Summer in the U.S. could be 8 degrees hotter in 2100 – with some cities feeling more like the Middle East

Cities across the U.S. could be an average of eight degrees hotter by 2100. In about 78 years, 247 U.S. cities could feel like an entire part of the country – or world – found researchers at Climate Central, a nonprofit that researches climate change.

The independent group of scientists and communicators analyzed the changing climate and how it will affect people's lives. They found 16 U.S. cities could see summer temperatures equivalent to the Middle East by 2100. Other cities could see temperatures that reflect locations 437 miles to their south. 

Chicago is projected to warm by 9.1 degrees Fahrenheit, feeling more like Montgomery, Alabama.