EXTREME RAIN EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RISKS OF FLOODS IN ARACAJU, SERGIPE

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26895/geosaberes.v12i0.1089

Keywords:

Extreme rainfall, Flooding, Inundations, Risks, Aracaju

Abstract

Chaotic urban growth has led to the existence of risk scenarios caused, among others, by climatic factors. In Aracaju, capital of the state of Sergipe, northeastern Brazil, this reality does not seem to differ from the other medium and large Brazilian municipalities affected by extreme precipitation events. Thus, this article aimed to analyze the occurrence of rain events and their relationship with floods and inundations at the urban area of ​​Aracaju. With the treatment of historical data series collected from the official meteorological station of the National Institute of Meteorology (INMET), data from the Municipal Civil Defense and from journalistic records of the local press, it was possible to analyze, from a systemic perspective, how the dynamics of urban space production ​​has reflected in socio-environmental issues for disregarding the seasonality of precipitation events.

Author Biographies

  • Thiago Lima Santana Duarte, Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Brazil

    Master's student at the Postgraduate Program in Geography at the Federal University of Sergipe (PPGEO/UFS).

  • Gabriel Carvalho Santos, Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Brazil

    Master's student at the Postgraduate Program in Geography at the Federal University of Sergipe (PPGEO/UFS).

  • Francisco Jablinski Castelhano, Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Brazil

    Researcher at the Postgraduate Program in Geography at the Federal University of Sergipe (PPGEO/UFS).

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2021-06-20

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Vol. 12 (2021)

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EXTREME RAIN EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RISKS OF FLOODS IN ARACAJU, SERGIPE. (2021). Geosaberes, 12, 256-273. https://doi.org/10.26895/geosaberes.v12i0.1089