cleAbstract"> >Resumo >Este artigo apresenta uma breve discusso terica sobre as mudanas climticas e suas conseqncias catastrficas para a sociedade humana. Entretanto, os eventos atmosfricos severos ocorridos recentemente no Brasil, chamam a ateno para os possveis reflexos das mudanas climticas que j esto sendo verificadas no pas. Palavras-chave: mudanas climticas, tornado, furaco Catarina, Amaznia.
This paper presents a theoretical discussion about climatic change and his catastrophic consequences in the human society. However, the hard atmospheric events that occurred into Brazil has been calling attention about to the possible reflections from the climatic changes that already are being verified in the country. Key words: climatic changes, tornado, Catarina hurricane, Amaznia.