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.
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PHOENIX, UNITED STATES, WILL HAVE A CLIMATE LIKE TODAY’S BALOCHISTAN, PAKISTAN.
HEAT WILL GET DEADLY
By 2070, the climate in Phoenix, Arizona, already burning hot, will feel like today’s Chowki Jamali in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province, a high-desert region hit hard by drought and sky-high temperatures. Farmers…