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At least 29 people killed as #HeavyRain and #flooding lashes #Brazil
By Michael Rios, Stefano Pozzebon and Lianne Kolirin, CNN
Published May 3, 2024
"#RioGrandeDoSul has been increasingly hit by #ExtremeWeather events in recent years. More than 30 people died in the state in September after heavy rains.
"The #ClimateCrisis, caused primarily by humans burning #FossilFuels, is supercharging extreme weather around the world, making many events more intense and more frequent.
"In the past few weeks alone, record rainfall has triggered deadly floods and brought chaos to the desert city of Dubai; reservoirs across Southeast Asia have been drying up in a persistent regional heatwave and ongoing drought, while Kenya is battling floods and heavy rainfall that has burst river banks and killed nearly 200 people.
"Last year was the hottest on record, with air and ocean temperatures climbing beyond many scientists’ predictions. The world is already 1.2 degrees Celsius warmer than it was in #preindustrial times.
"The proportion of high-intensity #hurricanes, or tropical #cyclones, has increased due to the warmer global temperatures, according to the UN. #HeatWaves are becoming more frequent and are lasting longer.
"Scientists have also found that the storms are more likely to stall and lead to devastating rainfall and they last longer after making landfall."