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Past and future temperature and rainfall data at one kilometer resolution to inform local adaptation planning
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Past rainfall and temperature trends cover the 1970-2000 period.
Future trends are based on two potential scenarios defined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, based on future global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:
Medium Emissions (Intermediate GHG emissions, the IPCC Shared Socioeconomic Pathways 2): Rainfall and temperature projections if the world develops much as it has in the past with uneven economic progress, moderate population growth, slow gains toward sustainability, and only partial success in environmental policies. GHG emissions peak by around 2040 and there is roughly 2.7°C of warming by 2100.
High Emissions (High GHG emissions and fossil fuel based development, the IPCC Shared Socioeconomic Pathways 5): The world races ahead with rapid economic growth, technological breakthroughs, and strong confidence in markets and human ingenuity. But this progress is powered by ever-expanding fossil fuel use and energy-hungry lifestyles, causing GHG emissions to keep climbing and pushing the planet toward about 4.4°C of warming by 2100.
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