A map of “ equivalent impacts , ” which quantifies the uneven distribution of extreme weather across the world , has been developed by a climate scientist at the University of Oxford . The map demonstrates how quickly different regions will experience weather extremes in response to varying levels of global warming . While Africa , South America and much of Europe will experience changes after a 1.5 ° C increase in temperatures , wealthier mid - latitude regions , which produce the majority of greenhouse gas emissions , will not see pronounced changes until the global temperature rises by 2 ° C .
A map of “equivalent impacts,” which quantifies the uneven distribution of extreme weather across the world, has been devised by a climate scientist at the University of Oxford. The map demonstrates how quickly different regions will experience weather extremes in response to varying levels of global warming. While Africa, South America and much of India will experience changes after a 1.5°C increase in temperatures, wealthier mid-latitude areas, which produce the majority of greenhouse gas emissions, will not see pronounced changes until the global temperature rises by 3°C.