Category: Ecology
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Dolphins Delight Beachgoers at Arpoador and Reinforce Signs of Good Environmental Quality in Rio
The appearance of a group of dolphins at Arpoador Beach in Ipanema, in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone, delighted beachgoers and visitors on Sunday (22), in a rare and symbolic scene on World Water Day. According to Agência Brasil, the animals were seen close to the shore, including many calves, which amplified the episode’s repercuss…
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Dolphins Delight Beachgoers at Arpoador and Reinforce Signs of Good Environmental Quality in Rio
The appearance of a group of dolphins at Arpoador Beach in Ipanema, in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone, delighted bathers and visitors on Sunday (22), in a rare and symbolic scene right on World Water Day. According to Agência Brasil, the animals were spotted close to the shore, including many calves, which amplified the episode’s…
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Earth’s Inner Core May Have Stopped and Started Spinning in the Opposite Direction, Study Suggests
A study conducted by researchers from Peking University has reignited the scientific debate about the behavior of Earth’s inner core. According to a CNN Brasil report, the research suggests that the rotation of this deep layer of the planet may have slowed significantly over the past decade and even begun to move in the opposite…
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Earth’s Inner Core May Have Stopped and Begun Rotating in Reverse, Study Indicates
A study conducted by researchers from Peking University has reignited the scientific debate about the behavior of Earth’s inner core. According to a CNN Brasil report, the research suggests that the rotation of this deep layer of the planet may have slowed significantly over the last decade and even begun moving in the opposite direction…
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El Niño Is Poised to Develop This Summer, Raising Global Temperatures
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A potentially strong El Niño climate pattern is likely to emerge this summer and persist through the rest of the year, according to the most recent official forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Forecasters estimate a 62% chance that El Niño will develop between June and August. El Niño occurs when trade winds…
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El Niño expected to intensify this summer, raising global temperatures
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A potentially strong El Niño climate pattern is expected to emerge this summer and persist through the rest of the year, according to the most recent official forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Meteorologists estimate a 62% chance of El Niño emerging between June and August. El Niño occurs when the trade…
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Community Transforms Environmental Landscape of Guanabara Bay (RJ)
Community involvement from traditional peoples is transforming the environmental landscape of mangroves in Guanabara Bay through cleanup projects and environmental education initiatives.
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Minas Gerais has the largest urban area on steep slopes in the country
Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest urbanized area on high slopes, that is, built on steep slopes that pose risks to residents. The data was released on Wednesday (4) by MapBiomas, in the Annual Mapping of Urbanized Areas in Brazil. In the state, where heavy rains left 72 people dead and one…
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Brazilian study warns of accelerated melting of polar ice caps
A study titled Planeta em Degelo (“Thawing Planet”), based on new data from the Brazilian Antarctic Program (Proantar), warns of the acceleration in glacier melting, which totaled 9,179 gigatons since 1976, threatening coastal cities primarily. Nearly all (98%) of this volume reached the oceans in liquid form since 1990, and 41% just from 2015 to…
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Brazilian study warns of rapid melting of polar ice caps
A study titled Planeta em Degelo, based on new data from the Brazilian Antarctic Program (Proantar), warns of the acceleration of glacier melting, which totaled 9,179 gigatons since 1976, threatening coastal cities mainly. Almost all of this amount (98%) reached the oceans in liquid form since 1990, and 41% only between 2015 and 2024. In…