Information concentrates on issues pertaining to Brazil.
El Nino Theme Page El Nino is a disruption of the ocean-atmosphere system in the tropical Pacific having important consequences for weather around the globe. Includes basic facts, forecasts, climatology, and satellite data. 20001215 Hypermedia Collections on Desertification Set of documents dealing with the causes and consequences of desertification, action programs, scientific and technical cooperation, and measures to support the study and prevention of desertification. An international research initiative lead by Brazil designed to create the new knowledge needed to understand the climatological, ecological, biogeochemical, and hydrological functioning of Amazonia, the impact of land use change on these functions, and the interactions between Amazonia and the Earth system. Departmental information and research projects covering topics such as biogeochemical oceanography, tropical coastal management, and marine ecology.