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Urban pollution enhances up to 400% formation of aerosols over the Amazon rainforest
Publicado em 03 junho 2019
(Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) - This phenomenon affects cloud production and rainfall, with consequences for the local and global climate, which researchers have warned about in the study published in Nature Communications.[...]
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Study could improve fire monitoring in Brazilian savana
Publicado em 29 maio 2019(Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) With the aim of enhancing the quality of Brazilian space research output, scientists investigated the accuracy of different satellite data collections.[...] [Published in GreenNews - Read the original article] With the aim of enhancing the quality of Brazilian space research output, scientists investigated the accuracy of different satellite data collections A study conducted by scientists from [...]ver notícia -
Air pollution affects tree growth in Sao Paulo
Publicado em 20 maio 2019( Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) Researchers in Brazil find that high levels of heavy metals and particulate matter suspended in the atmosphere restrict the growth of tipuana trees, which are ubiquitous in São Paulo, the largest Brazilian city.[...] [Published in GreenNews - Read the original article]ver notícia -
School of Advanced Science will discuss the importance of atmospheric aerosols
Publicado em(Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) Young researchers and graduates from any country have until March 24 to apply for the event, which will be held at the University of São Paulo with FAPESP's support.[...] [Published in GreenNews - Read the original article]ver notícia -
São Paulo School of Advanced Science on First Light is open for registration
Publicado em(Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) One of the latest hot topics in astrophysics, the study on the Epoch of Reionization will underlie the discussions on this 11-day seminar at the University of São Paulo, Brazil - registration is open until April 15 for young researchers and graduate students from any country. Courses start on July 28.[...] [Published in GreenNews - Read the original article]ver notícia -
Revised Brazilian forest code may lead to increased legal deforestation in Amazon
Publicado em 04 janeiro 2019( Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) Researchers show that up to 15 million hectares of forest risk losing protection owing to a new clause in the law under which state governments can let private landowners protect only 50 percent of their property, down from 80 percent previously, if over 65 percent of the state is protected by conservation units or indigenous reservations.[...] [Published in GreenNews - Read the original article]ver notícia -
Invasive species of coral boasts amazing capacity for regeneration
Publicado em 05 junho 2018(Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) Colonies of sun coral multiply rapidly, driving native corals out. Scientists in Brazil investigate whether the rising of oceanic temperature, combined with increasing activity of the oil and gas industry, might be favoring the invasive species.[...] [Published in GreenNews - Read the original article]ver notícia -
Brazilian Ethanol Can Replace 13.7% of World's Crude Oil Consumption
Publicado em 28 novembro 2017Expansion of sugarcane cultivation in Brazil for ethanol production in areas not under environmental protection or reserved for food production could potentially replace up to 13.7% of world crude oil consumption and reduce global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) by as much as 5.6% by 2045.[...] [Published in GreenNews - Read the original article]ver notícia -
Waste recycling by algae proposes a decentralized treatment system
Publicado em 08 novembro 2017(Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) - Brazilian and Dutch researchers use single-cell algae to try to solve the problem of managing the waste generated by sewage treatment. The idea is to provide up to 10,000 dwellers with installations that achieve an effective reuse of organic matter, as opposed to the sludge-generating chemical compounds most commonly used.[...] [Published in GreenNews - Read the original article]ver notícia -
Combining cassava flour in the bread dough might assure access to food in the future
Publicado em 25 outubro 2017With the perspective of climate change affecting wheat crops on a global scale, scientists from Brazil and Denmark test techniques to develop bread comprised by three-tenths of cassava while preserving its standard features.ver notícia