How Does Global Warming Affect Mexico

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The overall temperature of the earth is increasing significantly over the last few years . The global surface temperature is expected to increase by 1.1º C to 6.4ºC over the 21st century. Due to the high average altitude, the temperature changes and raising sea level should have less impact on Mexico than in other countries. However, low altitude areas of Mexico will be significantly affected.
Global warming will have bad impacts on the world’s climate. It will have strong impacts on Mexico. Principally, the effects will be significant changes in average annual amount of precipitation. Also huge year to year variability within precipitations.
If global warming continues, Mexico will experience significantly stronger floods, and storms including

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