Climate change in South Sudan

This bar chart is a visual representation of the change in temperature in the past 100+ years. Each stripe represents the temperature averaged over a year. The average temperature in 1971–2000 is set as the boundary between blue and red colors, and the color scale varies from ±2.6 standard deviations of the annual average temperatures between the years mentioned in the file name.

South Sudan is one of the five most vulnerable countries to climate change in the world.[1] The country is facing the impacts of climate change, including droughts and flooding, which have indirect and interlinked implications for peace and security.[2] Mean annual temperatures across South Sudan have increased by more than 0.4°C every decade in the past 30 years and are projected to increase between 1°C and 1.5°C by 2060, creating a warmer and drier climate. In the northeast, rainfall has decreased by 15–20%, but other regions experienced more frequent and severe floods.[2][3][4]

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  3. ^ Elagib, Nadir Ahmed; Mansell, Martin G. (2000-04-01). "Climate impacts of environmental degradation in Sudan". GeoJournal. 50 (4): 311–327. doi:10.1023/A:1011071917001. ISSN 1572-9893. S2CID 153835620.
  4. ^ "Climate Change Profile: South Sudan - South Sudan | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2023-11-08.