Brazilβs Deadly Flooding Made Twice as Likely by Global Warming, Study Finds NYT: Science Raymond Zhong and Manuela Andreoni 3 June 2024 at 16:00 The countryβs south received three monthsβ rain in two weeks. Global warming has made such deluges twice as likely as before, scientists said. Β© Anselmo Cunha/Agence France-Presse β Getty ImagesA damaged refrigerator was used to ferry groceries last month after flooding in Porto Alegre, Brazil.