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178 People's Report 2002-2003 : <strong>Bangladesh</strong> Environment<br />

Table 10.2.2 Plausible Changes <strong>in</strong> Area-averaged Surface Air Temperature as a Result of Future Increases <strong>in</strong><br />

Greenhouse Gases<br />

2020s 2050s 2080s<br />

Regions<br />

Temperature Change (°C) Temperature Change (°C) Temperature Change (°C)<br />

Annual W<strong>in</strong>ter Summer Annual W<strong>in</strong>ter Summer Annual W<strong>in</strong>ter Summer<br />

Asia 1.58 1.71 1.45 3.14 3.43 2.87 4.61 5.07 4.23<br />

(1.36) (1.52) (1.23) (2.49) (2.77) (2.23) (3.78) (4.05) (3.49)<br />

South Asia 1.36 1.62 1.13 2.69 3.25 2.19 3.84 4.52 3.20<br />

(1.06) (1.19) (0.97) (1.92) (2.08) (1.81) (2.98) (3.25) (2.67)<br />

South-East 1.05 1.12 1.01 2.15 2.28 2.01 3.03 3.23 2.82<br />

Asia (0.96) (0.94) (0.96) (1.72) (1.73) (1.61) (2.49) (2.51) (2.34)<br />

Source : IPCC (2001)<br />

Note<br />

: Numbers <strong>in</strong> parenthesis are area-averaged changes when direct effects of sulphate aerosols are <strong>in</strong>cluded<br />

Table 10.2.3 Potential Land Loss and Population Exposed <strong>in</strong> <strong>Bangladesh</strong> for Selected Magnitudes of Sea-level Rise<br />

Sea Level Rise Potential Land Loss Population Exposed<br />

(cm) km 2 % million %<br />

45 15,688 10.9 5.5 5.0<br />

100 29,846 20.7 14.8 13.5<br />

Source: IPCC (2001)<br />

Table 10.2.4 Plausible Changes <strong>in</strong> Precipitation Over Asia and its Sub-regions as a Result of Future Increases <strong>in</strong><br />

Greenhouse Gases<br />

2020s 2050s 2080s<br />

Regions Precipitation Change (%) Precipitation Change (%) Precipitation Change (%)<br />

Annual W<strong>in</strong>ter Summer Annual W<strong>in</strong>ter Summer Annual W<strong>in</strong>ter Summer<br />

Asia 3.6 5.6 2.4 7.1 10.9 4.1 11.3 18.0 5.5<br />

(2.3) (4.3) (1.8) (2.9) (6.5) (1.5) (7.0) (12.1) (3.5)<br />

South Asia 2.9 2.7 2.5 6.8 -2.1 6.6 11.0 5.3 7.9<br />

(1.0) (-10.1) (2.8) (-2.4) (-14.8) (0.1) (-0.1) (-11.2) (2.5)<br />

South-East 2.4 1.4 2.1 4.6 3.5 3.4 8.5 7.3 6.1<br />

Asia (1.7) (3.3) (1.2) (1.0) (2.9) (2.6) (5.1) (5.9) (4.9)<br />

Note<br />

: Numbers <strong>in</strong> parenthesis are area-averaged changes when direct effects of sulphate aerosols are <strong>in</strong>cluded<br />

Source : IPCC (2001)

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