Tag Archives: Brazil

Flooding around the world

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

Based on information from The Flood Observatory and other news sources, here are some tidbits about on-going and recent flood events around the world. Every one of these floods is having significant local and regional impacts, even if they don’t … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, geohazards, geomorphology, hydrology

Landslides and flooding in Brazil

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

While Australia continues to cope with widespread flooding in Queensland and elsewhere and the death toll continues to rise (at least 20 people), in Brazil landslides and flooding in the past week have claimed at least 700 lives. Yet international … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, geohazards, hydrology