Environment

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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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Pollution

Plastic-eating microbes

Bacteria and fungi from icy areas degrade plastics at room temperature

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Ecology

Coastal vegetation, carbon sponges

Coastal ecosystems with vegetation are essential for storing organic carbon

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Environment

Another plan to stop deforestation in the Amazon

Federal government relaunches plan to achieve zero deforestation in the north of Brazil by 2030

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INTERVIEW

Virginia Ciminelli: Mining territories

UFMG hydrometallurgist argues that the benefits of exploiting natural resources should be better shared with local communities

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Geology

Mountains and volcanoes in the interior of Ceará

Mineral analysis used to reconstruct the landscape and movements of large blocks of rocks in the region around 600 million years ago

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Climate

CFC emissions have increased 2.6-fold over the past decade

Atmospheric concentration of five types of gas responsible for destroying the ozone layer peaked in 2020

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Climate change

Mosses are major carbon sinks

The total area of land covered by moss worldwide, almost equal to the size of China, removes 6.43 billion tons of gas from the atmosphere every year

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Energy

Brazilian researchers develop sodium-based battery

New energy storage system could offer an alternative to traditional modules that use lithium

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PHOTOLAB

Carnival at sea is no party

Glitter particles that end up in the sea and lakes have damaging impacts

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photolab

Give me shelter

Transparent, stripy shrimp seen on an endangered Condylactis gigantea anemone

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Environment

New tools to track forest products

In efforts to curb deforestation in the Amazon, environmental agencies, universities, and NGOs are developing technologies to trace the origins of wood

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OCEANOGRAPHY

Pollution, loss of biodiversity, invasive species, and the impacts of climate change

The marine and coastal environment in Brazil is undergoing intense degradation, demanding urgent action to alleviate problems that are piling up

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Environment

Humidity islands in the Cerrado

Termite mounds store water in the Cerrado

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Environment

The effects of small power plants

Small hydroelectric power plants stimulate the multiplication of some fish species while discouraging others

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Geography

Asian metropolises under threat from the sea

Metropolises in Southeast Asia could suffer from rising sea levels caused by global warming

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ECOLOGY

Freshwater mangroves

A study explores this rare type of coastal ecosystem located at the mouth of the Amazon River

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Environment

Predicting the paths of wildfires in the Cerrado

New system uses climate data and remote sensing to predict how wildfires will spread in the Cerrado, assisting firefighters

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Environment

Urban planning failures, heavy rainfall, and fragile soil aggravate gullies nationwide

Researchers have warned for years that without adequate soil drainage and occupation, chasms like those in Buriticupu, Maranhão, would grow

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RESEARCH ITINERARIES

From physics to the environment

Marco Aurélio Nalon talks about the use of data geoprocessing to map native vegetation in the state of São Paulo

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Photolab

Long-life intruders

Image of a bottle trapped inside a tree trunk illustrates the longevity of plastic in the environment

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Anthropology

Indigenous researchers reveal preventive medicine in which well-being depends on preservation of the environment

Scholars from different ethnic groups discuss healthcare from the perspectives of different peoples

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Public policy

Combating disasters requires analysis of climate projections

In addition to historical data, governments must consider future scenarios in their efforts to adapt to the effects of climate change

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Climate

Extreme rainfall with the potential to cause disasters is increasingly common in parts of Brazil

Number of days with extreme rainfall in São Paulo and other state capitals has increased since the 1990s

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Agriculture

Now in its 50th year, EMBRAPA rethinks its strategies

The largest agricultural research center in Brazil seeks production methods that value environmental preservation

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Environment

Antarctica losing ice

The area of sea ice around Antarctica is the smallest it has been since records began in 1979

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Biodiversity

The climate, a driver of diversification

Regional rainfall patterns can be a decisive factor in plant diversification

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PHOTOLAB

Seeing trees differently

High-resolution drone images used to monitor the characteristics and degradation of coastal vegetation

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Environment

How egg whites can remove salt and microplastics from water

Compound made of egg white proteins removes salt from seawater and filters out microplastics

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