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ANALYSIS As Amazon destruction continues, Brazil faces future of floods and drought by Fabio Zuker
2021-09-23T13:30+0200japantimes (en)
SAO PAULO – In May and June, heavy rain pushed Brazil ’s sprawling Negro River to its highest level in more than a century, causing flooding in Manaus, the Amazon rainforest’s largest city. At the same time, parts of southern and west-central Brazil in the Parana River basin — including Brazil’s....
Study shows impacts of deforestation and forest burning on Amazon biodiversity
2021-09-22T00:49+0200santafe (en)
in Nature , co-authored by SFI External Professor Brian Enquist and others at the University of Arizona, provides the first quantitative assessment of how environmental policies on deforestation, along with forest fires and drought, have impacted the diversity of plants and animals in the Amazon.
Bolsonaro torna all'Onu con i fantasiosi primati del Brasile su ambiente e Covid
2021-09-21T19:25+0200lavocedinewyork (it)
, probabilmente perché non disponeva delle credenziali vaccinali per poter mangiare all’interno dei locali, è arrivato il turno di parlare anche per il presidente brasiliano Jair Messias Bolsonaro alla prima Assemblea Generale delle Nazioni Unite in presenza dall’inizio dell’emergenza sanitaria.
analysis As Amazon losses continue, Brazil faces future of floods, drought
2021-09-21T18:25+0200trust (en)
As floods batter the north and dry weather parches the south, scientists warn there is more to come if Brazil does not tackle deforestation. * Shifting weather patterns have already hit power grid and farms. * Parts of Brazil are seeing the worst flooding in a century. * Tree loss in Brazil's Amazon rose 17% in first half of the year.
Desertification: With 10% humidity, Brazil’s Federal District is on red alert
2021-09-21T13:53+0200riotimesonline (en)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Federal District is on red alert due to desert-like low air humidity after reaching critical levels on Sunday, September 19, with 10% in satellite city Gama. The National Institute of Meteorology (INMET) issues the alert when air humidity falls below 12%.
Climate TRACE: Oil and gas production emissions could be double official estimates, satellite data suggests
2021-09-17T12:02+0200businessgreen (en)
Greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas production and refining in the world's leading economies could be collectively almost twice as high as official estimates, according to fresh data released today based on real-time satellite observations. Climate TRACE, a technology and academic coalition....
Oil and gas production emissions could be double official estimates, satellite data suggests
2021-09-16T19:45+0200businessgreen (en)
Oil palms alone can be damaging; with other crops, the benefits abound
2021-09-14T16:24+0200mongabay (en)
JAKARTA — Intercropping, the practice of growing two or more crops in close proximity, could be one of the keys to mitigating the impact of oil palm plantations on forests and biodiversity, new research suggests. The common views shared by oil palm farmers and companies is that the crop needs to be....
Amazzonia, il futuro delle terre in una sentenza
2021-09-13T06:15+0200vasroma (it)
Si sta tenendo a Brasilia il raduno dei Popoli indigeni: circa 6.000 i partecipanti appartenenti a 176 diversi popoli indigeni del Brasile, che hanno deciso di attendere insieme l’esito del giudizio della Corte suprema federale del Brasile sul futuro delle terre indigene protette del Paese.
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