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Posts Tagged ‘Rio de Janeiro’
Green living, Pollution, Mar 26th, 2012,
The world is facing a mounting crisis. In recent years we have experienced a combination of a global financial crisis, a food crisis, volatile oil prices, accelerating ecosystem degradation and an increasing number of climate-induced extreme weather events. These multiple and inter-related crises call into question the ability of a growing human population to live peacefully and sustainably on this planet, and demand the urgent attention governments and citizens around the world. –Earth Summit 2012 website The UN Conference on Sustainable Development, aka Earth Summit 2012, aka Rio+20, takes place in Rio de Janeiro Brazil from June 20-22nd. Rio+20 is…
Tags: Brazil, Earth Summit, Guanabara, Rio de Janeiro, Rio+20, sustainable development, UN
Climate Change, Green living, Nature, Politics, Oct 27th, 2010,
You may not know this, but since the 1970’s, more than 40 percent of the earth’s species (plants and animals alike) disappeared from the face of our planet. So when the UN declared 2010 the international “Year of Biodiversity” it was with a clear message: to help save what’s left of our world’s ecosystems. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated: “Biological diversity underpins ecosystem functioning… its continued loss, therefore, has major implications for current and future human well-being.” Unfortunately there are still too many people that believe that biodiversity is “a kind of washing powder”, as this article from the BBC…
Tags: 2020, access and benefit sharing, biodiversity, Nagoya, Rio de Janeiro, summit, UN, united nations
Pollution, Videos & Documentaries, Jul 12th, 2010,
In 2000 a massive oil leak from an underwater Petrobras pipeline spilled into Guanabara Bay near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is considered one of Brazil’s worst environmental disasters ever and was given an estimated recovery time of 10 years. What Al Jazeera English reporter Gabriel Elizondo discovered on a recent trip to Guanabara Bay is that it has anything but recovered during the past 10 years: The mud is thick, black and lifeless. And it stinks. Dead stumps – what used to be thick green mangrove swamps – protrude out from the mud as far as your eyes see….
Tags: 10 years, Al Jazeera, bay, Brazil, ecosystem, Guanabara, Gulf, oil, Pollution, Rio de Janeiro, spill
Climate Change, Politics, Apr 16th, 2010,
When US President Barack Obama opened up large areas of America’s Atlantic coastline to new oil drilling two weeks ago, some astute observers suggested that it might not be much more than a political maneuver. There is a distinct lack of knowledge concerning how much oil is out there; estimates put the amount of the Atlantic coast at 2 billion barrels (or 100 days of consumption) to 10 billion. According to a Newsweek article, it will be decades until we know how much oil, if indeed any, the Atlantic coast is hiding. By contrast, the still off-limits Pacific coast is…
Tags: Atlantic, Brazil, cleavages, Climate change, coast, crude, drilling, Espírito Santo, offshore, oil, region, rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, state, states, US, Virginia
Climate Change, Natural disasters, Apr 15th, 2010,
Rio’s death toll keeps climbing higher as more bodies are recovered from mudslides that devastated the city last week. Currently, the toll stands at 246%
Tags: damages, flooding, increased death toll, mudslides, relocation, Rio de Janeiro, slums, update
Natural disasters, Wildlife & Flora, Apr 11th, 2010,
A deadly combination of rain, flooding and mudslides has washed away the homes, lives, and hopes of many Rio de Janeiro citizens this week. Death tolls climbed to 205 as search and rescue teams pulled more bodies from a mudslide that destroyed a hillside shantytown. At least 100 people were buried in that mudslide, which also destroyed stores and churches in its wake. At this point, it will be a miracle if any are found alive. Thousands of other citizens are now completely homeless. Mayor Eduardo Paes signed a decree that allows the city to force residents to evacuate 158…
Tags: Brazil, death toll, increase, mudslide, Rio de Janeiro, update
Climate Change, Politics, Videos & Documentaries, Apr 10th, 2010,
Heavy rains in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro resulted in flooding and mudslides, killing perhaps hundreds of people. So far at least 107 have died in mudslides in the slums or favelas of Niterói, a city that lies across the bay from the well-known metropolis of Rio de Janeiro city. This raw video from AFP shows aftermath of the floods and mudslides as well as rescue and clean up efforts. Click on the below link to watch. Mudslides: Cranes clean debris as rescue workers find new victim A contrasting image is that of surfers taking advantage of the…
Tags: aftermath, Brazil, flood, flooding, floods, mudslides, Niterói, poor, rich, rio, Rio de Janeiro
Climate Change, Natural disasters, Apr 8th, 2010,
The death toll from the flooding and landslides that swept through Rio de Janeiro has risen to 153 and at least 200 more are feared to be dead. The 200 other victims are included in a landslide that buried at least 60 houses in the Morro Bumba slum in Niteroi—a town next to Rio. The slum was built on a mountain of trash that had grown over the decades, which made the ground extremely vulnerable to giving way. So far, 6 bodies have been found in Morro Bumba and 28 others were rescued after the mudslide hit on Wednesday. Rio…
Tags: Brazil, death toll rises, landslides, mudslides, rainfall, Rio de Janeiro, shantytowns, slums
Natural disasters, Apr 7th, 2010,
The worst rain in Rio de Janeiro’s history took 95 lives yesterday. In less than 24 hours, the city saw 11 inches (29 cm) of rainfall and more is expected to come. Thousands of drivers were stranded overnight on roads blocked by the rising water. Landslides cut through roads and destroyed shantytowns. Homes of wood and concrete were torn apart and sent floating downhill. And at least 10,000 homes are still extremely vulnerable to damages from mudslides. Mayor Eduardo Paes called for all workers to stay home and closed all schools. He also added: “It is not advisable for people…
Tags: 44 hospitalized, 95 dead, Brazil, flood, landslides, record rainfall, Rio de Janeiro
Videos & Documentaries, Jan 2nd, 2010,
According to a BBC News report around 50 people have died in mudslides brought on by heavy rains in and around the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. Mudslides frequently threaten densely populated ‘favelas’ or shantytowns, which are often built on hillsides in the Rio region. But it is not only the poor residents of Brazil who are falling victim to Mother Nature. The nearby island resort of Ilha Grande has seen deaths and injuries from the collapse of a lodge due to mudslides. Watch this short video report from msnbc.com for more info on Rio de Janeiro’s dangerous mudslides….
Tags: Brazil, deadly, favela, mudslides, Rio de Janeiro
