The Flying Rivers project seeks to quantify the amount of water vapour transported by these invisible rivers passing over our heads. They may well account for a volume of water equivalent to the flow of the mighty Amazon River itself,  estimated at 200,000 cubic metres per second: the most powerful discharge of any single river in the world.

The lower half of Brazil, essentially the country’s agricultural heartland and industrial powerhouse, depends heavily on its hereto reliable and abundant rainfall. Brazil receives more rain that any other country in the world (estimated at over 15,000 cubic kilometers per year – almost double the next best, Russia) and, until recently, has relied on hydro power for up to 90% of its energy requirements.

View the current uncertainty regarding the long-term impact of global warming and climate change, it is increasingly important to keep abreast of new data in order to have a better understanding of how the climate works.

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