{"id":252503,"date":"2024-06-13T13:03:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T13:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/in-brazil-a-citizen-map-is-helping-prepare-for-the-next-big-flood\/"},"modified":"2024-06-13T13:03:21","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T13:03:21","slug":"in-brazil-a-citizen-map-is-helping-prepare-for-the-next-big-flood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/in-brazil-a-citizen-map-is-helping-prepare-for-the-next-big-flood\/","title":{"rendered":"In Brazil, a &#8216;Citizen Map\u2019 Is Helping Prepare for the Next Big Flood"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"article__block article__block--textBlock article__block--drop-cap article__block--drop-cap-w\">\n<p>When Lucas George Wendt arrived in Lajeado in late May, the water had already started to recede.<\/p>\n<p>Just days before, the peaks of roofs and the tops of trees were some of the only things visible above the murky brown water that had covered his hometown. 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