Ciudad Guayana
Venezuela
Ciudad Guayana is projected to encounter various significant climate hazards in the future. The city faces extreme heat, characterized by dangerous heat extremes and frequent heatwaves that can adversely affect public health. Moreover, it is anticipated that heavy precipitation will occur frequently, resulting in flooding risks. Prolonged drought conditions are also expected, exacerbating water supply issues and agricultural stress. In addition, the health implications are profound as elevated temperatures can lead to higher transmission risks for arboviruses and malaria. These climate hazards cumulatively threaten the well-being of the community and pose substantial challenges for urban planning and public health preparedness, highlighting the urgent need for strategies to mitigate these risks.
Hazard Outlook
How will Ciudad Guayana's projected climate hazards compare to other cities under a 3.0°C future warming scenario?
Longest Heatwave
Ciudad Guayana may experience heatwaves lasting up to 10 days, among the highest of all other cities.
Maximum Temperature
Ciudad Guayana's projected maximum temperature of 10.1°C is higher than most cities globally under a 3.0°C warming scenario.
Heavy Rainfall Days
With 11 days of heavy rainfall expected, Ciudad Guayana ranks higher than most cities for extreme precipitation events.
Elevation
At 112 m elevation, Ciudad Guayana faces moderate risk from coastal flooding and sea level rise.
Maximum Rainfall
Ciudad Guayana's projected maximum rainfall of 6 mm is lower than most cities globally.
Exposure Summary
Adaptation Priorities
Ciudad Guayana faces high exposure to heatwave and elevated exposure to max temp, heavy rain. These areas may warrant priority attention in adaptation planning.
Data source: Climate projections from the IPCC AR6 scenario analysis. See our methodology for details on how we process and interpret this data.
Deployed Solutions
Deployed climate adaptation technologies identified in Ciudad Guayana.
No solutions have been documented for Ciudad Guayana.
This is an archived snapshot of the database.
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