Videos and numbers

The official video of the Paraguaçú’s ocean rowing project is ready for presentations and conferences. Take a look at this short example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7gMha6Bt1E

Other curious data about the ocean rowing:

- Total days at sea: 57

- Total nautical miles travelled: 1422 (more than 2500 km)

- Coordinates of departure point (01.03.13): 27º56’N12º56’W

- Coordinates of arrival point (20.05.14): 14º54’N23º30’W

- Route: Tarfaya-Fuerteventura-Gran Canaria-Praia (Santiago)

- Maximum distance rowed in one day: 42 miles

- Minimum distance rowed in one day: 19,4 miles

- Average distance rowed in one day: 31 miles

- Maximum distance drifting in one night: 17 miles

- Maximum speed at rowing: 2,2 knots

- Average speed drifting (wind at 26 km/h): 0,6 knots

- Average speed rowing (wind at 26 km/h): 1,2 knots

- Average number of strokes per day: 9.000

- Maximum number of hours rowed in one day: 11

- Minimum number of hours rowed in one day: 5

- Weight of the rower before departure: 75 kg

- Weight of the rower after arrival: 62 kg

- Number of categories of items on board: 243

- Number of items on board: at least 1315

 

- Number of people dislocated in 2011 because of climate changes: 50 million

- Number of people to dislocate in 2080 because of climate changes: 200 million (estimation of the Environment Defense Fund)

- World’s land burned down each year: 600.000 hectares

- Wind power job creation in Brazil: 195.000 jobs, up to 2020

- Sustainable agriculture job creation: 50.000 new jobs, up to 2050 (Rio+20)

The warmest month...

May of 2014 was the warmest in the last 134 years. The average temperature on the planet was 15,54ºC, meaning 0,74 above the average of the 20^th century. Does anyone still has doubts about the climate changing?! The conclusions belong to the NOAA and JMA, meteorology agencies of the USA and Japan. Also, a study of the European Union concludes that taking measures right now against the climate changes will save the equivalent of 1,8% of the GNP. The Amazon and all the forest of the planet are a fundamental organ to help solving the problem.

 

Maio de 2014, o mais quente dos últimos 134 anos. A temperatura média do planeta chegou a 15,54 graus centígrados, 0,74 graus acima da média do século 20. O recorde anterior tinha sido estabelecido em 2010. Ainda alguém tem dúvidas sobre as alterações climáticas? As conclusões pertencem às agências meteorológicas dos estados Unidos (NOAA) e Japão (JMA). Um estudo da União Europeia conclui também que tomar imediatamente medidas contra as alterações climáticas poupará o equivalente a 1,8% do PIB.
A floresta amazónica e todas as florestas do planeta constituem um 'orgão' de primordial importância para a resolução do problema.