The analysis of 1,692 cities, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, shows that the total economic costs of climate change for cities this century could be 2.6 times higher when heat island effects are taken into account than when they are not.
El ukutadisha, lapho kwahlaziywa khona amadolobha ayi-1692, kubonisa lokho imiphumela yokuguquka kwesimo sezulu ingabiza iziqhingi zokushisa zasemadolobheni izikhathi eziphindwe ka-2,6 ngaphezuluNjengoba lo mphumela ungadala ukuthi izinga lokushisa lenyuke ngama-degree amabili ngonyaka ka-2050.