Atmospherical Sci.
Atmospherical Science
South American megaflashes
The longest lightning bolt ever recorded stretched 709 kilometers across southern Brazil on October 31, 2018, the World Meteorological Organization reported in June
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Geology
Rain awakens volcano in Hawaii
An abnormal volume of rainfall in early 2018 may have intensified the eruption of Kīlauea, a volcano in Hawaii, USA, in May of the same year.
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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
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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
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Atmospherical Science
Have you ever heard of a stormquake?
A new geological phenomenon has been identified by American researchers
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Environment
Climate change could lead to bread shortages
Severe and frequent droughts could become common by the end of this century as a result of climate change
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Environment
The long goodbye of the glaciers
Mountain glaciers in southwestern Argentina and northeastern Spain are rapidly losing ice and could disappear completely by the end of the century
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Video
Programs track Amazon deforestation
PRODES and DETER systems, developed by the National Institute for Space Research (Inpe), have different and complementary roles. Understand how
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History
Solar radiation set off sea mines during the Vietnam War
A strong solar storm in 1972 is now believed the most likely cause of the sudden detonation of dozens of naval mines during the Vietnam War
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Atmospherical Science
Half of the world’s annual rain falls in 12 days
Approximately 75% of annual rainfall falls on the 30 wettest days of the year
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Climate
Understanding extreme storms
Some of the strongest and most devastating storms on the planet are formed in a wide strip of the Pampas region in the north of Argentina
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Environment
The most intense drought since the 1980s
The drought that hit Northeast Brazil from 2012 to 2017 was the longest, largest, and most intense that the region has seen since 1980
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Environment
Reducing household pollution
A review article argues in favor of replacing household stoves that run on biofuel with ones that use liquefied petroleum gas
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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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REMOTE SENSING
Help facing the fire
Brazilian states begin using new tools to analyze data on forest fires
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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SOS Chuva
Rain updates on your cell phone
Application to see where it is raining in real time in São Paulo
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Atmospheric sciences
Danger in the skies of São Paulo
Air pollution has declined in the São Paulo Metropolitan Region
By Diego Freire
Atmospherical Sciences
The chaotic mathematics of whirlwinds
Computational model forecasts the stages of whirlwinds
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