Environment
Covid-19
Self-isolation and city air
Self-isolation measures have cleared city streets, leading to a decrease in air pollution
By Redação
Video
How science helps environmental conservation
Biota-Fapesp program reaches its 20th anniversary lending scientific bases to the creation of nature preservation areas and the search for sustainable development in São Paulo state
By Redação
Atmospheric sciences
Pizza soot
Pizzerias in São Paulo produce the equivalent of 9% of the fine particulate matter emitted by vehicles in the city’s Metropolitan Region
Environment
Beaches at risk of disappearing
Half of the planet's beaches could disappear by the end of the century due to rising sea levels and erosion caused by climate change
By Redação
Environment
Smoke at the top of the world
Since the eighteenth century, global industry has been leaving its mark at one of the highest points in the world: the Himalayas mountain range
By Redação
Climate change
Australia on fire
Record-breaking heat and drought levels cause fires that cover an area 2.5 times the size of the 2019 Amazon fires
Environment
How to monitor forest fires
Data from NASA and INPE satellites confirm an increased number of fires in the Amazon
By Marcos Pivetta and Rafael Garcia
Video
How does deforestation relate to new pandemics?
See how environmental degradation can favor the emergence of unknown viruses and unleash diseases such as the one caused by the novel coronavirus.
By Redação
