Extended Data Fig. 7: The projected direct, indirect and climatic impacts on vegetation greenness for global cities under the SSP2-RCP4.5 scenario from 2020 to 2040.
From: Contrasting effects of urbanization on vegetation between the Global South and Global North
a, Estimated impacts of macroclimate changes on the EVI by 2040 across global cities under SSP2-RCP4.5 scenario. b, Climatic impact on the EVI for cities in different regions across the world. EAS: East Asia and the Pacific, 963 cities; ECS, Europe and Central Asia, 1512 cities; LCN: Latin America and Caribbean, 553 cities; MEA: Middle East and North Africa, 142 cities; NAC: North America, 1202 cities; SAS: South Asia, 80 cities; SSF: Sub-Saharan Africa, 266 cities. The white dots represent the average climatic impact on the EVI weighted by urban areas for each region. The shaded boxes and vertical lines represent the ranges of 25–75% and 10–90%, respectively. c, The probability distributions of climatic impacts for the cities in the Global North and Global South. The dotted lines are the average climatic impacts weighted by urban areas for GN cities and GS cities. The numbers are the proportions of cities with positive or negative climatic impacts. d–f, Same as a–c but for projected direct impacts of urbanization. g–i, Same as a–c but for projected indirect impacts of urbanization.
