A screenshot of an interactive graph produced by the Associated Press that visualizes a new data set on global extreme heat exposure.
The Associated Press (AP) has produced an interactive feature that explores the increasing extreme heat in cities around the world.This feature is used from Sisen, A center within the New Columbia Climate School.this data set Is produced as part Learn Led by CIESIN postdoctoral research scientist Cascade Tuholske, it was published last month. Tuholske and his co-authors combined temperature and humidity measurements with population estimates to better understand how extreme heat weather affects vulnerable urban populations.They found that extreme high temperature exposure in global cities Tripled Since the 1980s, it has raised concerns about the health and well-being of billions of people around the world.
The AP function will guide you through the data set and visualize threats at the intersection of temperature rise and rapid population growth.Go to AP site Visit the hottest city in the world and learn how the increase in extreme high temperatures in the coming decades may affect more and more people around the world.
