People around the world suffered an average of 41 extra days of dangerous heat this year because of human-caused climate change, according to a group of scientists who also said that climate change worsened much of the world’s damaging weather throughout 2024.

Researchers say human-caused climate change dealt people an average of nearly six weeks of extra extreme heat in 2024, while also fueling more destructive storms.

Number of extra days of dangerous heat (likely to increase mortality) compared with a world not warmed by human activity, by country or territory Saudi Arabia Australia Turkey 120 140 160 180 100