Claudia da Costa holds a PhD in Climate and Environment from the National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA), a master’s degree in Meteorology from the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), and a degree in Meteorology from the Federal University of Pará (UFPA). She completed a postdoctoral research at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As a researcher at ITV DS, she works in climatology, dynamic meteorology, moisture transport in the Amazon, regional climate modeling, and climate change.