Prof. Dr. Everaldo B. De Souza received his Doctorate (PhD) in Meteorology from the University of São Paulo (USP, 2003), a Master's degree from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE, 1997), and a Bachelor's degree in Meteorology from the Federal University of Pará (UFPA, 1993). Currently, he holds the position of Full Professor at the Institute of Geosciences (IG), Federal University of Pará (UFPA). Since 2006, he has been a Professor at the Faculty of Meteorology (FAMET) and  a Permanent Professor of the Graduate Program (Master and Doctorate) in Environmental Sciences at UFPA. He was a member of the Brazilian Panel on Climate Change (PBMC) and is the main author of Chapter 9 (Short- and Long-term Environmental Changes) of the First Report of the National Assessment of Climate Change (PBMC, 2014). He has experience in the area of Geosciences and Environmental Sciences, with an emphasis on Climatology and Hydrology of the Amazon, Regional and Global Climate Modeling, Climate Variability and Change, Environmental Sciences, and Interdisciplinary Research in the context of the Amazon.