Mexicali
Mexico
Mexicali is projected to face significant climate risks, including extreme heat conditions, with increasing dangerous heat extremes and frequent heatwaves anticipated. This trend poses grave health and environmental concerns for the community. Additionally, the city will experience frequent heavy precipitation events, which may result in flooding and complicate water management systems. Prolonged drought conditions are also expected, leading to severe stress on water resources and agricultural activities. The interplay of these climate hazards exacerbates vulnerability, creating a challenging scenario for Mexicali in the face of climate change. Understanding these dynamics is essential for addressing the potential impacts on the city’s residents and future sustainability.
Hazard Outlook
How will Mexicali's projected climate hazards compare to other cities under a 3.0°C future warming scenario?
Maximum Temperature
Mexicali's projected maximum temperature of 12.6°C is among the highest of all cities globally under a 3.0°C warming scenario.
Heavy Rainfall Days
With 14 days of heavy rainfall expected, Mexicali ranks among the highest of all cities for extreme precipitation events.
Elevation
At 2 m elevation, Mexicali faces very high risk from coastal flooding and sea level rise.
Longest Heatwave
Mexicali may experience heatwaves lasting up to 4 days, near the median of other cities.
Maximum Rainfall
Mexicali's projected maximum rainfall of 4 mm is lower than most cities globally.
Exposure Summary
Adaptation Priorities
Mexicali faces high exposure to max temp, heavy rain, elevation. 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 Mexicali.
No solutions have been documented for Mexicali.
This is an archived snapshot of the database.
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