How a ‘citizen map’ is helping Brazil prepare for its next big flood

Grist
By Jill LangloisJun 23, 2024, 9:00 am251 pts
When Lucas George Wendt arrived in Lajeado in late May, the water had already started to recede. Just days before, the peaks of roofs and the tops of trees were some of the only things visible above the murky brown water that had covered his hometown. Located in the Taquari Valley, Lajeado, population 85,000,…

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