By Gerry McGovernSue Branford Neither Porto Alegre, Brazil, nor Valencia, Spain, are in the news this week. But they have ...

Brazil's Civil Defense Department predicted heavy and persistent rains will continue to affect Bombinhas, Governador Celso Ramos, Itapema, Porto Belo, Tijucas, and Penha, with possible flooding.

ANTONINA, Brazil — In the southern Brazilian state ... lowering the risk of floods; vegetation also prevents erosion, as roots help hold soil in place. Severe floods have hit the southern ...

Five cities in southern Brazil have suspended classes due to the region’s heat wave. Temperatures in some places have risen ...

Deus e Pai, Tefe, Brazil Deep in the Amazonas region of Brazil, Mayleane Melo leans on her red sofa to ease the pain of a contraction. Her baby is coming. Next to her is Tabita dos Santos Moraes - one ...

Brazil’s central bank raised its key rate by a full percentage point for the third meeting and cued a smaller hike at its ...

lengthening and intensifying droughts in some places while boosting extreme flood events in others. “As the long-term climate changes, these weather conditions are far more likely to hit ...

Beneath Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, one of the planet’s largest potassium reserves is fueling tensions between industrial ...