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Since climate change will exacerbate the existing water scarcity in Jordan, it is advised to further implement activities with the objective to increase supply and reduce demand. These approaches significantly contribute to adapt Jordan's population to climate change. Innovative measures include wastewater reuse and desalination of brackish water.
A Köppen climate classification map of Jordan. The countryside near Salt. Snow in Amman. Jordan is the seventeenth most water stressed country in the world. The major characteristic of the climate is the contrast between a relatively rainy season from November to April and very dry weather for the rest of the year.
Jordan's climate is a diverse fusion between Mediterranean basin and arid desert, characterized by hot and dry summers and dry and mild and humid winters. [11] The dry tropical climate is found in the Jordan Valley, the Mediterranean and warm steppes climates in the mountain highlands, and a dry desert climate in eastern Badia. [11]
It is administratively in Ma'an Governorate. Due to its high elevation, Shoubak experiences freezing winters, but the summer season is dry due its proximity to the Arabian Desert. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is Csb, but very close to Dsa and BSk. The average annual temperature in Shoubak is 12.7 °C (54.9 °F).
Irbid has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa), common in the Levant region. Summers are hot at days with warm nights, while winters are cool and wet, with two snowy days on average. Summers are hot at days with warm nights, while winters are cool and wet, with two snowy days on average.
Climate scientist Colin Kelley suggests that climate change was a significant contributor to the increased severity of the most recent drought in the region. He claims that such drought is 3 times more likely to occur due to human influence on climate and the drought have contributed to the beginning of the Syrian civil war. [41]
U.S. Olympic gold medalists Jordan Chiles, right, and Jade Carey smile with their one-of-a-kind Barbie dolls, created in time for International Women's Day on March 8, 2025.
Summer or summertime is the hottest and brightest of the four temperate seasons, ... it is also associated with dry weather, ... (Jordan) (25 May) Independence Day ...