Security Planning and Policies To Meet the Challenges of Climate Change
Published Date: July 1, 2010
Across South America, climate projections indicate that temperatures will continue to rise gradually, by approximately 2°C to 4°C on average by 2040 (assuming no significant change in global emissions trends). Differences in lattitude, local geography, and prevalent wind and weather patterns will significantly affect actual temperatures at the local level. Projections indicate, however, that the highest temperature rises are likely to occur in the Amazonian region of north Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela, and the savannahs of east Colombia and southwest Venezuela. Heat waves are expected to become increasingly common, especially in the southeastern area of the continent.
