ondas de calor

Science and Technology

WMO raises global alert for 2026 by stating that temperatures of 40°C to 50°C are no longer an exception and that heatwaves can push hospitals to their limits, strain electrical grids, and leave entire cities without thermal relief for consecutive days.

Valdemar Medeiros 21/04/2026 at 11:48

Science and Technology

The World Meteorological Organization issued a climate alert for April, May, and June 2026, indicating a global signal of above-normal temperatures in land areas and an increased risk of extreme heat around the world.

Valdemar Medeiros 21/04/2026 at 09:49

Sustainability

Extreme heat and drought waves are expected to afflict billions of people with a frequency five times greater by the end of the century!

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 07/04/2026 at 22:24

Science and Technology

The climate in 2026 may surprise with extremes even more intense than in 2025, with heatwaves, out-of-season cold, and irregular rainfall in Brazil.

Jefferson Augusto 27/03/2026 at 00:17

Onda de calor eleva temperaturas elevadas na região Sul na reta final do verão; previsão indica frente fria chegando após dias seguidos de calor intenso.

Science and Technology

Brazil Issues Alert As New Heat Wave Could Push Temperatures Near 40 °C For Up To Five Consecutive Days In The South Of The Country, With Dry Weather, Little Rain, And Increasingly Scorching Afternoons Marking The Final Stretch Of Summer.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 13/03/2026 at 23:38

recifes de coral sofrem ondas de calor e branqueamento; probióticos podem ajudar, mas aquecimento global exige ação já.

Interesting facts

Heat Waves in Oceans Are Killing Coral Reefs on a Global Scale, Leaving Ghostly Underwater Landscapes, Collapsing Food Chains, and Forcing Scientists to Test Probiotics, Genetics, and Super-Resistant Corals in a Desperate Race to Prevent Irreversible Collapse of Marine Ecosystems

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 27/01/2026 at 23:48

Onda de calor mata milhares de zorros voladores no sudeste da Austrália e provoca maior mortalidade em massa desde o Verão Negro

Interesting facts

Heatwave Kills Thousands of Flying Foxes in Southeast Australia and Causes Highest Mass Mortality Since Black Summer

Noel Budeguer 12/01/2026 at 17:02

A tendência de aquecimento para 2026 amplia os riscos climáticos e, em ondas extremas, o Brasil pode alcançar temperaturas na faixa dos 45 °C ou acima

Interesting facts

2026 Could Be Among The Hottest Years Since 1850, and Extreme Heat Waves May Push Brazil to Temperatures Around or Above 45 °C

Noel Budeguer 23/12/2025 at 11:42

As ondas de calor cada vez mais frequentes no Brasil têm ido além do desconforto térmico e passaram a impactar diretamente o fornecimento de energia elétrica

Power Generation

Heat Waves Strain Power Grid, Cause Local Blackouts, and Expose System’s Fragility

Noel Budeguer 23/12/2025 at 07:59

Ar-condicionado portátil ganha espaço com instalação rápida, mobilidade e baixo custo inicial, tornando-se opção prática para enfrentar ondas de calor.

Interesting facts

Window Air Conditioners Are Countdown: New Technology Emerges Promising to Cool Multiple Rooms

Alisson Ficher 27/11/2025 at 13:34

Estudo publicado na revista Nature associa pela primeira vez as emissões de petróleo, carvão e cimento a 213 ondas de calor entre 2000 e 2023, destacando a responsabilidade das maiores empresas de carbono. Fonte: Canva

Oil and Gas

Coal And Oil Exploration Cited As Causes Of Extreme Heat Waves. Study Points To Responsibility Of Major Companies

Rannyson Moura 15/09/2025 at 10:25

WMO raises global alert for 2026 by stating that temperatures of 40°C to 50°C are no longer an exception and that heatwaves can push hospitals to their limits, strain electrical grids, and leave entire cities without thermal relief for consecutive days.

The World Meteorological Organization issued a climate alert for April, May, and June 2026, indicating a global signal of above-normal temperatures in land areas and an increased risk of extreme heat around the world.

Extreme heat and drought waves are expected to afflict billions of people with a frequency five times greater by the end of the century!

The climate in 2026 may surprise with extremes even more intense than in 2025, with heatwaves, out-of-season cold, and irregular rainfall in Brazil.

Brazil Issues Alert As New Heat Wave Could Push Temperatures Near 40 °C For Up To Five Consecutive Days In The South Of The Country, With Dry Weather, Little Rain, And Increasingly Scorching Afternoons Marking The Final Stretch Of Summer.

Heat Waves in Oceans Are Killing Coral Reefs on a Global Scale, Leaving Ghostly Underwater Landscapes, Collapsing Food Chains, and Forcing Scientists to Test Probiotics, Genetics, and Super-Resistant Corals in a Desperate Race to Prevent Irreversible Collapse of Marine Ecosystems

Heatwave Kills Thousands of Flying Foxes in Southeast Australia and Causes Highest Mass Mortality Since Black Summer

2026 Could Be Among The Hottest Years Since 1850, and Extreme Heat Waves May Push Brazil to Temperatures Around or Above 45 °C

Heat Waves Strain Power Grid, Cause Local Blackouts, and Expose System’s Fragility

Window Air Conditioners Are Countdown: New Technology Emerges Promising to Cool Multiple Rooms

Coal And Oil Exploration Cited As Causes Of Extreme Heat Waves. Study Points To Responsibility Of Major Companies

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China opens the world’s first school where more than 100 humanoid robots from different brands will study together, each movement will be repeated up to 600 times a day and the data will feed a collective brain that will teach all the robots of the future.

Cambodia has started digging a nearly 180-kilometer canal to connect the Mekong River directly to the sea and reduce its dependence on the ports of neighboring Vietnam.

An Indonesian fisherman pulls a mysterious object from the sea and discovers that it is a Chinese underwater monitoring system, part of the so-called Underwater Great Wall that Beijing uses to track submarines and unmanned vehicles in strategic straits of the region.

The end of Nokia: the brand that was the cellphone of an entire generation has ended its smartphones, left Brazil, and today survives only in basic phones in India while seeking a new partner.