In the warmest periods, the maximum temperature will be 6.6˚C higher than at present, and the average annual temperature will increase by 2.4˚C, researchers from The Crowther Lab in Zurich, Switzerland, have found.
The study predicted future climatic conditions in the world's 520 largest cities and compared them with the present conditions.
The climate of Bratislava will feel like today’s Canberra, with a 7.8˚C temperature increase in the warmest month, while the climate in London will reach levels of present-day Melbourne, with a 5.9˚C hike in the peak month.
In 2050, Stockholm will resemble Vienna, Madrid will be like Marrakech, Tbilisi will be more akin to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and Seattle will feel like San Francisco, the study said.
The researchers from Switzerland estimated that 77 percent of cities around the world will be drastically affected by climate change, with cities in northern latitudes forecast to see the biggest changes in extreme temperatures.
The consequences of climate change in some cities cannot yet be predicted, the researchers said.
One-fifth of the surveyed cities, including Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta and Singapore, are facing conditions so extreme that there is no other large city in the world today to compare them with.
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Source: Rzeczpospolita