record level flooding
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By Lisandra Paraguassu PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (Reuters) – Less than two weeks after floods devastated Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state ...
Rivers rise again as rain batters flood-hit south Brazil
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River levels were rising again Sunday as strong rains lashed waterlogged southern Brazil, where flooding has killed more than 140 people and ...
Flood-hit Brazil braces for more chaos with heavy rains to come and nearly 2 million people affected
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People in southern Brazil, already reeling from deadly floods, are bracing for more disruption as meteorologists warned of 12 straight hours of ...
Southern Brazil is still reeling from massive flooding as it faces risk from new storms
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PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (AP) — Authorities in southern Brazil rushed Wednesday to rescue survivors of massive flooding that has killed at least ...
Death toll from rains in southern Brazil climbs to 56, some 70 still missing
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The death toll from rains in Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul rose to 56, local ...
Dams strain as water, death toll, keep rising in south Brazil
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The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by torrential storms in southern Brazil climbed to 39 Friday, officials said, as they ...
Rains in southern Brazil kill at least 31, more than 70 still missing
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(Reuters) – Heavy rains battering Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul have killed 31 people, local authorities said on Friday, ...
