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Brazilian state launches mandatory tracking of cattle to stop deforestation

The state government plans to track all 24 million cattle in the Para region by the end of 2026

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Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s Para state, which leads the country for the highest levels of Amazon rainforest destruction, will launch a mandatory program to track cattle in a bid to crack down on related deforestation, a partner in the project said on Friday. Cattle pasture is the most common initial use for deforested
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Weather, Weather Vane

Precipitation and atmospheric temperature profiles

Meteorology 101: The precipitation we receive depends on the air it meets along the way

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Precipitation is a vital aspect of Earth’s climate and plays a significant role in shaping our environment. From gentle drizzles to heavy snowfall, precipitation comes in various forms, each with unique characteristics and formation conditions. This week we’ll delve into different types of precipitation and the atmospheric conditions necessary for their creation. In the last
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How El Niño threatens emerging market economies

Significant changes to rainfall, or prolonged droughts, could also impact hydropower output, boost food, fuel prices

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London | Reuters – Countries around the world are battling heatwaves and floods fueled by El Niño, a naturally occurring climate phenomenon that has a 90 per cent probability of persisting in the second half of 2023, according to the World Meteorological Organization. The worldwide impact can be enormous, but the stakes are higher for
File photo of a storm cloud from the southwestern end of Lake Winnipeg at Matlock, Man. (IanChrisGraham/iStock/Getty Images Plus)
Crops, Weather

More than half of world’s large lakes drying up, study finds

Gains in Great Lakes, Lake Winnipeg come from runoff, rainfall

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London | Reuters — More than half of the world’s large lakes and reservoirs have shrunk since the early 1990s, chiefly because of climate change, intensifying concerns about water for agriculture, hydropower and human consumption, a study published on Thursday found. A team of international researchers reported that some of the world’s most important freshwater
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Heat, land and water

Land and water react very differently to incoming solar radiation, with huge effect

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Before jumping back to our meteorology 101 classes, we have to say a few words about this spring’s snow melt. Holy cow, was that fast! Perfect conditions came together for what can only be called one of the fastest snow melts I can remember. First off, most areas did not have deep snow cover and
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

A look at Earth’s net radiation budget

Earth’s spherical shape leads to an uneven receipt of inbound solar radiation

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Before we dive into the latest instalment of our Meteorology 101 classes, I want to take a moment to look at the just-released global temperatures from January, and to briefly examine the extent of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice. NOAA, NASA, and the European Copernicus Climate Change Service all ranked January 2023 as the seventh
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Beginning our look at Earth’s energy budget

Our planet is actually closest to the sun in early January

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With the quiet and almost perfect winter weather we have been receiving over the last month and a half (ignoring the one week of cold weather), there is just not much new and exciting on the weather front. That means we can get back to our Meteorology 101 course — back to school, everyone! In our first class we
“If you use weather data, you won’t find one of these droughts. Look at these droughts of 20 to 30 years.” – David Sauchyn, PARC.
Farmit Manitoba, Other

Tree ring timeline a window into the past – and future

Recent droughts have been devastating but the trees say we ain’t seen nothin’ yet

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It’s 888 CE. In Europe, the Vikings are rampaging through England and France and the Carolingian dynasty is losing its grip on the Holy Roman Empire. In China, the Tang Dynasty is in power. In what’s now Saskatchewan, Indigenous peoples are living through a dry spell that would last another three or four decades. Scientists
Prince Charles (now King Charles III) visits Shane Fitzgerald’s Kil Mige Mogue farm near Waterford in southeast Ireland on March 24, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Phil Noble/Pool)
Weather

What will King Charles’s reign mean for climate action?

Some projects may be handed to other family members

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London | Thomson Reuters Foundation — As Britain’s King Charles III begins his reign after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, environmental campaigners will be watching closely to see if he continues to advocate for climate action and is able to help drive change as monarch. In his first speech to the nation

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