Climate tragedy: Flood caused by increased torrential rain in Rio Do Sul, Brasil.

By OlharDigital - Alessandro Di Lorenzo  05/02/2024 11:09 am

Some cities in RS have recorded almost 500 mm of rain since Saturday; storms caused landslides, floods and deaths.

Image: reproduction/social media

Despite the damage caused by rain in Rio Grande do Sul since last Saturday (27), meteorologists predict an “extreme serious” situation for the next few days in the region. One of the explanations for the intense weather phenomena that hit the state is the heat wave that affects part of Brazil .

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What is causing such intense rain?

  • According to meteorological maps, the heat wave that affects most of Paraná and Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul, southern Minas Gerais, Goiás and Mato Grosso prevents the passage of a cold front that acts in Rio Grande do Sul.
  • As a result, the humid and unstable air has been “stationary” in southern Brazil.
  • Meteorologists explain that a cold front entered the west and south of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, causing torrential rain.
  • The projection is for 150 mm to 300 mm of rain over the next few days.
  • The situation creates a risk of new floods and landslides, as some cities in RS have already recorded almost 500 mm of rain since Saturday.
  • The information is from MetSul Meteorologia .
Rains caused landslides (Image: reproduction/social media)

Biggest climate disaster in the history of Rio Grande do Sul

This Wednesday (1st), the governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Eduardo Leite, stated that the situation is already worse than that recorded in September 2023 and is the “biggest disaster in the state”. The state government appealed to the population in the most affected areas to leave their homes as soon as possible. “We will not have the capacity to carry out all the rescues”, said Eduardo Leite.

Detailed video of the extent of the flood

According to the latest report released by the Civil Defense of Rio Grande do Sul, the strong storms have already left 10 dead and 21 missing. Eleven people were injured, 1,072 are homeless and more than 3,400 displaced. In total, 114 municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul are affected.

The states of Santa Catarina and São Paulo have already announced the sending of men, vehicles, helicopters and boats to help the authorities in Rio Grande do Sul. The army is also sending aircraft and soldiers to help with rescues.

President  Lula  will be in Rio Grande do Sul this Thursday. He will be accompanied by ministers and will monitor actions to combat the damage caused by the rains.

In 2023, a series of climate disasters caused real devastation in the state. 16 deaths were recorded in June, 54 in September and another 5 in November.


Editor comments.

FLOODS, DROUGHTS, HEAT

The crazy, out of control weather we are having is caused by human meddeling, disturbing the natural weather system based on the Chaos Theory, where even small and distant changes will have a catastrophical Domino Effect on the climate at a later stage. While our weather system can be changeable, it still is controlled by a system, invisible to us, but still a SYSTEM.

The human interference is like tossing coin with the weather system with unknown consequences seen in recent news systems stating flood catastrophies and overheating up to 48C. The chaos theory suggests that small changes can lead to larger, unpredictable outcomes over time.

STOP PLAYING God!!

As for the newspaper clipping from June 20, 1945, it reports record-breaking temperatures in Norway: 38 degrees Celsius in Stein kjær, 33.2 in Trondheim, and 30.6 in Bergen.