Future climate of Mexico

Sáenz et al. (2010: 606-607) publicaron una simulación del clima de México y proyecciones para 2030, 2060 y 2090. Obtienen los siguientes incrementos respecto al presente:

Variable \ Proyección	2030	2060	2090
Promedio anual de temperatura (°C)	+1.5	+2.3	+3.7
Precipitación anual (mm)	-6.7%	-9.0%	-18.2%

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