“Climate change is making the tropics hotter”

Key points

• Study published in PLOS Climate analyzes La Selva and El Verde sites.
• Average temperatures unchanged, but extreme heat days rose to 30 per year in 2024 from 8.
• La Selva saw more heavy rainfall events; El Verde experienced more dry days.
• Heavy rain events at La Selva increased from ~1 per year (1983–1985) to 6 in 2024.
• Findings show climate change effects are evident even in supposedly stable tropical regions.