In the last few weeks, more than 400 municipalities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul had entire neighborhoods damaged by the rain, making it the biggest climate tragedy in the state’s history, affecting more than 2 million people. On May 1, the government declared a state of public calamity.
Pictures from NASA (the american National Aeronautics and Space Administration) show in the link below the flooded area:
https://landsat.visibleearth
In an attempt to help Library Science students at UFRGS (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul), teachers and students are creating online courses where the money raised will be used to help Library Science students from this institution impacted by the recent climate events (maybe you need a translator tool to translate the following page from portuguese to english):
All courses will be in portuguese, and each one costs R$80 (around 15 dollars). You can follow the availability of this and other courses on this Instagram account:
https://www.instagram.com
You can read more details (in English) about the flooding in Rio Grande do Sul at the following link:
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