Impacts of Climate Extremes in Brazil: The Development of a Web Platform for Understanding Long-Term Sustainability of Ecosystems and Human Health in Amazonia (PULSE-Brazil)

Abstract

M OT I VAT I O N . Amazonia has experienced "droughts and floods of the century" during the last 10 years, and this has affected humans and natural systems through direct impacts from the events as well as increased forest fires and an increased risk of diseases. There is more data than ever before to monitor and understand the impact of such climatic extremes. However, the quantity of long-term multitemporal and multisource information increases the complexity of data management and limits the ability of policymakers to act on any improved understanding of Earth system processes. Such capacity, especially in tropical countries, is critical for developing mitigation and adaptation policies to cope with the effects of climate perturbations. This is central for the objectives of