Environment

Atmospherical Sci.

Sahara Desert grows by 10% in a century

The Sahara has grown by about 10% over the last century and today occupies an area of almost 7.4 million km2

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Environment

Understanding water shortage

Specialists discuss water resources and how to preserve them

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ECOLOGY

Between water and land

The tendency toward more torrential rains could change the course of rivers and wetlands in the Pantanal region

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ENVIRONMENT

Contamination beyond the mine

Areas of the Amazon flooded by dams can raise mercury levels in fish consumed by local residents

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Environment

Less ozone over the tropics

The ozone layer over Antarctica has increased by 20% since 2005

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ENVIRONMENT

The science of disasters

Study evaluates scientific production on natural disasters around the world and highlights Brazilian work in hydrology

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Environment

El Niño and the silent melting of Antarctica

In years with strong El Niño events, the ice shelves that float off the west coast of Antarctica melt faster, even if it snows more than normal

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Environment

Genomics applied to climate change

The Center for Research in Genomics Applied to Climate Change, based at the University of Campinas, was formally constituted

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Cover

Heat waves: More intense, longer, and more frequent

Higher temperatures increase mortality around the world

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Environment

Trees in the Amazon contribute to methane emissions

Trees in the Amazon contribute to methane emissions

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Environment

Pollution practically nullifies the positive effects of walking for the elderly

Pollution practically nullifies the positive effects of walking for the elderly

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ENVIRONMENT

Lakes molded by time

Climate changes helped shape the landscape of Nhecolândia

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Environment

Climate change allows black truffle to grow in the United Kingdom for the first time

Climate change allows black truffle to grow in the UK for the first time

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Environment

Brazilian ethanol could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 5%

Brazilian ethanol could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 5%

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Atmospheric sciences

Danger in the skies of São Paulo

Air pollution has declined in the São Paulo Metropolitan Region

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