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Brazil :
Severe floods have forced tens of thousands of people from their homes in the north and north-east of Brazil and at least 15 have been killed.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited the worst affected areas. The government says emergency aid such...
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Joel
May 6 2009
Portland,
United States
Not satisfy with just burning down a large part of the rain forest each year, I can see Brazil are trying to flood it too.
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(Global Perspectives)
Sometimes nature is a bitch.
The Amazon River is at 30 meters above its level. Moreover, the areas most affected are semi-arid regions that are not part of the Amazon region. Usually these states suffer because of drought, because the lack of rain.
Therefore, deforestation is not the cause of these floods.
The Amazon River is at 30 meters above its level. Moreover, the areas most affected are semi-arid regions that are not part of the Amazon region. Usually these states suffer because of drought, because the lack of rain.
Therefore, deforestation is not the cause of these floods.
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