London’s climate in 2050 is the same as that of Madrid, Spain?

Last June turned out to be the hottest June ever observed, but the trend so far is that dramatic warming is expected in major cities around the world by 2050.

London’s climate in 2050 is likely to change to a warmer climate that is comparable to Madrid, Spain this year. This prediction was published by a research team at the University of Zurich in the scientific journal PLOS ONE. The research team surveyed the climate in 520 major cities around the world using 19 variables for changes in temperature and precipitation. In terms of climate change, using a deliberately optimistically established estimation model, we implemented green policies around the world and found that by the middle of the 21st century, carbon dioxide emissions stabilized at the global scale and average temperature rises were only 1.4 degrees Celsius.

However, as a result of further analysis using these future climate predictions and climate similarities by cities as of 2019, it was found that more severe climate changes await in major cities around the world. According to the report, in the major cities of the Northern Hemisphere, by 2050, the climate will be similar to that of 2019, where it has moved 1,000 km toward the equator. In other words, as previously stated, London, England, is expected to have a climate similar to Madrid, Spain by 2050. There is no rapid warming near the equator, but drought and rainfall are expected to be more extreme.

On the planet as a whole, 77% of the world’s major cities will experience major climate change by 2050, while 22% will experience unprecedented change. In Europe, the average summer and winter temperatures are expected to rise higher, resulting in an increase of 3.5 degrees in summer and 4.7 degrees in winter.

The research team pointed out that the report was created with the aim of helping to better understand what climate change is bringing about. As the average summer temperature rises sharply, more people will be buying air conditioners in northern Europe. As a result, it is said that a vicious cycle of increasing burden on the power grid may occur. Related information can be found here .