Kuwait City grew in rings, and from orbit you can count them.
42 years of Landsat, one frame a year. The ring roads fill outward from the bay into the desert: 1.4 million people in frame then, 3.7 million now.

Today in Kuwait City 🌡️📈 38.3°C. This is the warmest 26th September on record. Today is 5.9°C warmer than average for the time of year. Average: 32.4°C · Trend: +0.43 ± 0.17 °C/decade #weather #KuwaitCity
Today in Kuwait City 🌡️📈 38.4°C. This is the warmest 25th September on record. Today is 5.7°C warmer than average for the time of year. Average: 32.7°C · Trend: +0.55 ± 0.16 °C/decade #weather #KuwaitCity
Today in Kuwait City 🌡️📈 38.1°C. This is the warmest 24th September on record. Today is 5.0°C warmer than average for the time of year. Average: 33.1°C · Trend: +0.67 ± 0.16 °C/decade #weather #KuwaitCity
Today in Kuwait City 🌡️📈 38.1°C. This is the warmest 23rd September on record. Today is 5.2°C warmer than average for the time of year. Average: 32.9°C · Trend: +0.69 ± 0.16 °C/decade #weather #KuwaitCity
This year in Kuwait City 🌡️📈 27.8°C. It's warmer than last year but not as warm as 2024. It was 1.5°C warmer than average. Average: 26.3°C · Trend: +0.42 ± 0.04 °C/decade #weather #ClimateChange #KuwaitCity
This month in Kuwait City 🌡️📈 37.3°C. This has been the warmest month ending 22nd September since 2023. It was 2.2°C warmer than average. Average: 35.1°C · Trend: +0.56 ± 0.06 °C/decade #weather #KuwaitCity
Today in Kuwait City 🌡️📈 37.1°C. This is the warmest 22nd September on record. Today is 4.3°C warmer than average for the time of year. Average: 32.8°C · Trend: +0.53 ± 0.14 °C/decade #weather #KuwaitCity
This week in Kuwait City 🌡️📈 36.7°C. This has been the warmest week ending 21st September on record. It was 3.1°C warmer than average. Average: 33.6°C · Trend: +0.50 ± 0.10 °C/decade #weather #KuwaitCity
Today in Kuwait City 🌡️📈 36.4°C. This is the warmest 20th September since 2020. Today is 3.1°C warmer than average for the time of year. Average: 33.3°C · Trend: +0.38 ± 0.15 °C/decade #weather #KuwaitCity
Today in Kuwait City 🌡️📈 37.2°C. It's not as warm as last year but warmer than 2024. Today is 3.7°C warmer than average for the time of year. Average: 33.5°C · Trend: +0.46 ± 0.15 °C/decade #weather #KuwaitCity
Today in Kuwait City 🌡️📈 38.3°C. This is the warmest 18th September on record. Today is 4.6°C warmer than average for the time of year. Average: 33.7°C · Trend: +0.72 ± 0.14 °C/decade #weather #KuwaitCity
Today in Kuwait City 🌡️📈 37.3°C. This is the warmest 17th September since 2018. Today is 3.5°C warmer than average for the time of year. Average: 33.9°C · Trend: +0.66 ± 0.13 °C/decade #weather #KuwaitCity
Today in Kuwait City 🌡️📈 37.0°C. This is the warmest 16th September since 2018. Today is 3.1°C warmer than average for the time of year. Average: 33.9°C · Trend: +0.52 ± 0.13 °C/decade #weather #KuwaitCity
This year in Kuwait City 🌡️📈 27.7°C. It's warmer than last year but not as warm as 2024. It was 1.4°C warmer than average. Average: 26.3°C · Trend: +0.41 ± 0.04 °C/decade #weather #ClimateChange #KuwaitCity
This month in Kuwait City 🌡️📈 38.7°C. This has been the warmest month ending 11th September on record. It was 2.2°C warmer than average. Average: 36.4°C · Trend: +0.52 ± 0.06 °C/decade #weather #KuwaitCity
Kuwait City grew in rings, and from orbit you can count them.
42 years of Landsat, one frame a year. The ring roads fill outward from the bay into the desert: 1.4 million people in frame then, 3.7 million now.