In 2050, London's climate will feel more like Barcelona's, according to a new climate change study.
If you think people in London will have more sunshine, cheaper fruits and no need to bring an umbrella at any time, think again. London could be facing severe drought, as Barcelona did in 2008, when it nearly ran out of drinking water.
Hundreds of other major cities worldwide could be facing droughts, flooding, storms, and other climate catastrophes, said the study conducted by the Crowther Lab at ETH Zurich University.
The study predicted the future climate conditions of 520 major cities worldwide, and paired those predictions with the conditions of cities today. By 2050, Seattle will feel like San Francisco, and New York will feel like Virginia Beach, according to the report.
An estimated 77%of cities around the world will see their climate conditions dramatically change, indicating" the global scale of this climate change threat and associated risks for human health, "the study warned.
Regions with northern latitudes, including most of Europe, will face the most dramatic temperature changes. In London, for example, the warmest month will rise by 5. 9℃, leading to a mean annual temperature rise of 2. 1℃.
However, the danger is different in tropical regions-temperatures there won't rise by much, but the rains are expected to change significantly. This year, the monsoon（季风）rains that bring relief each year came weeks late in some places in India, extending nationwide droughts and leaving people struggling for drinking water. Then when the monsoon rains do arrive, they come so fast and so heavy that cities flood, leaving dozens dead. What's worse, according to the study, of the 22%of cities that are facing unknown, currently non-existent climate conditions, 64%are in the tropics.
