Atmospherical Sci.

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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Obituary

The father of flying rivers

Agronomist and climatologist Enéas Salati demonstrated the forest's ability to recycle and export rain

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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

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Climate

The Amazon produces 8% of the planet’s methane

Most of the gas emitted in the biome comes from wetlands, but the rise in livestock farming and fires has increased emissions associated with human occupation

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Geology

Atmospheric lakes over the Indian Ocean

A meteorologist has identified a new atmospheric phenomenon over the Indian Ocean

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Environment

Forest technology

Artificial intelligence, satellite data, and statistical models are used to predict the risk of deforestation and fires in the Amazon and analyze their impact in real time

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Climate

Cerrado under threat

The Cerrado is getting hotter, drier, and more prone to fire

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Climate Change

The Amazon could be an inhospitable savanna by 2100

The Amazon could be an inhospitable savanna by 2100

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Atmosphere

Greatest threat to global health

Editorial published in more than 200 medical journals highlights the risks of ignoring climate change

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Atmosphere

Pollution that causes global cooling

Aerosol particles that worsen air quality and damage human health also reduce global warming by a third

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Obituary

Science administrator

Marco Antonio Raupp led and helped establish important research institutions in Brazil

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Cover

Boosted atmosphere

Studies indicate that almost 80% of 405 recent extreme events were more frequent or intense due to changes caused by humans

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Cover

Climate in the Anthropocene

Human activity is driving global warming and amplifying extreme droughts and rainfall, says the IPCC

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Environment

Fighting global warming

US academies of science propose a research program to study the feasibility of Earth cooling measures

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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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Cover

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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Cover

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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