2019-8-3 · Natural hazards, occurring all over the world, may become a disaster when humans and nature interact. In Brazil, landslides triggered by heavy rainfall are the most common phenomenon that affects the population. Due to the economic and social losses and deaths, the identification and monitoring of risk areas are extremely important. Therefore, this study aims …
2020-3-4 · Image source, Reuters. At least 23 people have died in Brazil and more than 30 are missing after torrential rain and landslides hit coastal …
2021-12-31 · Democracy had a tough year in Latin America. But it''s not all doom and gloom. Supporters of Honduran presidential candidate for the Libertad y Refundacion (LIBRE) party, Xiomara Castro, celebrate ...
1992-9-1 · Land reclamation in Brazil: current situation and future trends. September 1992. Conference: Environmental Issues and Management of Waste in Energy and Mineral Production. At: Calgary, AB, Canada ...
2021-11-3 · The coastal areas of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro were hit the hardest as houses, trees and debris were swept away in the mudslides. At least 200 people in the town of Guarujá were displaced ...
For her thesis, she set out to pinpoint perceptions of risk in three landslide-prone communities of São Paulo, and to find out what impact those perceptions have on mobility. Following a literature review and GIS (geographic information system) …
2020-6-30 · Landslide Hazard level: Very low. In the area you have selected landslide susceptibility is classified as very low according to the information that is currently available. This means that this area has rainfall patterns, terrain slope, geology, soil, land cover and (potentially) earthquakes that make localized landslides a rare hazard phenomenon.
2022-1-5 · SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil''s President Jair Bolsonaro was discharged from a hospital on Wednesday morning in Sao Paulo, and addressed the press outside the facility. He had been hospitalized for ...
A crushed bottle is seen on the dry ground of the Jaguari dam, which is part of the Cantareira reservoir system, during a drought in Joanopolis, near Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 8, 2021. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
2011-1-17 · More than 280 people died in Rio State in flooding and landslides last year, and at least 75 more in São Paulo State. That followed the more than 130 who died during heavy rains in Santa Catarina ...
Inventory of Active Landslides and Landslide Hazard ... University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. ... affected by recurring incidences of landslides. This is a zone of crushed and pulverised lithology
2011-2-18 · A young man died after receiving an electric shock when he was up on a pole high voltage during a political event organized by Dilma Rousseff in Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil.
2022-1-3 · RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was taken to a Sao Paulo hospital for tests early Monday after experiencing abdominal discomfort, the government said in a statement. The hospital where he was admitted, Vila Nova Star, said in a statement the president had an intestinal obstruction and was in stable condition.
Paulo Hader – São Paulo State University (UNESP) New article: Risk cross-referencing for landslide risk assessment at a municipal scale, by Paulo Hader and co-authors from São Paulo State University, Brazil. This recently published paper proposes a model for landslide risk assessment at the municipal scale, useful for early waninrg purposes.
2020-9-8 · Native in Minas Gerais, Goiás and São Paulo states in Brazil. The tree is known for its purplish-black, white-pulped fruits which grow directly on the trunk; they can be eaten raw or be used to make jellies, jams, juice or wine.
2021-12-31 · São Paulo coast affected by landslides, floods and services disrupted by rainfall. ... The Rio-Santos highway was blocked from late afternoon until 10:15 PM due to a landslide on the stretch between the Perequê Mirim neighborhood and Saco da Ribeira, in Ubatuba.
2012-10-1 · In 2004, 562 landslide-risk areas were identified in the city of São Paulo, of which more than 50% were evaluated as having high or very high rates of risk for the population (SVMA and IPT, 2004). Consequently, deaths and damage triggered by precipitation occur on unstable hillsides every year during the rainy period.
Our paper reviews recent progress in the study and understanding of observed trends in extreme rainfall events in the Metropolitan Area of São Paulo (MASP). These are discussed in relation to hydrometeorological hazards that trigger natural disasters, …
2022-1-3 · TV network Globo showed images of Bolsonaro walking down the stairs of the presidential plane after landing in Sao Paulo at about 1.30am on Monday. He was then taken to the Vila Nova Star hospital, Globo said. Bolsonaro has been hospitalised several times since he was stabbed during his presidential campaign in 2018.
2014-4-20 · In Italy, rainfall-induced landslides are recurrent phenomena that cause societal and economic damage. Thus, assessing the rainfall conditions responsible for landslides is important and may contribute to reducing risk. The prediction of rainfall-induced landslides relies primarily on empirical rainfall thresholds. However, the thresholds are affected by uncertainties that limit …
2014-4-20 · The algorithm is divided into two main logical blocks (Fig. 1).The first block performs the automatic reconstruction of the rainfall events. The second block selects the rainfall events that have resulted in landslides and determines the rainfall duration, D L, and the cumulated event rainfall, E L, responsible for the landslides.For the scope of the algorithm, a rainfall event in a …
2015-12-22 · SAO PAULO, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Mills in Brazil''s center-south region crushed 18 million tonnes of sugarcane in the first half of December, maintaining the pace of the final half of November, the ...
2022-1-5 · SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil''s President Jair Bolsonaro was discharged from a hospital on Wednesday morning in Sao Paulo, and addressed the press outside the facility. He had been hospitalized for two days after an intestinal obstruction, which forced him to cut short his vacation. On Tuesday, the medical team accompanying him had ruled out the ...
2018-11-11 · Landslides and floods are prone to happen in Brazil - the most deadly was in 2011, ... Sao Paulo mudslides leave 13 dead. Published 12 January 2011. Brazil in landslide rescue effort.
2021-12-22 · SAO PAULO (AP) — The number of Brazilians missing in the wake of deadly landslides on the coast of Sao Paulo state has risen to 43, authorities said Thursday. The higher tally, nearly double the number of missing reported on the previous day, was largely centered in the city of Guaruja, according to the state''s civil defense office.