Impacts of Climate Change on Brazil

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Impacts of Climate Change on Brazil

• Raymond Beltran
• Virginia Reyes
• Geog. 135S
• Presentation 1

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The Region of Brazil

• The federation of Brazil consists of 26 state,
  and one federal district
• It is important to understand the terrains of
  the region.
• Northern Brazil is covered in the Amazon
  rainforest
• Southern Brazil has an open region covered in
  hills and low mountains

North Region North-east region Central-West
Region South-East region Southern region
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Impacts

• According to the intergovernmental Panel on
  climate change has revealed that the Amazon
  region in northern Brazil has experienced
  directional trends in drought and heavy rainfall
  that exhibit and weak positive trend
• They have also proven that precipitation in
  subtropical regions like Brazil have experienced
  an abrupt increase in precipitation from
  1956-1990, following a dry period from 1921-1955.
• Website http//www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg2
  /543.htm

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Positive Impacts

• Brazil Economy is one of the few on earth that
  will benefit more from the affects of Global
  Warming.
• By increasing the rain cycle through ENSO
  oscillations and the effects of La Nina droughts,
  Brazils Agriculture Industry can increase
  production. The agriculture industry is
  responsible for employing 30- 40 of the
  economically active population

Coffee Plantation in São João do Manhuaçu City -
Minas Gerais State - Brazil
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Negative Impacts

• Some Aqua culture fisheries and mangroves may
  lose profits and product because of the sea level
  rise
• The Amazon rainforest is rich in biodiversity and
  a change in climate will lead to dramatic changes
  in the ecosystem, with no time to adapt to the
  changes the species will perish
• Evidence is established but incomplete that
  climate change would reduce silvicultural yields
  because water often limits growth during the dry
  season, which is expected to become longer and
  more intense in many parts of Latin America.
• http//www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg2/543.htm

Toco Toucan Habitant of Brazilian Rainforest
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Negative Impacts Cont

• The continual glacial ice melt is dangerous and
  has adverse impacts on the people nearby
• The lack of snow in the region mountains causes a
  decrease in countries dependence on winter sport
  tourism.
• The Brazilians depend on this snow and glacial
  ice also to control river and stream flow,
  availability for irrigation and for the use of
  hydro power generation.

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Conclusion

• The Brazilian Economy may slightly benefit from
  Global Warming, but the countries losses are to
  great to be ignored.
• The biodiversity richness is an important
  attribute that helps entail Brazil.
• The very important facets of the peoples culture
  and the regions history may be erased and
  forgotten if something is not done about the
  recent anthropogenic changes felt by the planet

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Sources

• The following sources are valid Governmental
  cites that provide information of countries and
  climate change.
• www.gbn.com/climatechange/ImpactsOfClimateChange.p
  df
• Gilman, Nils. January 2007
• Lambertini, Marco. A Naturalist's Guide to the
  Tropics. 2007-06-19
• http//www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg2/543.htm