Three disasters in three years: Brazil’s deadly floods show women are ‘the first to die’ when extreme weather hits

The climate crisis is accelerating the frequency of devastating events across the world, displacing millions and disproportionately affecting women The water mark on Naira Santa Rita’s wall told the story before she could find the words for it. High and brown, like a scar, it was the line left by the floodwater on 15 February 2022 – the night Petrópolis drowned. Within minutes, the mountain city she called home became a war zone. From her window, she watched bodies float past in the streets b...

By Mariana Rosetti and Paola Churchill