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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Flooding in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state ravaged nearly everything needed for economic activity, from local shops to factories, farms and ranches. The environmental ...
News Brazil » Rio Grande do Sul » Health: Brazil halts some poultry exports after Newcastle disease case
SAO PAULO, July 19 (Reuters) - The world's top chicken exporter Brazil has voluntarily halted poultry exports to some countries after a case of Newcastle disease was detected in the state of Rio ...
News Brazil » Rio Grande do Sul » Health: Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul may have more record level flooding
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — Less than two weeks after floods devastated Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state leaving at least 143 dead, the state is again on alert this Sunday with the risk of water ...
News Brazil » Rio Grande do Sul » Health: Climate surprises: Amazonia and the lessons of Brazil’s catastrophic flood in Rio Grande do Sul (commentary)
If you liked this story, share it with other people. In April and May 2024, 90% of Brazil’s state of Rio Grande do Sul was flooded, including the capital city of Porto Alegre (Figure 1), displacing ...
News Brazil » Rio Grande do Sul » Health: Six months after its worst floods, Rio Grande do Sul works to bounce back
A combination of wet El Niño weather and human-induced climate change were key drivers of the worst flooding event in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state earlier this year. The flooding affected 90% of ...
News Brazil » Rio Grande do Sul » Health: A year after historic flood, Rio Grande do Sul continues to face Brazilian government’s negligence
View of the flooded city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. [Photo: Agência Brasil/Gilvan Rocha] This month marks one year since floods caused by capitalist-driven climate change devastated ...
News Brazil » Rio Grande do Sul » Health: World Bank Supports Disaster Preparedness and Resource Management in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
WASHINGTON DC, APRIL 29, 2025 – The World Bank Board of Directors has approved a new project to help the State of Rio Grande do Sul mitigate the effects of extreme weather events and promote a more ...