Thought for the day

Which Asia-Pacific Countries are Likely to
Suffer First from Global Warming?


 
29 April 2024
 
Climate change is likely to cause many different problems ranging from rising sea levels to more erratic and severe weather patterns. While impossible to be sure of the precise impact of global warming, it is reasonable to suppose that those countries with the highest average temperatures today will be first in line to suffer serious problems.

The United Nations Climate Action Fast Facts documentation lists (amongst others) the following items relating to temperature rise, that are already measurable:

  • 2015-2019 were the five warmest years on record while 2010-2019 was the warmest decade on record.
  • Global surface temperature has increased faster since 1970 than in any other 50-year period over at least the last 2,000 years.
  • On the current path of carbon dioxide emissions, temperature could increase by as much as 4.4°C by the end of the century.
  • The Earth is now about 1.1°C warmer than it was in the 1800s. We are not on track to meet the Paris Agreement target to keep global temperature from exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. That is considered the upper limit to avoid the worst fallout from climate change.
The table shows average temperatures over various periods for the ten currently hottest countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

Temperature Change for top 10 Hottest Countries in the Asia-Pacific Region
Degrees Centigrade
Which Asia-Pacific Countries are Likely to - Suffer First from Global Warming?




Data source: World Bank CCKP & World Economics

 See more data...



More perspectives using World Economics data



China
China is the biggest economy in the world , estimated to be some 38% larger than the GDP of the USA in 2023, when calculated using Purchasing Power Parity data from the World Bank (with growth estimates from the IMF), and including estimates of the undervaluation of GDP due to an outdated base year , plus estimates of China's significant informal economy . China growth v US...


April Sales Managers Surveys Show Global Growth Prospects Looking Good
World economic activity is starting to look rather buoyant when seen through the lens of economic growth in the world's three largest economies (China, the USA and India), measured in Purchasing Power Parity terms. For most of the recent past these countries have collectively contributed close to 60% of global growth, so if their collective growth is looking good, prospects for the ...


China: The Biggest Economy
China is the biggest economy in the world , estimated to be some 38% larger than the GDP of the USA in 2023, when calculated using Purchasing Power Parity data from the World Bank (with growth estimates from the IMF), and including estimates of the undervaluation of GDP due to an outdated base year , plus estimates of China's significant informal economy . China growth v ...