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Meghie Rodrigues

A woman in a blue dress sits outside and records her production and consumption in an agroecological log in Brazil.
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How Climate Change Is Affecting Women in the Amazon

by Meghie Rodrigues 16 November 20221 June 2023

Droughts and floods have radically altered family farming, but women leaders are finding solutions for themselves and their communities.

A woman wearing a light purple hijab stands in a meeting to talk.
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10 Science Insights for COP27

by Meghie Rodrigues 11 November 20221 June 2023

As nations convene in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, leading climate scientists share a new report to support more effective policy.

Cráteres en tierras deforestadas por minería ilegal en la tierra Indígena de Tenharim do Igarapé Preto, en el estado de Amazonas, Brasil.
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La minería amenaza a las poblaciones Indígenas aisladas del Amazonas

by Meghie Rodrigues 5 August 202224 March 2023

Un proyecto de ley en el Congreso Brasileño permitiría la expansión minera en territorios Indígenas. Una nueva investigación demuestra cómo esto podría afectar radicalmente a los pueblos aislados.

Lina Pérez-Ángel smiles from a balcony in front of the Colombian Andes.
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Lina C. Pérez-Ángel: Proud to Study Paleoclimate in Colombia

by Meghie Rodrigues 25 July 202226 January 2023

As a young Latina, Pérez-Ángel brings a fresh perspective to paleoclimatology.

Rita de Cássia dos Anjos holds an award recognizing women in science.
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Rita de Cássia dos Anjos: Never Settle for Things as They Are

by Meghie Rodrigues 25 July 202225 July 2022

The award-winning astrophysicist is using her visibility to call attention to inequalities in the Brazilian science community.

A small Raspberry Pi computer is hooked up to a larger computer.
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High Schoolers Measure Earth’s Magnetism from Space

by Meghie Rodrigues 5 July 202227 March 2023

The experiment was one of the winning projects of the Astro Pi Challenge, in which hundreds of young scientists analyzed data collected from the International Space Station.

Incendios arden sobre las montañas cerca del lago Elsinore, California, el 9 de agosto de 2018.
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Los incendios forestales empeorarán, advierte informe de la ONU

by Meghie Rodrigues 26 April 20227 September 2022

Desde el ecuador hasta el Ártico, es probable que aumenten los incendios forestales y que el cambio climático los empeore, según un nuevo informe de las Naciones Unidas. La acción todavía es posible, dicen los autores.

Electron microscopy image of the charcoal found at the Than Formation in Saurashtra Basin, Gujarat, India.
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Cretaceous Charcoal Gives a Glimpse of Plant Evolution

by Meghie Rodrigues 18 April 20225 June 2023

New data from vegetal charcoal in northwest India supports the theory of paleowildfires as a global phenomenon and an evolutionary force for biodiversity.

Fires burn over the mountains close to Lake Elsinore, Calif., on 9 August 2018.
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Wildfires Will Worsen, Warns U.N. Report

by Meghie Rodrigues 30 March 20227 September 2022

From the equator to the Arctic, wildfires are likely to increase, and climate change can make them worse, according to a new United Nations report. Action is still possible, say the authors.

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Pollution Is Disrupting Rain Cycles in the Amazon

by Meghie Rodrigues 4 March 202229 April 2022

A team of researchers in Brazil and the United States uncovered the importance of the mechanism of oxidation—a process with the potential to affect climate and precipitation across the tropics.

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