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San Miguel de Tucumán is projected to face significant climate hazards that threaten its environmental and public health. The city will experience extreme heat and dangerous heat extremes, with frequent heatwaves anticipated, leading to increased health risks for residents. Furthermore, heavy rainfall events and recurrent heavy precipitation are expected, which may contribute to flooding and exacerbate existing vulnerabilities. Alongside these challenges, the region faces an elevated risk of malaria transmission, which poses a severe threat to public health. These climate risks highlight the vulnerabilities of San Miguel de Tucumán to climate change impacts, necessitating urgent attention and action to prepare for the evolving climatic landscape. The interconnectedness of heat and heavy precipitation events will further strain resources and complicate disaster responses. Addressing these formidable challenges will be crucial to safeguarding the city's well-being in the face of climate uncertainties.

Hazard Outlook

How will San Miguel de Tucumán's projected climate hazards compare to other cities under a 3.0°C future warming scenario?

Heavy Rainfall Days

98th percentile Very high exposure

With 21 days of heavy rainfall expected, San Miguel de Tucumán ranks among the highest of all cities for extreme precipitation events.

San Miguel de Tucumán
0.0 Fewer → More 36

Maximum Temperature

69th percentile Elevated exposure

San Miguel de Tucumán's projected maximum temperature of 10.2°C is higher than most cities globally under a 3.0°C warming scenario.

San Miguel de Tucumán
5.0 Cooler → Hotter 13

Maximum Rainfall

74th percentile Elevated exposure

San Miguel de Tucumán's projected maximum rainfall of 14 mm is higher than most cities globally.

San Miguel de Tucumán
0.0 Lower → Higher 35

Longest Heatwave

13th percentile Lower exposure

San Miguel de Tucumán may experience heatwaves lasting up to 3 days, lower than most other cities.

San Miguel de Tucumán
0.0 Shorter → Longer 92

Elevation

80th percentile Lower exposure

At 448 m elevation, San Miguel de Tucumán faces lower risk from coastal flooding and sea level rise.

San Miguel de Tucumán
-8.0 Lower → Higher 4k

Exposure Summary

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Adaptation Priorities

San Miguel de Tucumán faces high exposure to heavy rain and elevated exposure to max temp, max 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 San Miguel de Tucumán.

No solutions have been documented for San Miguel de Tucumán.

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