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Brazil

In World First, Top Beef Supplier Approves Methane-Busting Feed Additive That Reduces Gas by 55%

A surprisingly high amount of greenhouse gas emissions come from livestock: specifically, from the methane in the burps and other gases, they release as part of their digestive process. It can add up to nearly three gigatons of carbon dioxide…

Brazil city district slipping into sea after river diverted

The Paraiba do Sul River, which originates in neighboring Sao Paulo state, brings sediment and sand to Atafona where it empties into the Atlantic Ocean. Its flow was mostly diverted in the 1950s to provide water to the growing capital, which weakened Atafona’s natural barrier to the ocean.