“We need to step up efforts to help society adjust to what is, unfortunately, becoming the new normal,” WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said in a new appeal.
Deadly heatwaves are becoming an increasingly alarming reality as global temperatures continue to rise due to the impact of climate change. Countries worldwide, from Europe to Asia, and North America to South Asia
During a scorching heat wave that engulfed significant areas of the southern and southwestern US, California's Death Valley, recognized as one of the hottest places on Earth, possibly set a new record for the hottest temperature at midnight.
Extreme heat is not only uncomfortable, but it is deadly. Heat waves are expected to become more frequent, more severe, and longer with climate change.
It is no longer a secret that summers in Europe are, and will continue to be, increasingly drier and hotter. This summer has provided solid evidence of this phenomenon.
As temperatures continue to rise and extreme weather events become more frequent, it is crucial to understand the implications of these changes for our planet and for human populations.
New research reveals that If we continue on our current trajectory and reach global warming of 2.7°C, approximately 2 billion people, or 22% of the projected population by the end of the century, will face dangerously hot conditions.