Recent events in Rio Grande do Sul underscore the susceptibility of Brazil’s coastal areas to floods and landslides, discussed by experts in a Rio de Janeiro debate. Osvaldo Rezende, a water resources expert and professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), emphasized the flood risks. Brazil’s coastal areas, from Macapá in the […]
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