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Projected future changes

Projected future changes globally

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC projects global mean surface temperature to increase by 1.4 to 5.8 °C between 1990 and 2100. Precipitation is likely to increase over northern mid- and high latitudes in winter with more intense precipitation events over many areas.

Arctic Climate Impact Assessment ACIA projects a warming of 4-7 °C over the next 100 years and resulting major impacts inside the Arctic.

Projected future changes for Finland

The climate scenarios developed for Finland (FINSKEN) project a temperature increase of 1.8 – 5.2 °C up to the year 2050 and a precipitation increase of 4 – 28% relative to the period 1961 – 1990. The equivalent changes by the 2080s are 2.4 – 7.4 °C (temperature) and 6 – 37% (precipitation). Changes in the winter would be larger than changes in the summer.

Picture by NASA - The Earth seen from Apollo 17




Climate Impacts Climate change Greenhouse gases Scenarios Projected future changes Global Impacts Impacts in Finland Responses to climate change		Projected future changes Projected future changes globally The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC projects global mean surface temperature to increase by 1.4 to 5.8 °C between 1990 and 2100. Precipitation is likely to increase over northern mid- and high latitudes in winter with more intense precipitation events over many areas. Arctic Climate Impact Assessment ACIA projects a warming of 4-7 °C over the next 100 years and resulting major impacts inside the Arctic. Projected future changes for Finland The climate scenarios developed for Finland (FINSKEN) project a temperature increase of 1.8 – 5.2 °C up to the year 2050 and a precipitation increase of 4 – 28% relative to the period 1961 – 1990. The equivalent changes by the 2080s are 2.4 – 7.4 °C (temperature) and 6 – 37% (precipitation). Changes in the winter would be larger than changes in the summer. Picture by NASA - The Earth seen from Apollo 17