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Table 2.4. Summary of “Hotspots” Africa
2-meter T
Sizeable projected changes in variability
East Asia & Pacific Large errors in observed seasonal mean
Europe & Central Asia Large observed variability; sizeable projected changes in variability
10-meter wind
Solar radiation
Large errors in observed annual mean; sizeable projected changes in high-end extremes
Sea level
Large observed changes
Middle East & North Africa
Large errors in observed seasonal mean; sizeable projected changes in variability
South Asia Large errors in observed seasonal mean
Large observed variability over ocean
Large observed variability over NW Africa
Large errors in observed annual mean
Sizeable projected changes in high-end extremes
Large errors in observed annual mean; sizeable projected changes in high-end extremes Large observed changes
Risk of degradation and reduction
Permafrost
Sea ice
Latin America & Caribbean
Reported acceleration of melting of Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets
Source: Generated by authors. Note: Hotspots were identified in Chapter 2, “Climatic Impacts on Energy Services” and “Recent Observed Climate Change”, and hence are not comprehensive across all variables/statistics combinations. “Observed” refers to either direct observations or to outputs from re-analyses.