Luxor
Egypt
Luxor is projected to face severe climate hazards that will significantly impact the city. Specifically, the region will experience extreme heat, characterized by dangerous heat extremes and frequent heatwaves, which pose serious health risks for the population. Additionally, Luxor is expected to endure prolonged drought conditions that are likely to exacerbate water scarcity and affect agriculture. These climate hazards will create vulnerabilities for local communities, leading to challenges in maintaining livelihoods and ensuring access to essential resources. Overall, the combination of increased heat and drought conditions highlights urgent concerns for environmental sustainability and public health, necessitating comprehensive attention to the risks posed by climate change.
Hazard Outlook
How will Luxor's projected climate hazards compare to other cities under a 3.0°C future warming scenario?
Maximum Temperature
Luxor's projected maximum temperature of 11.9°C is among the highest of all cities globally under a 3.0°C warming scenario.
Elevation
At 81 m elevation, Luxor faces elevated risk from coastal flooding and sea level rise.
Longest Heatwave
Luxor may experience heatwaves lasting up to 5 days, near the median of other cities.
Heavy Rainfall Days
With 0 days of heavy rainfall expected, Luxor ranks lower than most cities for extreme precipitation events.
Maximum Rainfall
Luxor's projected maximum rainfall of 0 mm is lower than most cities globally.
Exposure Summary
Adaptation Priorities
Luxor faces high exposure to max temp and elevated exposure to 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 Luxor.
No solutions have been documented for Luxor.
This is an archived snapshot of the database.
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