October 2021

Month

Population increase along with economic growth and consumerism end up generating more emissions of greenhouse gases, which causes an aggravation of global warming and consequently the reduction of rainfall, resulting in a water crisis manifesting in the current Brazilian scenario. The CO2 present in the atmosphere, from the burning of fossil fuels, which has been...
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Figure 1. Sand and dust storm hits the interior of the state of São Paulo (Source: https://exame.com/brasil/tempestades-de-areia-avancam-em-cinco-estados-e-sao-alerta-sobre-o-clima/ ). Between September 8th and October 16, 2021, at least, 5 very large dust storms hit several Brazilian states including Paraná, São Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais and Goiás. This type of storm occurs when moderate...
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