Temperature anomalies will increase in the Middle East without global, large-scale climate action

A temperature anomaly is the departure from the average, or baseline, temperature. Shaded areas show 10-90th percentile range of simulations. Business as usual represents the RCP 8.5 scenario; large-scale global climate action represents the RCP 2.6 scenario. (RCPs represent projected greenhouse gas concentrations)
Chart: Tom Finn Source: Climate Change and Weather Extremes in the Middle East
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