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Ajijic is located 1,538 metres (5,046 ft) above sea level in Mexico's Volcanic Axis also known as the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. The Chapala Lake basin has a year-round average temperature of about 19 °C (66 °F). [1] Due to Ajijic's tropical latitude and relatively high elevation, it is seldom unpleasantly hot or humid.
It is a shallow lake, with a mean depth of 7 metres (23 ft) [3] and a maximum of 10.5 m (34 ft). The age of Lake Chapala, which is located in one of the youngest geological areas of the American continent, has been established by means of carbon-14 dating of wood samples encountered in the sediments.
[9] [10] Altered precipitation patterns and warming temperatures have led to economic insecurity in Mexico, particularly for smallholder farmers who grow Mexico's economically and culturally important crops: maize and coffee. Climate change impacts are especially severe in Mexico City, due to increases in air pollution.
Chapala (Spanish: ⓘ) is a town and municipality in the central Mexican state of Jalisco, located on the north shore of Lake Chapala, Mexico's largest freshwater lake. According to the 2015 census, its population is 50,738 for the municipality. [2] The municipality includes about 11,000 in the town of Ajijic.
Climate change in Mexico is expected to have widespread impacts: with significant decreases in precipitation and increases in temperatures. This will put pressure on the economy , people and the biodiversity of many parts of the country, which have largely arid or hot climates .
Peter Webster is co-founder and Chief Scientist of Climate Forecast Applications Network, LLC (CFAN). [4] CFAN develops weather and climate forecast tools to help clients manage weather and climate risks. CFAN was founded in 2006 by Judith Curry and Peter Webster and launched under Georgia Tech's Enterprise Innovation Institute VentureLab program.
Climate change in Mexico; Cordonazo wind; G. Gulf of California moisture surge; N. North American monsoon This page was last edited on 29 December 2013, at 13:06 ...
The APEC Climate Center (APCC) is a governmental institution that conducts research in climate prediction, analysis and climate change application areas. It also provides climate information services and capacity building programs with the aim of strengthening scientific and technological cooperation across the APEC region.