Environment

Management

Calculator estimates methane emitted by intensive livestock farming

Calculator estimates methane emitted by intensive livestock farming

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Aeronautical engineering

Drones used to fight fires and monitor environmental conditions

University in São Paulo is working with companies to design drones capable of fighting forest fires and measuring greenhouse gas concentrations

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Environment

Over 85% of municipalities in Brazil have no climate change adaptation plan

Index calculates capacity to reduce the impacts of extreme events in more than 5,000 cities

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Atmospheric sciences

Deforestation is making the Amazon drier while global climate change is making it warmer

Deforestation is responsible for almost 75% of the decline in rainfall during the region's dry season

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Ecology

Bird feathers contain traces of pesticides

Bird feather flaws caused by pesticides

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Environment

AI to recover climate data

Artificial intelligence helps recover climate records beyond the reach of large-scale analyses

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Climatology

Heat spoils the mood

Rising temperatures could reduce global well-being by the end of the century

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Epidemiology

Mosquitoes spreading diseases across Europe

Warming climate helps mosquitoes spread infectious diseases across Europe

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Environment

Predicting landslides

Data on climate, soil, and topography help predict landslides

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Geosciences

Rivers alter landscapes by incorporating parts of other rivers

Rivers alter landscapes by incorporating parts of other rivers

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Health

Flu cases rise with wildfires

Study associates wildfires with increase in flu cases

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Geography

Freshwater scarce in the Northern Hemisphere

Earth’s continents have suffered an unprecedented loss of freshwater since 2002

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Chemical engineering

New technique for recycling lithium-ion batteries

Pilot plant will test unique process for recovering chemicals from the main types of devices on the market

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Green energy

Brazilian scientists transform CO2 into fuel for ships, cars, and trucks

Ongoing projects seek to establish industrial production of renewable methanol, gasoline, and diesel

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Botany

Trees that protect other trees

Capororoca and pixirica in the Atlantic Forest, and catingueira and faveleiro in the Caatinga, create favorable environments for dozens of other species

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