Study shows how climate change is affecting Brazil

A study released today by Greenpeace Brazil shows how the country has already started being affected by climate change. The document lists a series of incidents that can already be seen in the country, like only a tiny slit of water at the famous Iguacu Falls - down to one tenth of its normal volume last June -, drought in the Amazon and others. It also shows how global climate change can lead to serious climate events like tropical cyclones and an increase in sea level covering some coastal areas, or the permanent transformation of the Amazon into a desert in less than 50 years. The latter would be caused by increasing droughts thanks to global warming, but also due to the increasing deforestation of the region.

The complete report, titled “Climate Change, Life Change – How Global Warming already affects Brazil”, includes studies by universities and environmental agencies from Brazil and abroad. According to Greenpeace, not only the envioronment, but also the economy can suffer with all the changes. Agricultural production, for instance, can see a 75 percent drop in its production in the next century.