Researchers have developed a new app that allows people to explore how global warming will affect the future climate of their towns and cities.
The ESD Research app, available to download for free, tells temperature and precipitation forecasts from six major global research centers.
The app is developed by Earth System Data Ltd in collaboration with the Tindall Center for Climate Change Research at the University of East Anglia.
Users can see what their hometown will be like in the year 2100, if global warming is restricted to below 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit, as called for by the UN Paris Agreement of 2015.
The second scenario reveals the results of "moderate" emissions levels in the year 2100, with global temperatures rising by around 7.2 degrees Fahrenheit.
Users simply type in their location and the app displays a simulation of the current climate and future projects - it's available for download on the Apple Store and Google Play.
Climate scientist Craig Wallace, founder of EarthSystemData, said: 'We can now visualize any high-quality global data including climate, health, income, demographics, and whatever global citizens, businesses and policymakers need to show or remember with a touch of a thumb.
ESD Research is launched in the week of the United Nations Climate Conference in Glasgow, at which countries will agree to the next round of emissions cuts.
As a result of the "Covid-19" pandemic, COP26 has been postponed to November 2021.
The 2015 Paris Agreement called for a major shift in global energy use to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Tindall Center director Asher Means said the app "ensures that climate data is available to global citizens without explanation by politicians, media, activists or anyone else."
"Polls around the world show that people are concerned about climate change but rarely discuss it," Means added.
In recent years, the impacts of climate change have moved from theoretical to observable, with record temperatures and increased droughts around the world.
A study in Science in September found that if greenhouse gases are not reduced significantly, global temperatures will reach levels not seen in 50 million years by the year 2300.
And by the year 2100, a warming trend could cause more than a billion people to suffer from heat stress, when the body is unable to cool off adequately through sweating.
This causes the internal temperature to rise rapidly, which can eventually lead to damage to the brain and other organs.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned that its most severe form, heatstroke, can kill or cause permanent disability if emergency treatment is not provided.
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