Floods in south Brazil have displaced 600,000—here's why this region is likely to see ever more extreme rain in future

A mighty river is flowing out of the Amazon rainforest, and it's not the one you're thinking of. In the first kilometer above the forest canopy, a "flying river" is transporting moisture evaporated from Amazonian trees southwards along the Andes mountains towards Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state in Brazil.

Related Keywords

Brazil ,Rio Grande Do Sul ,Minas Gerais ,Acre ,Barcelona ,Comunidad Autonoma De Cataluna ,Spain ,United Kingdom ,United States ,India ,Rio De Janeiro ,Estado Do Rio ,France ,America ,Porto Alegre , ,Rio Grande ,South America ,United Kingdom Brazil ,North America ,Creative Commons ,