Colombia in 50 years: Heat waves or endless frost? AI has the answer.

The effects of climate change have a concrete impact already felt in daily life and production cycles, and specialists warn that, far from stabilizing, extreme weather events will worsen in the short term. Artificial intelligence is helping to decipher what will happen in Colombia in the coming years. Will it be freezing or stifling heat?

Colombia, thanks to its geographic location and climatic diversity, faces a particularly complex situation. Its mountains, jungles, plains, and coasts mean that the effects of climate change are not uniform, but rather in contrasts, ranging from melting glaciers to rising sea levels in the Caribbean.

This raises fundamental questions about what the climate will be like in the coming decades and what extremes could affect the daily lives of its inhabitants. According to Chat GPT's prediction models, Colombia could experience very abrupt changes in the next 50 years that could affect the daily lives of its inhabitants.

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1. Increase in average temperature: Significant temperature increases are expected throughout the country, with more frequent and prolonged heat waves affecting both urban and rural areas.

2. Extreme precipitation events: More intense rainfall in some regions and prolonged periods of drought in others, generating floods, landslides, and affecting water availability.

3. Glacier melting and snow loss: High mountain areas, especially the Andes mountain range, will experience glacial retreat, affecting water sources and ecosystems dependent on melting ice.

4. More unpredictable and severe frosts: Despite the overall increase in temperature, some mountain regions could face extreme frosts that impact agriculture and biodiversity.

5. Sea level rise and coastal erosion: The Caribbean and Pacific coasts could experience more frequent coastal flooding and loss of beaches and marine ecosystems, affecting populations and economic activities.

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In its most recent climate prediction report for Colombia, the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (IDEAM) warns that the country will face an increase in rainfall across much of the country between September 2025 and February 2026, with increases of up to 30% in areas of the Caribbean, the Andean region, and the Pacific. It also forecasts an average temperature rise of 1.5°C. This increase in precipitation will occur across much of the country, especially in the northern Andean, Caribbean, and Pacific regions. In contrast, parts of the Amazon and Orinoquia region could face rainfall deficits of up to 20%. This disparity highlights the climatic contrasts that characterize Colombia.

Regarding temperature, positive anomalies of up to +1.5°C are expected in most of the country over the coming months, with the exception of December and January, when below-normal drops could occur in the Caribbean and Andean regions.