General index
One window, one metric. Cities and official subdivisions ranked with IVC (LST, NDVI, SUHI).
City index · surface climate-vulnerability (IVC)
Ahmedabad leads the 30 cities (IVC 61/100): 99% of its urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak. Mexico City is 3rd, with the strongest heat island in the sample (SUHI +13.0 °C versus its own rural land).
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Venustiano Carranza (Mexico City) leads the 747 subdivisions (IVC 82.6/100). Inside Mexico City the IVC runs from 11.3–82.6.
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Ahmedabad · 1 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad ranks 1 of 30 (IVC 61/100). SUHI is -1.7 °C versus rural land, and 99% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Phoenix · 2 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Phoenix
Phoenix ranks 2 of 30 (IVC 55/100). SUHI is +1.3 °C versus rural land, and 99% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Mexico City · 3 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Mexico City
Mexico City ranks 3 of 30 (IVC 54/100). SUHI is +13.0 °C versus rural land, and 64% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Dubai · 4 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Dubai
Dubai ranks 4 of 30 (IVC 53/100). SUHI is -3.7 °C versus rural land, and 92% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Riyadh · 5 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Riyadh
Riyadh ranks 5 of 30 (IVC 51/100). SUHI is -0.0 °C versus rural land, and 100% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Karachi · 6 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Karachi
Karachi ranks 6 of 30 (IVC 50/100). SUHI is -3.2 °C versus rural land, and 91% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Baghdad · 7 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Baghdad
Baghdad ranks 7 of 30 (IVC 46/100). SUHI is +0.8 °C versus rural land, and 95% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Delhi · 8 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Delhi
Delhi ranks 8 of 30 (IVC 45/100). SUHI is -2.5 °C versus rural land, and 89% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Casablanca · 9 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Casablanca
Casablanca ranks 9 of 30 (IVC 43/100). SUHI is +2.6 °C versus rural land, and 89% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Cairo · 10 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Cairo
Cairo ranks 10 of 30 (IVC 39/100). SUHI is -0.6 °C versus rural land, and 69% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Mumbai · 11 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Mumbai
Mumbai ranks 11 of 30 (IVC 36/100). SUHI is -0.4 °C versus rural land, and 81% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Los Angeles · 12 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Los Angeles
Los Angeles ranks 12 of 30 (IVC 35/100). SUHI is +7.3 °C versus rural land, and 40% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Tehran · 13 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Tehran
Tehran ranks 13 of 30 (IVC 35/100). SUHI is +2.6 °C versus rural land, and 47% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Lahore · 14 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Lahore
Lahore ranks 14 of 30 (IVC 35/100). SUHI is +1.7 °C versus rural land, and 79% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Barcelona · 15 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Barcelona
Barcelona ranks 15 of 30 (IVC 31/100). SUHI is +3.0 °C versus rural land, and 52% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Paris · 16 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Paris
Paris ranks 16 of 30 (IVC 30/100). SUHI is +3.6 °C versus rural land, and 54% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Monterrey · 17 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Monterrey
Monterrey ranks 17 of 30 (IVC 29/100). SUHI is -0.5 °C versus rural land, and 66% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Montpellier · 18 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Montpellier
Montpellier ranks 18 of 30 (IVC 27/100). SUHI is +5.6 °C versus rural land, and 45% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Dhaka · 19 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Dhaka
Dhaka ranks 19 of 30 (IVC 24/100). SUHI is +4.7 °C versus rural land, and 33% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Tokyo · 20 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Tokyo
Tokyo ranks 20 of 30 (IVC 23/100). SUHI is +2.7 °C versus rural land, and 1% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Singapore · 21 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Singapore
Singapore ranks 21 of 30 (IVC 20/100). SUHI is +2.1 °C versus rural land, and 44% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →São Paulo · 22 of 18
Climate vulnerability in São Paulo
São Paulo ranks 22 of 30 (IVC 19/100). SUHI is +6.1 °C versus rural land, and 0% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Santiago · 23 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Santiago
Santiago ranks 23 of 30 (IVC 18/100). SUHI is +1.7 °C versus rural land, and 0% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Madrid · 24 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Madrid
Madrid ranks 24 of 30 (IVC 17/100). SUHI is +0.3 °C versus rural land, and 22% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Lagos · 25 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Lagos
Lagos ranks 25 of 30 (IVC 15/100). SUHI is +1.6 °C versus rural land, and 16% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Houston · 26 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Houston
Houston ranks 26 of 30 (IVC 14/100). SUHI is +2.9 °C versus rural land, and 14% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Wuhan · 27 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Wuhan
Wuhan ranks 27 of 30 (IVC 12/100). SUHI is +2.9 °C versus rural land, and 6% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Berlin · 28 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Berlin
Berlin ranks 28 of 30 (IVC 10/100). SUHI is +4.3 °C versus rural land, and 1% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Johannesburg · 29 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Johannesburg
Johannesburg ranks 29 of 30 (IVC 7/100). SUHI is -0.9 °C versus rural land, and 0% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
Open the report →Rome · 30 of 18
Climate vulnerability in Rome
Rome ranks 30 of 30 (IVC 4/100). SUHI is +0.9 °C versus rural land, and 2% of the urban fabric exceeds 43 °C at the pixel peak.
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