Fascinating Chart Showing How Much the Temperature Has Increased in Your Hometown Since Your Birth

How Much Hotter is Your Home Town

The New York Times has put together a fascinating interactive chart that reveals just how much the temperature has increased (by number of days) in your hometown since the year of your birth. Additionally, this map goes on to project how much the heat will increase from this day forward through a startling graph that appears to move ever upward.

As the world warms because of human-induced climate change, most of us can expect to see more days when temperatures hit 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius) or higher. See how your hometown has changed so far and how much hotter it may get.

How Much Hotter Home Town

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Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.