We’re proud to co-sponsor this webinar presented by the UCLA Latin American Institute.
With the coming El Niño, California faces the deluge, while Amazonia and Northern Brazil stand to face crushing drought. Past El Niños have had severe effects on Brazil, drying out some of the largest tributaries of the Amazon and throwing the country’s arid Northeast into penury and dispossession. River transport – Amazonia’s life blood – literally evaporated, and the heated landscapes burst into flame.
What to Expect
- Hear from José Marengo, a leading modeler of El Niño’s effects, and Ane Auxiliadora Alencar, who has spent decades analyzing the impacts of Amazonian transformation.
- Understand the dimensions of this looming catastrophe and what it means for Brazilian society.
- Explore the broader questions of landscape change and climate change that connect these risks.
Date: Time: Location: Webinar (via Zoom)—Link to webinar to be sent upon RSVP
Hosted by: UCLA Latin American Institute
Sponsors: UCLA Center for Brazilian Studies, UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation, UCLA Geography, UCLA Institute of the Environment & Sustainability
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Speakers
- José Marengo, Centro Nacional de Monitoramento e Alertas de Desastres Naturais (Cemaden)
- Ane Auxiliadora Alencar, Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia
