In Brazil, at least 31 people have been killed and 60 are missing in floods in Rio Grande do Sul state. Since Monday, heavy rains have battered the region; more than 10-thousand people have been displaced in 154 cities and more than 300-thousand are without power.
Brazil is vulnerable to the climate phenomenon known as El Nino, a periodic event that warms surface waters in the Equatorial Pacific region, causing warmer and wetter weather. Scientists say it’s happening more frequently due to the climate crisis. Claire Herriot reports.
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