(Web Desk) Black water falling from the sky has become a danger in many countries including Brazil.
According to the details, 44-year-old Brazilian shepherd Tiago Klug decided last Sunday that he would continue to find out what black rain is. They placed a bucket in the yard of their home in Pulautas, southern Brazil, to see if rainwater could actually turn black.
Earlier in Brazil, warnings were issued that parts of the country could be hit by black rain, Tiago says. Drop straight into the bucket untouched.” When they looked at the bucket the next day, they couldn’t help but notice that the color of the rainwater was strangely black.
“I’ve never seen this before, I’m very sad,” Tiago told BBC Brazil.
Apart from southern Brazil, this black rain was also recorded in northern Uruguay and southern Paraguay, local people in these areas also shared pictures of black water falling from the sky on social media.
As winds from Argentina and Uruguay move past the wildfires in Brazil and Bolivia, the possibility of more black rain will increase in nearby areas.
Brazil’s southern Rio Grande state saw the heaviest smog last Thursday, according to Metsul Metrology.
What are black rains?
Metsool meteorologist Steele Sias says black rain is caused by water and smoke from fires, adding that “the black in the smoke is actually carbon from the burning of fossil fuels and other natural materials.” It happens.”
Image caption “I’ve never seen this before, I’m very sad,” Tiago told BBC Brazil, adding that when fossil fuels and other natural ingredients are not completely destroyed, carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere. I get involved.
“Winds at about 1,500 meters above the ground determine the direction of the smoke,” Sias says. “Black carbon particles form a layer of moisture in clouds.
According to Sias, ‘as soon as it rains, a process starts to clear the atmosphere of smoke and black carbon. Black rains are the result of this process.”
Is black rain dangerous to human health?
The Metsul meteorologist says that these rains are not necessarily toxic, “because they contain black carbon, so the maximum effect is to blacken the earth.”
“To protect the health of the human population from any damage, it is necessary to properly clean the polluted water that falls on the ground due to rain,” says Gilberto Colares, professor of water engineering at Plutas University.
Kolaris adds, “There may be some damage from black rain, but it is believed that the soot involved comes from the smoke produced by the burning of forests and bushland.” which can be dangerous and the resulting black rain is also known as acid rain.”
According to Kolaris, any type of rainwater is not safe for human consumption unless it has been treated by a special chemical method, but any type of water can be used after chemical treatment. , “In urban areas where water treatment plants are installed, there will be harm from using black rainwater.”
They say that we should not panic because of black rain.
“We can’t be too strict on this issue because the population needs water. So we have to reduce people’s panic in a responsible way,” the Plutas University professor added to the BBC.
“We have seen this panic during the floods this year. People will come out fearing it (black rain) but we have to treat them with love.”
Climate change
“Black rains are unlikely to cause any major damage, but we still have to think about climate change and its impact on human populations,” Kolaris says.
“The authorities in Rio Grande have recommended that at least until Sunday, children should not have any activities outside of school, the things we have to live our lives around,” he adds.
The Rio de Grande has been shrouded in smoke from wildfires burning in central Brazil since August last month. The smoke rising from here had also reached Argentina and Uruguay.
Not only this, due to the fog in the area, even the sun was not seen shining with its climate.
In several towns along the Rio de Grande, temperatures soared to 36 degrees even in winter as smoke from the fires drifted into the air.
Local authorities in Rio de Grande also advised people with respiratory illnesses to seek medical attention, drink plenty of water and keep windows and doors closed.
The Swiss company IQ Air has named the Rio Grande city of Porto Alegre as the second most polluted city in the world due to the deteriorating environment caused by the smoke from forest fires.
2024-09-16 22:16:15