Brazil experiences extreme weather and climate events that cause numerous economic and
social losses, and according to climate change projections, these events will increase in …

Our paper reviews recent progress in the study and understanding of observed trends in
extreme rainfall events in the Metropolitan Area of São Paulo (MASP). These are discussed …

Urbanization causes enormous land use and land cover (LULC) changes, which creates a
significant impacts on land surface temperature (LST) in rapidly growing mega-cities. The …

Rapid urbanization is changing the existing patterns of Land Use Land Cover (LULC)
globally which is consequently increasing the Land Surface Temperature (LST) in many …

In order to understand the rising number of flash floods and landslides in the densely
populated region of southeastern Brazil, this study analyzes the spatial and temporal …

The objective of this work is to assess changes in three metropolitan regions of Southeast
Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Santos) based on the projections produced by the …

ABSTRACT Southeast Brazil (SE Brazil) is the most densely populated region in Brazil.
Previous studies have shown evidence of positive trends in average precipitation and …

As most port areas throughout the world, Guanabara Bay (GB), which hosts the Harbour of
Rio de Janeiro (HRJ), is under intense environmental stress. Located in one of the most …

Abstract Small Urban Green Infrastructure (UGI; green areas< 2 ha) represents the best
opportunity to mitigate Urban Heat Island (UHI) and directly promote microclimate …

The promptness of industrialisation and expanding urbanisation to achieve targets of
economics are resulting in the transfiguration of permeable surfaces into impervious ones …