Greatest changes in land surface temperature, 2002 - 2018 by Silvia Romanelli

This visualization shows the ten cities which registered the greatest changes for the yearly maximum value of land surface temperature (LST) in 2018, compared to 2022. LST is how hot the “surface” of the Earth would feel to the touch in a particular location. As one of the 54 Essential Climate Variables, this indicator is used to monitor Earth’s changing climate.

This visual was created as part of the European Space Agency “Little Pictures for Climate” competition, in 2023.

It is part of a series of three visuals created with the data from the competition.