Climate Map (VIDEO)

Stanford University

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These are maps showing the risk of experiencing record-breaking hot days in three global temperature scenarios. The present day scenario shows our current risk with the pre-industrial climate as a baseline. Both the aspirational map and country commitment map show the increase in this risk compared to present day.

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Kurt Hickman/Stanford News Service

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