Rio Grande
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| Length | 3,034 km |
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| Discharge | 68 m³/s |
| Mouth | Gulf of Mexico |
| Sources | Colorado |
| Canby Mountain | |
| San Juan Mountains | |
| Continental Divide of the Americas | |
| Rio Grande National Forest | |
| Cities | Albuquerque |
| El Paso | |
| Ciudad Juárez | |
| Las Cruces | |
| Nuevo Laredo | |
| Did you know | Dams along the Rio Grande include Rio Grande Dam, Retamal Dam, Anzalduas Dam, Falcon Dam, Amistad Dam, Caballo Dam, Elephant Butte Dam, and Cochiti Dam. |
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| ID | 838949 |
About Rio Grande
The Rio Grande is one of the principal rivers in the southwest United States and northern Mexico. The Rio Grande begins in south-central Colorado in the United States and flows to the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way, it forms part of the Mexico–United States border.
Biden faces bipartisan attacks over new border wall
... Approximately 20 miles (32km) of new border barriers will be built in Starr County, a sparsely populated stretch of border in the Rio Grande Valley...
Brazilian state reels after its worst cyclone disaster
... The governor of Rio Grande do Sul said it was the state s worst-ever weather disaster...
Tropical Storm Harold makes landfall in Texas
... Tropical storm warnings have been issued from the Rio Grande river - along the state s southern boundary - to roughly 250 miles (400km) north, to the community of Port O Connor...
The Texas town caught in the middle of America's border battle
... The Venezuelan family had come face-to-face with the realities of Texas Governor Greg Abbott s aggressive and unilateral border enforcement strategy: floating barriers in the Rio Grande and a fortified riverbank manned by state troopers, local police officers and the Texas National Guard...
Is Texas 'floating wall' a migrant deterrent or pure theatre?
...By Bernd Debusmann JrBBC News, WashingtonTexas officials have begun installing a floating barrier along the banks of the Rio Grande river, which they argue will deter migrants from crossing into the US from Mexico...
TikTok and Title 42 rumours fuel human smuggling at the US border
...By Bernd Debusmann JrBBC News, WashingtonStepping into the brown waters of the Rio Grande, a small group of migrants is all smiles as they look off into the distance - the end of their long and dangerous journey into the US is just hundreds of feet away...
Confusion and fear at US border as law change looms
... Even gathering water for the babies bottles from the polluted Rio Grande river...
Mexico migrants: Deadly fire at Juárez migrant centre
... Ciudad Juárez, the Mexican city located just across the Rio Grande river from El Paso, Texas, has seen an influx of people in recent weeks...
Brazilian state reels after its worst cyclone disaster
By George WrightBBC News
Torrential rain and winds caused by a cyclone have left at least 27 people dead in southern Brazil, with more flooding expected.
The Governor of Rio Grande do Sul said it was The State 's worst-ever weather disaster.
Thousands have been forced from their homes, officials said.
In Mucum, a town of 5,000 people, hundreds had to be rescued from their rooftops as 85% of The Town was flooded, local media report.
President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva said the federal government was ready to help.
" Where there is a problem, the federal government will be there to save people from these problems, " He Said .
Eduardo Leite , governor of Rio Grande do Sul, told a news conference that 15 more bodies had been found in Mucum on Tuesday, bringing the Death Toll to 21.
More Than 300mm (11 inches) of rain hit The State in less than 24 hours, triggering floods and landslides, officials said.
" There are still people missing, " Mucum Mayor Mateus Trojan told Radio Gaucha.
" The Death Toll might climb higher. The Town of Mucum as we knew it no longer exists. "
Rescue workers have been using helicopters to reach areas cut off by flooding.
Further north in The Town of Nova Bassano, resident Dirce Reginatto said she was " devastated".
" There are many people who lost much more, but here At Home I have Nothing Left , " she told Reuters news agency.
Luana Da Luz, from Passo Fundo , was rescued by firefighters.
" We saw it [water] was going to fill everything since dawn, " She Said . " We were already putting things on top of The Table , on top of The Wood stove, but it didn't help. "
Many factors contribute to flooding, but a warming atmosphere caused by Climate Change makes extreme rainfall more likely.
The World has already warmed by about 1. 2C since the industrial era began and temperatures will keep rising unless governments around The World make steep cuts to emissions.
In February, at least 40 people while Last Year at least 100 people died as torrential rain triggered landslides and torrents of mud in the country's north-east.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
