A map showing which areas of the globe are likely to see the most dramatic effects of climate change has been produced by an international team of scientists using a new metric called the Vegetation Sensitivity Index. Based on satellite imagery data collected between 2000 and 2013, the index measures three different factors: air temperature, water availability, and degree of cloud cover.

国际科学家小组使用新的度量——植被敏感指数，绘制出一幅地图，显示了全球范围内可能遭受气候变化影响最剧烈的地区。这一指数以2000年到2013年之间收集的卫星图像数据为依据，测量了三种不同的因素：气温，水资源可利用量和云层覆盖度。

"This kind of information can be really useful for national-scale ecosystem¹ assessments²... Even more interesting is that as satellite measurements continue and so as the datasets get longer, we will be able to recalculate our metric over longer time periods."

“这类信息对国家生态系统评估是非常有帮助的…更为有趣的是，随着卫星监测活动不断继续，收集的数据信息也更多，我们将能够在更长的时间内重新审视我们的度量标准。

Areas shown in green on the map have a lower sensitivity to climate change – that means they're better able to adapt to variations in temperature, water availability and cloud cover.

地图上绿色的区域对气候变化的敏感性低，这意味着它们能够更好地适应温度、水资源可利用量和云层覆盖度的变化。

The researchers will continue to develop the map in the future, getting a better idea of the long-term effects of climate change on different parts of the world.

研究人员未来将继续绘制这样的地图，以更好地了解气候变化对世界各地区的长期影响。