Firozabad
India
Firozabad is projected to face significant climate hazards that will exacerbate its vulnerabilities in the future. The city is anticipated to experience extreme heat and dangerous heat extremes, which pose serious health risks for residents. Coupled with this, frequent heavy precipitation events will likely lead to flooding, resulting in infrastructure challenges. Additionally, prolonged drought conditions are expected, which will adversely affect water availability and agricultural productivity. These climate risks highlight a critical need for advancing understanding and preparedness to address the potential impacts of climate change, ensuring that Firozabad can better adapt to its evolving environmental landscape.
Hazard Outlook
How will Firozabad's projected climate hazards compare to other cities under a 3.0°C future warming scenario?
Maximum Temperature
Firozabad's projected maximum temperature of 11.8°C is among the highest of all cities globally under a 3.0°C warming scenario.
Longest Heatwave
Firozabad may experience heatwaves lasting up to 5 days, higher than most other cities.
Heavy Rainfall Days
With 11 days of heavy rainfall expected, Firozabad ranks higher than most cities for extreme precipitation events.
Maximum Rainfall
Firozabad's projected maximum rainfall of 12 mm is higher than most cities globally.
Elevation
At 165 m elevation, Firozabad faces moderate risk from coastal flooding and sea level rise.
Exposure Summary
Adaptation Priorities
Firozabad faces high exposure to max temp and elevated exposure to heatwave, heavy rain, 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 Firozabad.
No solutions have been documented for Firozabad.
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