CATARINA, SOUTH AMERICA S FIRST HURRICANE. A SIGNAL OF GLOBAL CLIMATIC CHANGES
Abstract:
<p align="justify"> On March 27, 2004, a strong storm (tropical cyclone) hit the coast of Southern Brazil and caused death and widespread devastation in part of the States of Santa Catarina and the Rio Grande do Sul. In spite of what some Brazilian meteorologists initially had to say, Catarina was South America s first hurricane. Many Brazilian meteorologists, for various reasons, did not want to recognize that it was a real hurricane and classified the phenomenon as an extratropical cyclone, a polar low, or even a hybrid occurrence. Catarina initiated about 1.OOOkm off the Brazilian coast (Santa Catarina) around March 20, 2004, as an extratropical cyclone (EC), underwent tropical transition (TT), and subsequently became a category I hurricane. It was really South America s first hurricane and it may be a possible indication of global climate changes. </p>
<p align="justify"> On March 27, 2004, a strong storm (tropical cyclone) hit the coast of Southern Brazil and caused death and widespread devastation in part of the States of Santa Catarina and the Rio Grande do Sul. In spite of what some Brazilian meteorologists initially had to say, Catarina was South America s first hurricane. Many Brazilian meteorologists, for various reasons, did not want to recognize that it was a real hurricane and classified the phenomenon as an extratropical cyclone, a polar low, or even a hybrid occurrence. Catarina initiated about 1.OOOkm off the Brazilian coast (Santa Catarina) around March 20, 2004, as an extratropical cyclone (EC), underwent tropical transition (TT), and subsequently became a category I hurricane. It was really South America s first hurricane and it may be a possible indication of global climate changes. </p>
DOI: 10.48141/SBJCHEM.v12.n12.2004.71_2003_2004.pdf
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