Climate change added 41 days of dangerous heat around world
Year of deadly weather: Climate change added 41 extra heat days and supercharged disasters
This year saw the world experience recordbreaking heat, with the hottest day in history recorded on 22 July. The additional 41 days of dangerous heat – defined as temperatures in the top 10 per cent of the 1991-2020 baseline – exposed many millions of people to conditions that threaten human health, particularly in vulnerable regions.
The global average temperature could breach a major threshold, reaching roughly 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit above the ...
By Alexandre de Santi In just under a year from now, the world will turn to Belém, Brazil, a city on the edge of the Amazon ...
Research has shown that populations over time can adjust to higher temperatures, but even taking this into account scientists ...
The analysis from World Weather Attribution and Climate Central researchers comes at the end of a year that shattered climate record after climate record. Heat across the globe likely made 2024 ...
The world has endured a “decade of deadly heat”, with 2024 capping 10 years of unprecedented temperatures, the UN has warned.
Storms, wildfires, droughts and record temperatures continued to dominate news agendas around the globe in 2024. Here are ...
In 2024, climate change-driven weather extremes claimed 3,700 lives and displaced millions, with 41 additional days of ...
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