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Hanover

Germany

Hanover is projected to face moderate climate risks that will affect its environmental stability and resilience. The city may experience increasing temperatures leading to more frequent heatwaves. Additionally, shifts in precipitation patterns could result in increased flooding and prolonged droughts. These climate hazards may also impact local biodiversity and strain ecosystems, creating challenges for public infrastructure and health. Given the unpredictable nature of these climate changes, effective community adaptation strategies will be essential. The absence of documented technology-enabled climate resilience solutions poses additional challenges for the city in addressing these vulnerabilities. Hence, Hanover's future climate scenario will demand careful planning and proactive measures to mitigate impacts and enhance resilience for its residents and environment.

Hazard Outlook

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

Heavy Rainfall Days

52nd percentile Elevated exposure

With 10 days of heavy rainfall expected, Hanover ranks higher than most cities for extreme precipitation events.

Hanover
0.0 Fewer → More 36

Elevation

43rd percentile Elevated exposure

At 65 m elevation, Hanover faces elevated risk from coastal flooding and sea level rise.

Hanover
-8.0 Lower → Higher 4k

Maximum Temperature

22nd percentile Lower exposure

Hanover's projected maximum temperature of 8.5°C is lower than most cities globally under a 3.0°C warming scenario.

Hanover
5.0 Cooler → Hotter 13

Longest Heatwave

9th percentile Lower exposure

Hanover may experience heatwaves lasting up to 3 days, lower than most other cities.

Hanover
0.0 Shorter → Longer 92

Maximum Rainfall

9th percentile Lower exposure

Hanover's projected maximum rainfall of 6 mm is lower than most cities globally.

Hanover
0.0 Lower → Higher 35

Exposure Summary

Heavy Rain
Elevation
Max Temp
Heatwave
Max Rain

Adaptation Priorities

Hanover faces elevated exposure to heavy rain, elevation. 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 Hanover.

No solutions have been documented for Hanover.

This is an archived snapshot of the database.

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