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Zunyi is projected to face significant climate challenges, including frequent heatwaves and an elevated risk of malaria. As the climate continues to change, the health impacts of heat exposure are expected to worsen, particularly for vulnerable populations. The increasing temperatures may lead to more severe heatwaves, resulting in heightened health risks and potential heat-related illnesses. Concurrently, the changing climatic conditions are likely to foster a rise in malaria cases due to favorable conditions for mosquito breeding. This combination of climate hazards emphasizes the city's vulnerabilities and illustrates the urgent need for strategies to enhance resilience against these emergent health challenges. Addressing these issues is paramount to safeguarding community health and well-being.

Hazard Outlook

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

Maximum Temperature

40th percentile Moderate exposure

Zunyi's projected maximum temperature of 9.2°C is near the median of cities globally under a 3.0°C warming scenario.

Zunyi
5.0 Cooler → Hotter 13

Longest Heatwave

31st percentile Moderate exposure

Zunyi may experience heatwaves lasting up to 4 days, near the median of other cities.

Zunyi
0.0 Shorter → Longer 92

Heavy Rainfall Days

26th percentile Moderate exposure

With 10 days of heavy rainfall expected, Zunyi ranks near the median of cities for extreme precipitation events.

Zunyi
0.0 Fewer → More 36

Maximum Rainfall

38th percentile Moderate exposure

Zunyi's projected maximum rainfall of 9 mm is near the median of cities globally.

Zunyi
0.0 Lower → Higher 35

Elevation

90th percentile Lower exposure

At 854 m elevation, Zunyi faces lower risk from coastal flooding and sea level rise.

Zunyi
-8.0 Lower → Higher 4k

Exposure Summary

Max Temp
Heatwave
Heavy Rain
Max Rain
Elevation

Adaptation Priorities

Zunyi shows moderate or lower exposure across measured climate hazards.

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 Zunyi.

No solutions have been documented for Zunyi.

This is an archived snapshot of the database.

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