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ENVIRONMENT AND WEATHER                                                                                                 ENVIRONMENT AND WEATHER





                             Tropical climate
                                                                                                                                                     RUGGED TERRAIN
                             Atlantic Forest Biome

                              February is the warmest month of the year, with an average temperature of                                              8 m (26 ft) above sea level
                              26.8 °C (80.2 °F)
                                                                                                                                                     One relevant feature is a near-vertical slope that divides Salvador:
                              July is the coolest month of the year, with an average temperature of 23.3                                             Cidade Baixa (“Low Town”), on the Northwest of the city,
                              °C (73.9 °F)                                                                                                           is 85 m (278 ft) lower than the Cidade Alta (“High Town”),
                              September is the driest month: precipitation of 74 mm (2.9 in)                                                         which is larger and newer.

                                                                                                                                                     Source: Geography of Salvador, UFBA
                              May is the wettest month: precipitation of 285 mm (11.2 in)

                             Source: climate-data.org




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                               34,22 km (13.21 mi ) of  Atlantic Forest left

                               4,94% of the original area
                               Source: aquitemmata.org.br









                             ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS



                               1,3 ton CO  /  inhabitant per year
                                                2
                               74% from transportation

                               Source: Greenhouse gas emissions inventory for Salvador, 2015 ICLEI; Deadline
                               2000 Analysis, C40








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