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.
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