![]() ![]() “Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is among the regions most challenged by extreme hydrometeorological events. ![]() ![]() It also projected changing precipitation patterns, more sea level rise, coastal flooding and marine heatwaves. It follows the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report on Climate Change 2021: the Physical Science basis, which said that temperatures in the region have increased more than the global average and are likely to continue to do so. The report was released at a high-level conference on 17 August, “ Working together for weather, climate and water resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean” under the auspices of WMO, the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC), and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). The report and an accompanying story map show how marine life, coastal ecosystems and the human communities that depend on them, particularly in Small Island Developing States, are facing increasing threats from ocean acidification and heat and rising sea levels. It provides a detailed regional breakdown of worsening global climate change indicators. It includes transboundary analyses, such as of the drought of the South American Pantanal and the intense hurricane season in Central America-Caribbean. The “ State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2020” provides a snapshot of the effects of increasing temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, storms and retreating glaciers. It flags concerns about fires and the loss of forests which are a vital carbon sink. The impacts span the entire region, including Andean peaks, mighty river basins and low-lying islands, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Climate change and extreme weather are threatening human health and safety, food, water and energy security and the environment in Latin America and the Caribbean. ![]()
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