Flooding and Landslides Kill at Least 85 People in Brazil as Climate Change Forms ‘Disastrous Cocktail’ With Severe Storms

The flooded Travessia da Orla square at Menino Deus neighborhood in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil on May 7, 2024. Jefferson Bernardes / Getty Images

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Following days of heavy rains in Brazil, the country’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul is experiencing severe landslides and flooding. At least 85 people have been killed.

Of the 497 cities in the area, more than two-thirds have been affected by the storms, which have destroyed roads and bridges, reported Reuters.

On Monday,…