ANALYSIS OF EXTREME CLIMATE EPISODES IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ITUIUTABA (MG) AND THE VIEW OF THE LOCAL PRESS

Abstract

The variabilityisone of themost popular elementsofclimate dynamics, theimpactsproducedbythisphenomenon, through extreme weatherevents, even as expectedmayhavesignificantimpactsonhuman activities. In this way, thisworkaimstoanalyzetheimpactsof extreme weathereventsproduce in Ituiutaba - MG,fromreports in the local press. For thiswork were used temperature data, relativehumidityandmonthlytotallyrainfall from 2002 to 2005, WeatherStation Ituiutaba belongingto INMET. During the research identifi ed 10 reports associated with damage caused by climate instability with the performance of three environmental infl uences can alter the population dynamics, that is, the drought, the large volume of rainfall and temperature variation, with the months of January and October with higher records of extreme events. As a result of this work can be said that the written media, in most cases a sensationalized extreme weather events, reporting more negative impact than occurred. infl uencing negatively the public also should be noted that the news disseminated do not take into account the bad city planning.