Earth Systems • Extreme Rainfall • Landslides & Mudflows • Go back to Strange Sounds Parts of Minas Gerais, Brazil, reportedly received about 21 inches (533 mm) of rain in roughly six hours. Landslides and flooding followed, with at least 64 reported deaths and thousands displaced. This deep dive explains why intense rainfall can trigger […]

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