Table 1 Number and share of cities affected by changes in exposure from 1991–2000 to 2090–2099. Exposure outcomes by indicator across the 3820 world cities comparing RCP2.6/SSP1 and RCP8.5/SSP5.
Indicator | RCP2.6/SSP1 | RCP8.5/SSP5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of cities | Percent (%) | No. of cities | Percent (%) | |
Days reduction in EXD | 3207 | 84 | 2285 | 59.8 |
Days increase in EXD | 224 | 5.9 | 1150 | 30.1 |
No change in EXD | 389 | 10.2 | 385 | 10.1 |
>25% of the year EXD | 527 | 13.8 | 705 | 18.5 |
>50% of the year EXD | 146 | 3.8 | 185 | 4.8 |
>350 EXD | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 |
Reduction in MAG [°C] | 3074 | 80.5 | 1968 | 51.5 |
Increase in MAG [°C] | 338 | 8.8 | 1459 | 38.2 |
No change in MAG | 408 | 10.7 | 393 | 10.3 |
