Photo by Alejandro Arias
CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA Key Takeaways
Temperature
The Mexicali and Sierra de Guadalupe regions will experience the greatest increases in maximum temperatures. Increases in minimum temperatures will occur mostly along the central region, between south of Sierra de San Pedro Mártir along the western side of the Peninsular Ranges. Three of the four major cities in Baja California are projected to see significant increases in maximum temperatures, posing a risk to the most vulnerable members of these communities.
Photo by Michelle María Early Capistrán
Baja California will experience an overall warming trend across the Peninsula.
Photo by Michael Wall
Precipitation The Baja California Peninsula region is already experiencing conditions of water stress that will worsen over the next decade for demographic reasons, and climate change will only compound this trend.
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B AJ A W OR KING G R O U P
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