Cordoba
Argentina
Cordoba is projected to experience numerous climate hazards that pose serious risks to its inhabitants and infrastructure. Extreme heat and dangerous heat extremes will become more prevalent, leading to increased occurrences of heatwaves. This rise in temperature significantly heightens health risks for residents. Concurrently, the city will face frequent heavy rainfall events, which may result in flooding and strain on urban infrastructure. The interplay between these escalating heat events and increased precipitation creates a complex vulnerability framework. As these climate impacts intensify, it becomes imperative for Cordoba to enhance its preparedness and resilience strategies to mitigate adverse effects on its communities.
Hazard Outlook
How will Cordoba's projected climate hazards compare to other cities under a 3.0°C future warming scenario?
Heavy Rainfall Days
With 14 days of heavy rainfall expected, Cordoba ranks among the highest of all cities for extreme precipitation events.
Maximum Temperature
Cordoba's projected maximum temperature of 10.4°C is higher than most cities globally under a 3.0°C warming scenario.
Maximum Rainfall
Cordoba's projected maximum rainfall of 13 mm is higher than most cities globally.
Longest Heatwave
Cordoba may experience heatwaves lasting up to 2 days, lower than most other cities.
Elevation
At 400 m elevation, Cordoba faces lower risk from coastal flooding and sea level rise.
Exposure Summary
Adaptation Priorities
Cordoba 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 Cordoba.
No solutions have been documented for Cordoba.
This is an archived snapshot of the database.
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