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10 Measures To Prevent Tragedies Caused by Heavy Rain in Rio (Portuguese)

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 09, 2019 a man observes the debris of their house in Rio de Janeiro where 10 people dead on April 08 and 09 due to strong rains. Image by Antonio Scorza/Shutterstock.
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An English summary of this report is below. The original report, published in Portuguese in Ambiental Media, follows.

With global temperatures rising, the trend is for extreme rainfall events to become more intense and frequent. In Rio de Janeiro, a large part of the population lives in areas susceptible to flooding or landslides.

In a slideshow, we listed 10 measures to reduce the risks of disasters caused by heavy rainfall in the city. These include alarm sirens and other early-alert systems, evacuation routes, support stations, emergency kits, maintenance of urban rivers, meteorological stations, situation rooms, shelters, and nature-based solutions to urban design. 

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10 medidas para evitar tragédias causadas por chuvas extremas

Com o aumento da temperatura global, a tendência é que eventos extremos de chuva se tornem cada vez mais intensos e frequentes. No Rio de Janeiro, onde grande parte da população vive em áreas suscetíveis a enchentes ou deslizamentos de terra, os meteorologistas indicam que isso já é uma realidade.

Numa apresentação de slides, listamos 10 medidas para reduzir os riscos de desastres causados por chuvas fortes na cidade. Entre elas estão sirenes de alarme e outros sistemas de alerta, rotas de evacuação, postos de apoio, kits de emergência, manutenção de rios urbanos, estações meteorológicas, salas de situação, abrigos e soluções de desenho urbano baseadas na natureza.

Clique aqui para ver a apresentação de diapositivos completa.

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