Atmospherical Sci.
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Temperature variations may cause five million deaths per year
The number is equivalent to 9.5% of all global deaths, with 75% of fatal victims living in Asia and Africa
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Urban heat islands make even small and midsized towns warmer
Temperatures can vary by as much as 10 degrees Celsius between areas covered by concrete and neighborhoods with more vegetation
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July was the hottest month in recent history and broke temperature records
Global warming shows no signs of letting up, causing forest fires in the Northern Hemisphere’s summer and a mild winter below the Equator
Video
What is El Niño?
Animation explains why warming of surface waters in the Pacific Ocean can cause increasingly frequent extreme events | 7'16
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Environment
Signs of the next El Niño
The 2023 El Niño could be one of the most intense of the last three decades
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Geology
Agency takes responsibility for failed risk assessment
Agency admits failure to communicate volcanic risk to helicopter pilots
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AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY
New capabilities for space exploration
More Brazilian companies are investing in locally developed nanosatellites for commercial applications
History
Irregular rainfall had a negative impact on the Mayans
Irregular rainfall patterns were a decisive factor in the breakdown of Mayan cities
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Environment
The ozone layer in recovery
Ozone layer is recovering and should be restored within a few decades
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Environment
Indigenous lands absorb more carbon
Parts of the Amazon managed by Indigenous peoples absorb more carbon than other areas
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Environment
Nutrients from the Sahara to the Amazon
Dust from the Sahara is carried by strong winds to the Amazon
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Environment
Fire consumes vegetation on icy Siberian soil
Wildfires on frozen ground in Siberia are expected to increase exponentially by the middle of the century
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Geology
In the depths of Iceland
Volcanologist identifies pattern after observing the eruption of Fagradalsfjall volcano for 50 days
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Environment
Frosts hinder Cerrado recovery
Frost can have similar impacts to fire on tree growth
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Geophysics
Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs generated the deadliest tsunami in history
Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs generated the deadliest tsunami in history
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Geophysics
Earthquakes in the sky
Atmospheric balloons at altitude of 20 kilometers detect earthquake in Indonesia
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Recognition
Carlos Joly wins 2022 Conrado Wessel award
UNICAMP’s Carlos Joly wins the 2022 FCW Science Award
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GEOLOGY
The Tonga megatsunami
Tonga tsunami in January may have been amplified by acoustic-gravity waves
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Paleontology
São Paulo was once covered by forest
São Paulo Metropolitan Area was once covered by vast forest of araucaria trees between 180,000 and 135,000 years ago
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Atmospheric sciences
From Tonga to São Paulo
Smoke from January’s major volcanic eruption on the Pacific island was observed 27 kilometers above the city of São Paulo
Geology
Atmospheric lakes over the Indian Ocean
A meteorologist has identified a new atmospheric phenomenon over the Indian Ocean
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