Environment

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Plastic pollution, in numbers and pictures

Since the mid-20th century, an estimated 8,9 billion tons of plastics have been produced worldwide

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Geography

Boundaries between the Amazon and the Cerrado

In the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso, Pará, Tocantins, and Goiás, some areas classified as Cerrado are, in fact, part of the Amazon

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Environment

Air quality weighs heavy on health in Europe

Nearly 800,000 people in Europe die every year as a result of air pollution

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Environment

Ice loss in Antarctica increases sixfold in 40 years

A new tool has made it possible to more accurately calculate the thickness of the Antarctic ice sheets and the speed at which they are moving

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Energy

Turbine layout affects power generation

Researchers found that irregular spacing between turbines may optimize energy production

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Meteorology

From the earth to the sky

Researchers to use German aircraft to investigate how nanoparticles produce storms in the Amazon

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Global warming

Hotter and drier cities

Modeling indicates temperatures will rise and rainfall will be halved in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Santos by the end of the century

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Interview

José Antonio Marengo Orsini: A time of uncertainty

Climatologist says society can perceive climate change but has difficulty adopting adaptive measures

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Environment

Dutch court orders government to cut greenhouse gases

An appeals court in the Netherlands ruled that the government must accelerate its plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

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Environment

Hope for the Atlantic Forest

The Atlantic Forest covers 28% of the area it occupied before European colonization

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Environment

Mangroves store more carbon than the rainforest

In the Amazon, every hectare of mangrove contains twice as much carbon as the same area of inland forest

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ENVIRONMENT

Contamination beyond the mines

Areas of the Amazon flooded by dams may lead to an increase of the mercury levels in fish consumed by local residents

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URBANISM

The search for open spaces

Recent urban development has been marked by contradictions around the use of open areas

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ENVIRONMENT

Life goes on

Environmental legislation helps reconnect Atlantic Forest fragments in agricultural regions across Brazil

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Ecology

Monkeys under threat

Around 60% of primate species may disappear by the end of the century, study finds

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