2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/180300We prove a global foliation result, using areal time, for T^2 symmetric spacetimes with a positive cosmological constant. We then find a class of solutions that exhibit AVTD behavior near the singularity.15 pages, 0 figures, 2 references addedGeneral Relativity and Quantum CosmologyAreal Foliation and AVTD Behavior in T^2 Symmetric Spacetimes with Positive Cosmological Constanttext