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The sea has stopped just warming and has started pushing storms towards the continent: marine heatwaves are already entering the path of up to 25% of extreme coastal rains and can increase storms by 30%, worsening floods on the coast.

Carla Teles 25/05/2026 at 18:36

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As one of the most populous islands in the world sinks, Indonesia plans a 575 km sea wall and up to $80 billion to protect 50 million people as the sea encroaches on cities, ports, and industrial areas.

Ana Alice 21/05/2026 at 19:38

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International report reignites concern in Brazil by linking extreme temperatures, the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, severe rainfall, and increasing risk for the elderly, children, and workers.

Noel Budeguer 20/05/2026 at 18:20

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NASA raises alarm: historic city is silently sinking while Kolkata, India’s former colonial capital, faces accelerated subsidence, sea-level rise, and increasing risk of floods, salinization, and urban collapse detected by satellites.

Alisson Ficher 11/05/2026 at 15:30

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The fastest-growing risk in Brazilian cities isn’t only apparent during heavy rainfall; it has already increased by 145% since 1985, covers 1.2 million hectares, and can transform floods and inundations into an increasingly common threat.

Flavia Marinho 29/04/2026 at 21:48

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An unusual sequence of storms is advancing across Europe without pause between events and is already causing torrential rains, strong winds, and flood warnings in Portugal, Spain, and Italy.

Flavia Marinho 25/04/2026 at 17:28

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Brazil feels the record heat: 2025, the 3rd hottest year on the planet, brought 1,493 hydrological disasters, affected 336,656 people, and caused losses of R$ 3.9 billion, according to Cemaden in the country.

Carla Teles 13/04/2026 at 14:30

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Two years after the floods, Rio Grande do Sul still has ghost villages, uprooted houses, and families in containers with sewage; unfulfilled promises without official response and donations become the last chance to start over.

Carla Teles 05/04/2026 at 16:34

Espanha transforma reservatórios para gerar energia em escudo contra enchentes barragens lotadas seguram cheias em fevereiro, evitam desastres e ainda geram energia

Science and Technology

Spain Transforms Reservoirs to Generate Energy As a Shield Against Floods: Full Dams Hold Back Floods in February, Prevent Disasters, and Even Generate Enough Energy for a Nuclear Power Plant to Go Off the Grid

Carla Teles 17/02/2026 at 14:13

Estudo no Japão mostra que enchentes elevam em até 10.000 vezes o transporte de plástico e concentram 90% da carga anual em 43 dias.

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Study Shows Floods Can Increase Plastic Transport to Oceans by Up to 10,000 Times and Concentrate 90% of Annual Load in Just 43 Days of Floods

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 13/02/2026 at 08:21

Brasil entra em período de ciclones com duas tempestades entre Sul e Sudeste, risco de granizo e até 250 mm de chuva, com alerta para enchentes.

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Brazil Enters Cyclone Phase in Coming Days: Two Storms Set to Form Between South and Southeast with Risk of Hail, 250 mm of Rain, Landslides, Flooding, and Critical Situation in the Midwest

Alisson Ficher 30/01/2026 at 23:49

O templo subterrâneo do Japão foi construído para desviar enchentes, tem 6,4 quilômetros de túneis, 5 silos gigantes e 59 pilares, e virou referência mundial em controle de cheias

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Japan’s Underground Temple Built To Divert Floods Features 6.4 Kilometers Of Tunnels, 5 Giant Silos, And 59 Pillars, Becoming A Global Reference In Flood Control

Noel Budeguer 02/01/2026 at 09:27

The sea has stopped just warming and has started pushing storms towards the continent: marine heatwaves are already entering the path of up to 25% of extreme coastal rains and can increase storms by 30%, worsening floods on the coast.

As one of the most populous islands in the world sinks, Indonesia plans a 575 km sea wall and up to $80 billion to protect 50 million people as the sea encroaches on cities, ports, and industrial areas.

International report reignites concern in Brazil by linking extreme temperatures, the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, severe rainfall, and increasing risk for the elderly, children, and workers.

NASA raises alarm: historic city is silently sinking while Kolkata, India’s former colonial capital, faces accelerated subsidence, sea-level rise, and increasing risk of floods, salinization, and urban collapse detected by satellites.

The fastest-growing risk in Brazilian cities isn’t only apparent during heavy rainfall; it has already increased by 145% since 1985, covers 1.2 million hectares, and can transform floods and inundations into an increasingly common threat.

An unusual sequence of storms is advancing across Europe without pause between events and is already causing torrential rains, strong winds, and flood warnings in Portugal, Spain, and Italy.

Brazil feels the record heat: 2025, the 3rd hottest year on the planet, brought 1,493 hydrological disasters, affected 336,656 people, and caused losses of R$ 3.9 billion, according to Cemaden in the country.

Two years after the floods, Rio Grande do Sul still has ghost villages, uprooted houses, and families in containers with sewage; unfulfilled promises without official response and donations become the last chance to start over.

Spain Transforms Reservoirs to Generate Energy As a Shield Against Floods: Full Dams Hold Back Floods in February, Prevent Disasters, and Even Generate Enough Energy for a Nuclear Power Plant to Go Off the Grid

Study Shows Floods Can Increase Plastic Transport to Oceans by Up to 10,000 Times and Concentrate 90% of Annual Load in Just 43 Days of Floods

Brazil Enters Cyclone Phase in Coming Days: Two Storms Set to Form Between South and Southeast with Risk of Hail, 250 mm of Rain, Landslides, Flooding, and Critical Situation in the Midwest

Japan’s Underground Temple Built To Divert Floods Features 6.4 Kilometers Of Tunnels, 5 Giant Silos, And 59 Pillars, Becoming A Global Reference In Flood Control

The end of Nokia: the brand that was the cellphone of an entire generation has ended its smartphones, left Brazil, and today survives only in basic phones in India while seeking a new partner.

Dissatisfied with seeing people sleeping on the street, a man named Ryan Donais started building small mobile homes so that homeless people can escape the cold, each equipped with a bed, running water, electricity, and heating.

Workers were opening a modern road in Dover when they found, 6 meters below the asphalt, a 3,500-year-old boat made of stitched oak and plant fibers.

Consumers eat six times more chicken than in the 1960s, global meat supply quadruples in 60 years, and FAO report reveals the invisible cost on the plate: livestock could drive 80% of the increase in agricultural emissions over the next decade.

An Indonesian fisherman pulls a mysterious object from the sea and discovers that it is a Chinese underwater monitoring system, part of the so-called Underwater Great Wall that Beijing uses to track submarines and unmanned vehicles in strategic straits of the region.

Man built a 5-acre lake to raise bass, but after 1,000 days the project turned into a wildlife sanctuary with eagles, deer, ducks, owls, and live cameras that transformed the farm into a biodiversity laboratory.

Man built a 5-acre lake to raise bass, but after 1,000 days the project turned into a wildlife sanctuary with eagles, deer, ducks, owls, and live cameras that transformed the farm into a biodiversity laboratory.