Why is the content of this map important?
Climate change is essentially a temperature increase. There is a good agreement between models, which makes the results highly credible. Temperature governs many aspects of natural life, as well as human activities (air conditioning).
Which sectors are affected by this result?
This expected temperature rise is moderate, but could impact the energy and tourism sector. Indirectly temperature rise produces (at global scale) a sea level rise which can be very detrimental to such low surface elevation islands.
What is shown on the maps?
The maps show a uniform warming of +1/+1.5°C warming with +2°C global warming, +2/+2.5°C warming with +3°C global warming. There is an excellent agreement between models.
Details and further information:
The table below shows the annual cycle of temperature (°C).
| month | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
| 1971-2000 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| +2°C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Michel Déqué
Meteo France (MeteoF), France