Severe droughts reduce river navigability and isolate communities in the Brazilian Amazon

L Santos de Lima, FEO Silva… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
The Amazon basin is experiencing severe droughts that are expected to worsen with climate
change. Riverine communities are especially vulnerable to these extreme events. This study …

Assessment of precipitation and hydrological droughts in South America through statistically downscaled CMIP6 projections

GWS Ferreira, MS Reboita, JGM Ribeiro, CA De Souza - Climate, 2023 - mdpi.com
Drought events are critical environmental threats that yield several socioeconomic impacts.
Such effects are even more relevant for South America (SA) since different activities …

Correlations between climate resilience in family farming and sustainable rural development

TAR Nepomoceno, I Carniatto - Ambio, 2023 - Springer
Given the recognition that climate change predominantly affects the most vulnerable groups,
there has been a growing interest in reorientations that can influence family farming's …

Brazilian water security threatened by climate change and human behavior

AS Ballarin, JG Sousa Mota Uchôa… - Water Resources …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Water scarcity is a growing concern globally, with climate change and increasing population
exacerbating the issue. Here, we introduce a new framework for assessing water availability …

Advancing the agave‐soil nexus approach: A systematic review

HM Queiroz, TO Ferreira, CEP Cerri… - Biofuels, Bioproducts …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Agave plants, found primarily in arid and semi‐arid regions, have been utilized by
indigenous communities for various purposes for thousands of years. They currently serve …

Grazing exclusion restores soil health in Brazilian drylands under desertification process

AYV Lima, MR Cherubin, DF da Silva, JCA Mota… - Applied Soil …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Brazilian drylands (Caatinga biome) are facing accelerated soil desertification
due to human activities (eg, overgrazing). However, restoration practices (eg, grazing …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of reservoir evaporation on future water availability in north-eastern Brazil: a multi-scenario assessment

GP Rodrigues, A Brosinsky… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2024 - hess.copernicus.org
The potential effects of climatic changes on water resources are crucial to be assessed,
particularly in dry regions such as north-east Brazil (1 million km 2), where water supply is …

On the use of convolutional neural networks for downscaling daily temperatures over southern South America in a climate change scenario

R Balmaceda-Huarte, J Baño-Medina, ME Olmo… - Climate Dynamics, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Global Climate Models (GCMs) depict a notable influence of climate change on
southern South America (SSA). Future regional-to-local information for adaptation and …

Impact of drought on land productivity and degradation in the Brazilian semiarid region

F Paredes-Trejo, HA Barbosa, GA Daldegan, I Teich… - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Brazilian semiarid region (BSR) has faced severe drought over the last three decades,
which has led to a significant decline in land productivity, posing a considerable threat to …

Space–time heterogeneity of drought characteristics in Sabah and Sarawak, East Malaysia: implications for developing effective drought monitoring and mitigation …

YF Huang, JL Ng, KF Fung, TK Weng, N AlDahoul… - Applied Water …, 2023 - Springer
Natural calamities like droughts have harmed not just humanity throughout history but also
the economy, food, agricultural production, flora, animal habitat, etc. A drought monitoring …