Extreme climate indices in Brazil: evaluation of downscaled earth system models at high horizontal resolution

A Avila-Diaz, G Abrahão, F Justino, R Torres… - Climate Dynamics, 2020 - Springer
This study evaluated the performance of 25 earth system models (ESMs), statistically and
dynamically downscaled to a high horizontal resolution (0.25° of latitude/longitude), in …

Future climate change in the Caatinga

RR Torres, DM Lapola, NLR Gamarra - … largest tropical dry forest region in …, 2017 - Springer
This chapter discusses the general aspects of climate variability and climate change in
South America, with a special focus on Brazil's northeast region in which the Caatinga is …

When salient science is not enough to advance climate change adaptation: Lessons from Brazil and Australia

S Serrao-Neumann, G Di Giulio, DL Choy - Environmental Science & Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Increased social and environmental vulnerability to extreme climatic events and inherent
aggravation of environmental and social problems has placed climate change adaptation as …

Climate change impact on the initial development of tropical forest species: a multi-model assessment

FYS Reis, FB Martins, RR Torres… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2021 - Springer
Air temperature is a key variable in the development of tropical forest species, and the
increasing temperature projected to occur over the twenty-first century can bring additional …

[PDF][PDF] Uncertainties in projections of climate extremes indices in South America via Bayesian inference

CD Gouveia, R Rodrigues Torres… - International Journal …, 2022 - drive.google.com
Historical simulations and projections of climate extremes indices of precipitation and
temperature were analysed over South America until the end of the 21st century through 31 …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of dry and heavy rainfall days and their projected changes over Northeast Brazil in Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 models

FJ Medeiros, CP Oliveira - Int. J. Climatol, 2022 - researchgate.net
Abstract The Northeast Brazil (NEB) is considered a region that is strongly vulnerable to
extreme rainfall events due to climate change. In this context, this study evaluates the …

Health-related vulnerability to climate extremes in homoclimatic zones of Amazonia and Northeast region of Brazil

LMB Andrade, GR Guedes, KVMS Noronha… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Amazonia and the Northeast region of Brazil exhibit the highest levels of climate
vulnerability in the country. While Amazonia is characterized by an extremely hot and humid …

Adaptation by stealth: climate information use in the Great Lakes region across scales

LV Rasmussen, CJ Kirchhoff, MC Lemos - Climatic Change, 2017 - Springer
While there has been considerable focus on understanding barriers to climate information
use associated with the character of climate knowledge, individuals' negative perception of …

[HTML][HTML] Adaptação climática: Fronteiras do conhecimento para pensar o contexto brasileiro

G GIULIO, M DI, ANA MARTINS, M BEDRAN… - Estudos …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
No campo das Dimensões Humanas das Mudanças Climáticas existe um rico debate
ancorado particularmente em arcabouços teóricos das ciências sociais sobre como as …

Cenários de mudanças climáticas projetados para o estado de Minas Gerais

MS Reboita, VH de Almeida Marrafon… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2018 - ojs.ufgd.edu.br
O estado de Minas Gerais está inserido numa região de clima de monção, o que significa
que mais da metade do total anual da precipitação ocorre entre a primavera e o outono do …