Brazil will experience climate change in all regions, says study

Brazil will continue to experience climate change in all its regions, according to a study developed by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and submitted to the UN Climate Convention.

According to the report, 14 climate threats were identified for the five regions. Among the findings, major trends in events such as increased annual rainfall in the South and extreme rainfall in the North, Southeast, and South stand out.

In addition, there are also signs of an increase in droughts in the Northeast, Central-West and Southeast, and an increase in severe winds in the North, Northeast, Southeast and South regions.

Regarding winds, the increase in this weather event can result in others such as severe storms, intense cold fronts and extratropical cyclones.

The biennial report submitted by Brazil is a commitment made by the countries that are part of the Paris Agreement, which aims to reduce gas emissions, seeking to contain global warming below 2°C, but preferably at 1.5°C.

Even if Brazil meets all the goals of the Paris Agreement, the study showed that climate change is still likely to occur in Brazil.

According to Márcio Rojas, general coordinator of Climate Science at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), "having clarity about the impacts on Brazil's macro-regions is absolutely relevant for the construction of climate actions, whether in public policies or in other spheres, in decisions by governments, the productive sector and society."

According to Rojas, the way climate change impacts Brazil, especially in its different macro-regions, is significantly different from what happens in the rest of the world.

Regarding the oceans and the Brazilian coast, there is also a trend towards rising sea levels and sea temperatures, as well as marine heat waves and acidification (decrease in pH) of the oceans along the entire coastline over the years, which can affect the entire marine food chain, such as fish, corals, and mollusks.