Muzaffarnagar
India
Muzaffarnagar is projected to face significant climate hazards, including extreme heat and dangerous heat extremes, which will likely lead to health crises among vulnerable populations. Additionally, the city will experience heavy rainfall events, risking flooding, infrastructure damage, and disruptions to daily life. Prolonged drought conditions are also anticipated, severely impacting water availability for both agriculture and daily consumption. Collectively, these climate risks pose serious threats to the city's environmental stability and public well-being, necessitating a thorough assessment of vulnerabilities. Urgent attention is required to address these projected climate hazards and adapt to the evolving challenges posed by climate change.
Hazard Outlook
How will Muzaffarnagar's projected climate hazards compare to other cities under a 3.0°C future warming scenario?
Maximum Temperature
Muzaffarnagar's projected maximum temperature of 11.7°C is among the highest of all cities globally under a 3.0°C warming scenario.
Maximum Rainfall
Muzaffarnagar's projected maximum rainfall of 14 mm is among the highest of all cities globally.
Heavy Rainfall Days
With 10 days of heavy rainfall expected, Muzaffarnagar ranks higher than most cities for extreme precipitation events.
Longest Heatwave
Muzaffarnagar may experience heatwaves lasting up to 5 days, near the median of other cities.
Elevation
At 250 m elevation, Muzaffarnagar faces moderate risk from coastal flooding and sea level rise.
Exposure Summary
Adaptation Priorities
Muzaffarnagar faces high exposure to max temp, max rain and elevated exposure to 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 Muzaffarnagar.
No solutions have been documented for Muzaffarnagar.
This is an archived snapshot of the database.
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