Flood

Floods are temporary overflows of water onto land that is usually dry, caused by heavy rainfall, river overflow, storm surges, or rapid snowmelt. Increasingly, climate change is influencing the frequency and intensity of floods by altering precipitation patterns, accelerating snowmelt, and raising sea levels, which can amplify the impact on communities, ecosystems, and infrastructure.

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Dogs, horses, rabbits: more than 10,000 animals rescued from Brazil floodsNews

Dogs, horses, rabbits: more than 10,000 animals rescued from Brazil floods

By Mauricio RABUFFETTI Porto Alegre, Brazil - At a makeshift field hospital for pets rescued from Brazil's flooded south, a steady stream of volunteers arrives…
SourceSourceMay 12, 2024 Full article
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Brazil authorities warn of more floods, landslides as new rains hit southNews

Brazil authorities warn of more floods, landslides as new rains hit south

By Mauricio RABUFFETTI | AFP Porto Alegre, Brazil - New rains in waterlogged southern Brazil are expected to be heaviest between Sunday and Monday, authorities…
SourceSourceMay 12, 2024 Full article
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Brazil’s catastrophic weather spawns spate of conspiracy theoriesNews

Brazil’s catastrophic weather spawns spate of conspiracy theories

By Maria-Eduarda JOIA | AFP Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - The climate catastrophe that has struck southern Brazil, killing more than a hundred people and…
SourceSourceMay 11, 2024 Full article
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Floods misery reminder of climate’s role in supercharging rainFactsNews

Floods misery reminder of climate’s role in supercharging rain

By Nick Perry | AFP Paris, France - Floods have been tearing a path of destruction across the globe, hammering Kenya, submerging Dubai, and forcing…
SourceSourceMay 8, 2024 Full article