Climate change is altering global weather patterns, causing extreme events like heatwaves, storms, droughts, and floods. This is mainly due to human activities like burning fossil fuels. These changes impact ecosystems, agriculture, water resources, and human health.
A new interactive map, “Future Urban Planets,” developed by the University of Maryland, illustrates the effects of climate change on cities around the world. The map predicts what cities will feel like in 60 years, showing that northern hemisphere cities will experience climates similar to those currently found further south.
The map predicts that by 2080, New Delhi’s summers will be 4.5 degrees Celsius warmer and 1.4 percent drier, while winters will be 4.9 degrees Celsius warmer. Mumbai’s summers could be 3.4 degrees Celsius warmer and 7.4 percent wetter, and winters will be 4.5 degrees Celsius warmer and 5.8 percent wetter.
Even popular winter destinations will see significant temperature increases, with Srinagar predicted to be 5.4 degrees warmer by 2080. New York is projected to have a climate similar to present-day northern Mississippi, while Washington DC will feel like current-day North Louisiana, with a potential temperature increase of 6 degrees Celsius.