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Bhopal

India

Bhopal is projected to face multiple climate hazards, significantly impacting its ecosystems and public health. The city will experience extreme heat, including dangerous heat extremes that threaten human well-being. Furthermore, heavy rainfall events and frequent heavy precipitation are anticipated, increasing the risk of flooding and infrastructure damage. Prolonged drought conditions are also expected, potentially straining water resources and agriculture. The elevation in temperatures is likely to enhance arbovirus transmission risk and raise malaria prevalence, posing critical health concerns. These interrelated climate hazards underscore Bhopal's vulnerabilities, necessitating urgent focus on resilience measures to mitigate future impacts.

Hazard Outlook

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

Heavy Rainfall Days

92nd percentile Very high exposure

With 13 days of heavy rainfall expected, Bhopal ranks among the highest of all cities for extreme precipitation events.

Bhopal
0.0 Fewer → More 36

Maximum Rainfall

90th percentile Very high exposure

Bhopal's projected maximum rainfall of 17 mm is among the highest of all cities globally.

Bhopal
0.0 Lower → Higher 35

Maximum Temperature

87th percentile High exposure

Bhopal's projected maximum temperature of 11.6°C is among the highest of all cities globally under a 3.0°C warming scenario.

Bhopal
5.0 Cooler → Hotter 13

Longest Heatwave

83rd percentile High exposure

Bhopal may experience heatwaves lasting up to 7 days, among the highest of all other cities.

Bhopal
0.0 Shorter → Longer 92

Elevation

82nd percentile Lower exposure

At 536 m elevation, Bhopal faces lower risk from coastal flooding and sea level rise.

Bhopal
-8.0 Lower → Higher 4k

Exposure Summary

Heavy Rain
Max Rain
Max Temp
Heatwave
Elevation

Adaptation Priorities

Bhopal faces high exposure to heavy rain, max rain, max temp, heatwave. 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 Bhopal.

No solutions have been documented for Bhopal.

This is an archived snapshot of the database.

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