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Brazil's Pantanal wetlands fire season hasn't officially started but it's already breaking records

Jun. 29, 2024 09:03 AM EDT

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s massive Pantanal wetlands haven't technically entered annual fire season, but already the number of blazes has broken records and is leading experts to predict this year will be the most devastating in decades. Typically the world’s largest tropical...

Floods in southern Brazil kill at least 75 people over 7 days, with 103 people missing

May. 05, 2024 18:24 PM EDT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Massive floods in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over the last seven days, and another 103 were reported missing, local authorities said Sunday. At least 155 people were injured, while damage from the rains forced...