Category: Ecology and Sustainability
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Rains Continue to Batter California: Almost the Entire Population is Under Flood Alert
Flood alerts were issued on Monday morning (Feb. 19) for Santa Barbara and Ventura counties in California, where 5 to 12 centimeters of rain had already fallen, according to the National Weather Service. More than 37 million people are under flood alert. The heaviest rains are hitting Southern California. Airports and roads have been closed…
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Known as the Brazilian Elon Musk, entrepreneur creates electric car manufacturer in Brazil
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Entrepreneur Flávio Figueiredo Assis promises to make history by launching the first electric car originally from Brazil. In addition to contributing to changing the energy matrix and positively impacting the environment, his mission is to change the image of Brazil to the world. His inspiration is billionaire Elon Musk, who has a story similar to…
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Five Years After the Brumadinho Dam Collapse
On January 25, 2019, a dam collapsed in Brumadinho, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The disaster killed 272 people and nearly 12 million cubic meters of toxic sludge flowed through local communities and water systems. Despite clear warnings about the dam’s stability, the German company TÜV SÜD’s subsidiary had certified the dam as…
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2023 is the Hottest Year Ever Recorded in Brazil
The year 2023 was the hottest in the history of the planet and also the hottest ever recorded in Brazil. The average temperature in the country was 24.92 degrees Celsius (°C), 0.69°C above the historical average for 1991–2020, which is 24.23°C. According to a survey by the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet), nine of the…
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2023 Is the Hottest Year Ever Recorded in Brazil
The year 2023 was the hottest in the history of the planet and also the hottest ever recorded in Brazil. The average temperature in the country was 24.92 degrees Celsius (°C), 0.69°C above the historical average of 1991–2020, which was 24.23°C. According to a survey by the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet), nine of the…
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Brazilian Congress Approves Project That Makes Pesticide Use More Flexible
According to the original text, the use of pesticides would be analyzed only by the Ministry of Agriculture. The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) and the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) — which currently deliberate alongside the ministry — would become mere advisory bodies. However, to please part of the Lula…
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Welcome 2024!
Predicting the future is always complicated, but here are some key events and trends in 2024 that deserve special attention:Geopolitics U.S. Presidential Election: 2024 marks the next U.S. presidential election, and with a potentially divided Congress and ongoing global tensions, the race is expected to be highly contested and have significant implications for domestic and…
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COP28 Ends With Agreement for Countries to Abandon Fossil Fuels
Representatives from nearly 200 countries agreed at the COP28 climate conference on Wednesday (13) to begin reducing global fossil fuel consumption to avoid the worst of climate change, signaling the eventual end of the oil era. The agreement reached in Dubai, after two weeks of hard negotiations, aimed to send a powerful message to investors…
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Summer in Brazil Will Be ‘Super’ Hot Thanks to El Niño
Brazil has recently experienced a severe heatwave that has broken records and caused widespread discomfort and even health problems for many residents. The heatwave began in mid-November and has persisted for several weeks, with temperatures in some parts of the country reaching up to 46 degrees Celsius (115 degrees Fahrenheit). This is well above the…
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Brazil of the Future: Towards Productivity, Inclusion, and Sustainability
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As a new year approaches and after a year in which Brazil has reassumed a more relevant position on the international stage, there is a window of opportunity for reforms that will shape Brazil’s development in the coming decades. This is what the report “Brazil of the Future: Towards Productivity, Inclusion, and Sustainability,” published by…