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Atmospherical Sci.

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Two Amazons

The dry season is getting longer in the southern Amazon, where most deforestation occurs, while the northwest remains wet

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The rainforest

The Amazon carries water to other regions of Brazil and even other continents

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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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Interview

José Antonio Marengo Orsini: A time of uncertainty

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

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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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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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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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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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GEOLOGY

The rain that united two forests

Periods of heavy rainfall between 120,000 and 12,000 years ago may have connected the Atlantic Forest to the Amazon

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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

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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

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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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

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Atmospherical Sciences

The chaotic mathematics of whirlwinds

Computational model forecasts the stages of whirlwinds

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CLIMATE CHANGE  

From deforestation to urban pollution

Report says that the forest code is expected to help Brazil reduce greenhouse gases, but goals for 2030 are tied to industrial modernization

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Atmospherical Science

A national map of large hailstorms

Southern Brazil is one of the planet’s major hailstorm hotspots

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A risk map of the world

Poor and developing countries are most vulnerable to natural disasters

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COVER

A more vulnerable Brazil in the 21st century

Projections point to increased risk of natural disasters in the coming decades

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recognition

Climate of recognition

Meteorologist Carlos Nobre was awarded the Volvo Environment Prize

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