City workers exit Bank Underground station during a heat wave in the financial district of the City of London on July 1.
Photographer: Jose Sarmento Matos/BloombergBeijing, New York Commuters Keep Their Cool as Londoners Sweat
A look at transportation systems across five global financial centers shows sweaty commuters in the UK capital have a right to feel jealous of some other cities.
Commuters crammed inside hot and clammy underground trains into London’s financial center over the last few months may be wondering what life could be like working in another city.
While climate change is raising temperatures everywhere, cities like Beijing or New York offer more air conditioned transportation systems capable of keeping their commuters cool. Passengers on London’s busy Central line, for one, have endured heat wave conditions underground every day this summer, according to data recorded by Bloomberg.