In September 2024, the landscape in the Middle Solimões region of the Brazilian Amazon lay in stark contrast to its usual ...

As the effects of climate change intensify in urban areas, it is essential to strengthen the organizational capacity of civil defense units to implement disaster risk management, including prevention ...

The sleek submarines, each painted cobalt blue to match the ocean, cut through choppy waters at remarkable rates.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is calling for a permanent monitoring system to track Brazil's compliance with its recommendations following the devastating floods that struck southern ...

Residents in Manaus, the biggest city in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, were struggling to cope with severe flooding after heavy rain caused nearby rivers to swell. Over 30,000 people have been ...

In 2020, only $28 billion had been forthcoming. Last year, a report by the Climate Policy Initiative, a research NGO, found Brazil was spending about $2.7 billion per year to prepare for worsening ...

The Brazil Flood Emergency led to landslides, severe flooding, and over 346 people being left homeless. Civil Defence issued alerts across 46 neighborhoods, urging evacuations and setting up ...

This is the horrifying moment heavy rainfall in Petrópolis, Brazil triggered a massive waterfall-like flood on April 6. Some areas recorded nearly 12 inches of rain falling within 24 hours ...

have not been affected by the situation Floods have killed nine people and driven tens of thousands of people from their homes while swelling rivers to record levels in southern Brazil and ...