Atmospherical Sci.
Environment
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Reducing household pollution
A review article argues in favor of replacing household stoves that run on biofuel with ones that use liquefied petroleum gas
By Redação
Atmospherical Sci.
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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
By Redação
Environment
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Understanding water shortage
Specialists discuss water resources and how to preserve them
By Redação
REMOTE SENSING
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Help facing the fire
Brazilian states begin using new tools to analyze data on forest fires
Environment
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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
By Redação
Environment
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Genomics applied to climate change
The Center for Research in Genomics Applied to Climate Change, based at the University of Campinas, was formally constituted
By Redação
SOS Chuva
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Rain updates on your cell phone
Application to see where it is raining in real time in São Paulo
By Redação
Atmospheric sciences
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Danger in the skies of São Paulo
Air pollution has declined in the São Paulo Metropolitan Region
By Diego Freire
Atmospherical Sciences
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The chaotic mathematics of whirlwinds
Computational model forecasts the stages of whirlwinds
By Redação
Atmospherical Science
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A national map of large hailstorms
Southern Brazil is one of the planet’s major hailstorm hotspots
By Redação
Cover
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A risk map of the world
Poor and developing countries are most vulnerable to natural disasters
recognition
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Climate of recognition
Meteorologist Carlos Nobre was awarded the Volvo Environment Prize
By Redação
INPE
INPE has a new director
Ricardo Magnus Osório Galvão is the institute's new director
By Redação
METEOROLOGY
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The lightning capital
Lake Maracaibo, in Venezuela, is the world’s top lightning hotspot
Halley VI
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Change of address in Antarctica
Scientific station in Antarctica will be transported
By Redação
COVER
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Prevention is worth the effort
Adaptive measures would reduce the damage caused by rising sea levels
pollution
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The cars and the air of São Paulo and Rio
Incompletely burned fuels generates 20% of the fine particulate matter
By Redação
CLIMATE CHANGE
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From deforestation to urban pollution
Forest code is expected to help Brazil reduce greenhouse gases
budget
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New directions in Antarctica
United States changes the science strategy in Antarctica
By Redação
ASTRONOMY
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Perturbed atmosphere
Meteorologists want to know why the wind is so strong on Venus and Titan
Amazon
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Giant tower in the forest
A scientific research tower, the Amazon Tall Tower Observatory is open
By Redação
IAG-USP
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A compendium of news reports
IAG-USP has published a compilation of 62 reports of Pesquisa FAPESP
By Redação