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New Taipei is projected to face significant climate hazards, including increasing heavy rainfall events, which could lead to flooding and landslides, endangering infrastructure and public safety. Furthermore, the city is at a heightened risk of arbovirus transmission, exposing the population to diseases like dengue fever. Rising temperatures and altered rainfall patterns suggest an elevated risk of malaria, allowing for favorable breeding conditions for mosquitoes. These combined risks underscore a future where New Taipei confronts substantial public health and environmental challenges due to climate change, necessitating a focus on resilience strategies.

Hazard Outlook

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

Longest Heatwave

95th percentile Very high exposure

New Taipei [Taipei] may experience heatwaves lasting up to 12 days, among the highest of all other cities.

New Taipei [Taipei]
0.0 Shorter → Longer 92

Maximum Rainfall

94th percentile Very high exposure

New Taipei [Taipei]'s projected maximum rainfall of 20 mm is among the highest of all cities globally.

New Taipei [Taipei]
0.0 Lower → Higher 35

Elevation

6th percentile Very high exposure

At 5 m elevation, New Taipei [Taipei] faces very high risk from coastal flooding and sea level rise.

New Taipei [Taipei]
-8.0 Lower → Higher 4k

Heavy Rainfall Days

49th percentile Moderate exposure

With 10 days of heavy rainfall expected, New Taipei [Taipei] ranks near the median of cities for extreme precipitation events.

New Taipei [Taipei]
0.0 Fewer → More 36

Maximum Temperature

9th percentile Lower exposure

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

New Taipei [Taipei]
5.0 Cooler → Hotter 13

Exposure Summary

Heatwave
Max Rain
Elevation
Heavy Rain
Max Temp

Adaptation Priorities

New Taipei [Taipei] faces high exposure to heatwave, max 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 New Taipei [Taipei].

No solutions have been documented for New Taipei [Taipei].

This is an archived snapshot of the database.

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