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Amazon Tall Tower Observatory, used to investigate links between tropical forest & global climate
Publicado em 06 fevereiro 2019
Conducting science in the Amazon requires not only surmounting major logistical challenges but also climbing stairs – many stairs, almost 1,500 in a single climb if possible. The effort is worthwhile, as it has led to discoveries about the impact of climate change on the Amazon and of the Amazon rainforest’s impact on the global climate.
The staircase in question is part of the Amazon Tall Tower Observatory (ATTO), which at 325 m is almost the same height as the Eiffel Tower [...]
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Social and environmental costs of hydropower are underestimated, study shows
Publicado em 11 janeiro 2019While most developed countries have reduced the construction of large dams for the production of electricity in recent decades, developing countries, including Brazil, have embarked on even more massive hydropower developments. These countries have not accounted for the environmental impacts of large dams, which include deforestation and the loss of biodiversity, or the social consequences, such as the displacement of thousands of people and the economic damages they suffer. These effects [...]ver notícia