US EditionClimate change added 41 days of dangerous heat around world in 2024: Study
- People experienced an average of 41 extra days of dangerous heat in 2024 due to human-caused climate change, according to a group of scientists.
- 2024 is likely to be the hottest year ever measured, with extreme heat affecting some areas for 150 days or more.
- The analysis found that 26 out of 29 extreme weather events this year had clear links to climate change, resulting in over 3,700 deaths.
- Scientists warn that the planet is nearing the Paris Agreement's 1.5 degrees Celsius warming limit, and fossil fuel use will worsen the situation.
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Planet on fire: 41 days of ‘dangerous heat’
The World Weather Attribution (WWA) organisation and the Climate Central group have released their first annual report on the extreme climatic effects of 2024, which highlights that we suffered 41 days of ‘dangerous heat’ and relentless suffering. The report warns that all countries must prepare for increased temperatures and work towards minimising climate related deaths and damage in 2025 and… Source
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The New AmericanReport: Climate Change Added 41 Days of Dangerous Heat Globally
by James Murphy, The New American: Man-made climate change was responsible for an additional 41 days of dangerous heat around the world, according to scientists with World Weather Attribution and Climate Central, groups seeking to quantify the effect of “climate change” on “extreme weather events.” The announcement comes on the heels of the Copernicus Climate […]
Climate change added 41 days of "dangerous heat" to 2024 and caused "unrelenting suffering," according to a study by World Weather Attribution (WWA) and Climate Central. This alarm voice linked to what is already certain that in 2024 the planet has exceeded the threshold of 1.5 °C above the pre-industrial average places humanity in danger.
World Endures 41 Extra Days of Extreme Heat in 2024, Climate Study Blames Human-Induced Warming
A newly published study is speaking about the dangers of climate change and how humans are mostly to blame. The joint report published by the WWA and Climate Center spoke about an additional 41 days of high heat levels thanks to human-induced warming. This is a small indicator of what 2025 is yet to bring and how dangerous the situation is becoming. The study also delineated the need for change to minimize risks and deaths due to excessive heat.…
“The effects of the warming caused by fossil fuels have never been as clear or devastating as in 2024,” says Friederike Otto, director of the World Weather Attribution (WWA), who together with Climate Central have produced a report reviewing the relationship of climate change to the extreme weather events of this year, ‘heat’ has been one of the most harmful protagonists. The umpteenth sign that we live in the era of global warming. A scientific…
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