The planet is heating up. Explore climate change by the numbers with this edition of What. On. Earth
Source: 1-2: New York Times, 3: CBCPercentage increase in
violent crime from
April 2010 to June 2018
on days when temperature
was above 68°F,
according to the London
Metropolitan Police: 14Source: BBC Source: New York Times Source: OneBillionResilient.org Temperature of the rocky
shoreline on British Columbia
during the last week
of June 2021: 122°FSource: CBC Source: NASA Source: BBC Difference in temperature
between green roofs and
conventional roofs: 30–40°FSource: OneBillionResilient.org Source: Climate-Data.org Estimated average
percentage reduction in
heat-related deaths
due to tree cover
in urban areas: 22Source: OneBillionResilient.org Source: The Guardian
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