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- Social well-being: poverty and extreme poverty levels and trends ...; low urbanization; gender, youth/demographic structure and changes | - Social well-being: poverty and extreme poverty levels and trends ...; low urbanization; gender, youth/demographic structure and changes | ||
− | = Climate | + | = Climate Summary = |
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+ | '''Historical Climate''' | ||
Observations since 1960 indicate: | Observations since 1960 indicate: | ||
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* Temperature increases of approximately 0.9°C, with the most rapid increase in summer months (Dec–Feb), between 1960 and 2006. | * Temperature increases of approximately 0.9°C, with the most rapid increase in summer months (Dec–Feb), between 1960 and 2006. | ||
* Increase in the number of days (+30 days) and nights (+41 days) considered “hot.” | * Increase in the number of days (+30 days) and nights (+41 days) considered “hot.” | ||
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− | '''Projected | + | '''Projected Future Climate''' |
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* Higher average temperatures of 1–3°C by 2050, with largest increases in early summer months. | * Higher average temperatures of 1–3°C by 2050, with largest increases in early summer months. | ||
* Increase in the number of days and nights considered “hot” by 2060. | * Increase in the number of days and nights considered “hot” by 2060. | ||
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* Increases in the proportion of rainfall during extreme events of up to 19 percent annually by 2090. | * Increases in the proportion of rainfall during extreme events of up to 19 percent annually by 2090. | ||
− | Source: | + | Source: USAID 2017. Climate change risk profile Malawi.Fact Sheet. |
= Key climatic hazards = | = Key climatic hazards = |