Brazil braces for more fires amid extreme low humidityNews
Brazil braces for more fires amid extreme low humidity
Brasília, Brazil (AFP) - More than a thousand Brazilian municipalities were on alert Thursday due to very low humidity -- in some cases comparable to…
SourceSeptember 5, 2024
Full articleHeat-sensitive trees move uphill seeking climate change respiteClimateScience
Heat-sensitive trees move uphill seeking climate change respite
By University of Birmingham Trees in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest are migrating in search of more favourable temperatures with species in mountain forests moving uphill…
SourceJuly 23, 2024
Full articleBrazil’s Amazon saw worst 6 months of wildfires in 20 yrs: officialNews
Brazil’s Amazon saw worst 6 months of wildfires in 20 yrs: official
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) - Brazil recorded 13,489 wildfires in the first half of the year in the Amazon, the worst figure in 20…
SourceJuly 1, 2024
Full articleCases of bacterial disease rise in Brazil’s flooded southNews
Cases of bacterial disease rise in Brazil’s flooded south
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | AFP - Brazilian authorities on Tuesday reported an increase in cases of leptospirosis, a bacterial disease transmitted by rats, in…
SourceMay 28, 2024
Full articleDeforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado higher than in Amazon: reportNews
Deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado higher than in Amazon: report
Sao Paulo, Brazil | AFP - Deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado region, a vast tropical savanna renowned for its rich biodiversity, increased sharply in 2023 and…
SourceMay 28, 2024
Full articleBrazil’s new Petrobras chief calls to speed up oil explorationNews
Brazil’s new Petrobras chief calls to speed up oil exploration
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | AFP - The new boss of Brazil's Petrobras said Monday it was crucial that the state-run company "accelerate" oil exploration,…
SourceMay 28, 2024
Full articleRights court takes climate crisis hearing to Brazilian AmazonNews
Rights court takes climate crisis hearing to Brazilian Amazon
Brasília, Brazil | AFP - Academics, activists and Indigenous people gathered Monday in the Brazilian Amazon to weigh in on a key legal question: What…
SourceMay 27, 2024
Full articleDeforestation exacerbated deadly Brazil floods: expertsNews
Deforestation exacerbated deadly Brazil floods: experts
By Anna PELEGRI | AFP Porto Alegre, Brazil - The floods devastating southern Brazil have been exacerbated by deforestation, much of it driven by soybean…
SourceMay 22, 2024
Full articleBrazil mayor’s mammoth task: rebuild from floods, prevent moreNews
Brazil mayor’s mammoth task: rebuild from floods, prevent more
By Anna PELEGRI | AFP Porto Alegre, Brazil - With his Brazilian city deep in brown floodwaters for the past three weeks, the mayor of…
SourceMay 20, 2024
Full articleFloods in south Brazil have displaced 600,000 – here’s why this region is likely to see ever more extreme rain in futureClimate
Floods in south Brazil have displaced 600,000 – here’s why this region is likely to see ever more extreme rain in future
By Marcia Zilli, University of Oxford; Caio Coelho, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (Inpe), and Neil Hart, University of Oxford | The Conversation A mighty river is flowing out of…
SourceMay 19, 2024
Full articleWorld Bank supports better access to rural water and sanitation in BrazilNews
World Bank supports better access to rural water and sanitation in Brazil
WASHINGTON, DC - The World Bank Board of Directors approved a substantial new investment to increase access to water and sanitation for about one million…
SourceMay 17, 2024
Full articleBrazil’s Porto Alegre: a flood disaster waiting to happenNews
Brazil’s Porto Alegre: a flood disaster waiting to happen
By Sandra FERRER | AFP Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Porto Alegre, the Brazilian metropolis left submerged after torrential rains, had been lulled into a…
SourceMay 16, 2024
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