will have a climate
like nowhere on
Earth today.Chowki Jamali,Manila, PhilippinesPakistanIdukki,
IndiaHanoi, Vietnam,SOURCES: MATT FITZPATRICK; GEERT JAN VAN
OLDENBORGH; KNMI CLIMATE EXPLORERSister cities of the future
The lines on this map, based on worst-case
projections created by climate scientist Matt
Fitzpatrick, connect cities today to their 2070
analogs—the places, if any, where their 2070
conditions exist already.TOMORROW’S CLIMATE, TODAY
Earth has warmed about one degree Celsius (1.8°F)
since the industrial revolution. In a worst-case scenario
in which our carbon emissions continue to rise, the
warming could exceed three degrees Celsius (5.4°F)
by 2070. That global average conceals dramatic local
increases in extreme heat, precipitation, and drought.
What climate might confront the world’s cities in 2070?
For some, it could be unlike any found on Earth today.
The nonprofit National Geographic Society, working to conserve
Earth’s resources, helped fund this project.
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what your city
will be like in
2070? Visit
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earthday.Location of city 2070 climate analog
This city in 2070 like this place todaywill have a climate