Agriculture Climate News

Brazil faces a fire crisis with billion-dollar losses in agribusiness

Devastated areas are comparable to the size of the state of Paraíba, leading rural producers to seek alternatives to deal with losses Brazil recorded almost 70,000 fires in August, according to the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), which affected crops, pastures, and forest areas, affecting fauna and flora in several regions and biomes. The […]

Agriculture Climate Economy News

Prioritizing lives and rebuilding businesses in the agricultural sector in Rio Grande do Sul

Dr. Giovanna Sartório, managing partner of Sartório, Reis Advogados, highlights the importance of legal action in recovering the activities of affected rural producers in RS Curitiba, June 19, 2024 –  There is no doubt that the priority in the Rio Grande do Sul tragedy is to save human and animal lives. But we know that there […]

Climate Meteorology News

40°C winter in SC breaks temperature records

In this last week of winter 2023, which ends on 23/09, summer temperatures were recorded in SC, with maximums close to 40°C on Monday, 18/09 (Figure 1). That’s right, 40°C in the middle of Santa Catarina’s winter, the coldest season of the year! In Criciúma, on the South Coast, thermometers reached 40.7°C in the afternoon. And this was […]

Agriculture Climate News

The impact of the cyclone on the economy – more than 29 thousand animals died due to the floods in Rio Grande do Sul

Adverse weather conditions affected 50 municipalities, 665 locations and 10,787 properties By:  AGROLINK  – Aline Merladete A preliminary report that presents losses related to infrastructure, primary production, livestock and pastures, as a result of the extratropical cyclone that hit Rio Grande do Sul in the first days of September. Adverse weather conditions affected 50 municipalities, 665 locations and 10,787 […]

Climate Meteorology News

After the little summer of August, the cold returns with frost in the Serra Catarinense, Brazil.

Another winter of enchanting landscapes full of ice! Whoever thought that the days of the cold were numbered, they were wrong! The winter cold came back with everything showing negative temperatures in the Serra Catarinense, covering the landscape in white with frost. In Vale do Caminho da Neve, 3 km from the center of São Joaquim, […]