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Developing climate messages for Zimbabwe using multiple sources of evidence

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  • Published 24th Nov 2012
  • Last updated 29th Aug 2023

Climate feature

Key messages

Source

Past climate variability

High variability, frequent drought years and flood events

Historical rainfall records (CRU data)

Past climate trends

Increasing temperatures (~0.1°C/decade)No conclusive changes in precipitation

Historical temperature and rainfall records (CRU data)

Future climate trends

Increasing temperatures of around 2.5°C by the 2050s

Possible decrease in rainfall particularly during the onset stage of the rainy season (Sep- Nov)

CMIP3 GCM multi-model projections (for SRES A2 emissions scenario) and CSAG downscaled projections available in CIP

For more details on the future climate trends for temperature and precipitation, based on projections from 10 Global Climate Models as well as downscaled projections for 2 stations, read the full article that accompanies this placemark: Zimbabwe Climate Analysis

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