Vellore
India
Vellore is projected to face a future where extreme heat and dangerous heat extremes significantly threaten public health. The city will experience frequent heavy precipitation, increasing the risk of flooding and damaging infrastructure. Additionally, prolonged drought conditions may jeopardize water supply and agricultural production, contributing to potential food security crises. There is a looming concern over high arbovirus transmission risk, particularly linked to diseases like dengue, alongside an elevated malaria risk. Each of these climate hazards exacerbates existing vulnerabilities, emphasizing the critical need for comprehensive climate risk management to safeguard the community's health and wellbeing.
Hazard Outlook
How will Vellore's projected climate hazards compare to other cities under a 3.0°C future warming scenario?
Maximum Temperature
Vellore's projected maximum temperature of 10.4°C is higher than most cities globally under a 3.0°C warming scenario.
Longest Heatwave
Vellore may experience heatwaves lasting up to 6 days, higher than most other cities.
Heavy Rainfall Days
With 11 days of heavy rainfall expected, Vellore ranks higher than most cities for extreme precipitation events.
Maximum Rainfall
Vellore's projected maximum rainfall of 12 mm is higher than most cities globally.
Elevation
At 218 m elevation, Vellore faces moderate risk from coastal flooding and sea level rise.
Exposure Summary
Adaptation Priorities
Vellore faces elevated exposure to max temp, 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 Vellore.
No solutions have been documented for Vellore.
This is an archived snapshot of the database.
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