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Taichung

Taiwan

Taichung is projected to face multiple climate hazards, including heavy rainfall events that may lead to increased flooding and drainage challenges. These severe weather patterns raise concerns over infrastructure resilience and public safety. The city is also at high risk for arbovirus transmission, which poses threats to community health through vector-borne diseases like dengue fever. Furthermore, an increase in malaria risk is anticipated, likely due to warmer temperatures and changing rainfall patterns that support mosquito proliferation. Such climate-induced vulnerabilities indicate urgent needs for adaptation strategies to safeguard public health and infrastructure, particularly as environmental conditions continue to evolve in the coming years.

Hazard Outlook

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

Longest Heatwave

91st percentile Very high exposure

Taichung may experience heatwaves lasting up to 9 days, among the highest of all other cities.

Taichung
0.0 Shorter → Longer 92

Maximum Rainfall

97th percentile Very high exposure

Taichung's projected maximum rainfall of 23 mm is among the highest of all cities globally.

Taichung
0.0 Lower → Higher 35

Heavy Rainfall Days

55th percentile Elevated exposure

With 10 days of heavy rainfall expected, Taichung ranks higher than most cities for extreme precipitation events.

Taichung
0.0 Fewer → More 36

Elevation

54th percentile Moderate exposure

At 110 m elevation, Taichung faces moderate risk from coastal flooding and sea level rise.

Taichung
-8.0 Lower → Higher 4k

Maximum Temperature

9th percentile Lower exposure

Taichung's projected maximum temperature of 7.8°C is lower than most cities globally under a 3.0°C warming scenario.

Taichung
5.0 Cooler → Hotter 13

Exposure Summary

Heatwave
Max Rain
Heavy Rain
Elevation
Max Temp

Adaptation Priorities

Taichung faces high exposure to heatwave, max rain and elevated exposure to heavy 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 Taichung.

No solutions have been documented for Taichung.

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