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Projected changes in Scotland

Projected changes in Scotland’s summer and winter mean temperatures, relative to
the 1981-2000 baseline, by 2100 under low (blue) and high (red) emissions scenarios
Projected changes in Scotland’s summer and winter precipitation, relative to the 1981-2000 baseline,
by 2100 under low (blue) and high (red) emissions scenarios

Climate change in Islay

Islay is getting warmer.

And extreme precipitation and extreme dryness have become more severe. Drier in summer and wetter in winter.

Climate Change Risk

Global warming→ Glacial melting→ Sea level rise→ Coastal erosion, Storm…

Sea water incursion
Storm
Drought
Flood

https://fosm.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/How-might-climate-change-impact-Scotch-whisky-production-in-the-next-50-100-years_v2.pdf

https://www.meteoblue.com/en/climate-change/isle-of-islay_united-kingdom_8299862

https://www.islay.blog/article.php/will-drought-on-islay-continue

https://www.facebook.com/isleofislayscotland/posts/more-rain-and-floods-in-several-places-wee-rivers-running-over-the-roads-with-da/880420172047436/

https://www.islay.blog/article.php/pictures-wild-and-windy-islay-weather