Exclusive: Analyses are stark evidence of how global heating is already supercharging deadly weather beyond anything ever experienced by humanity
A local resident gestures as he holds an empty water hose during an attempt to extinguish forest fires approaching the village of Pefki on Evia island, Greece's second largest islandA local resident gestures as he holds an empty water hose during an attempt to extinguish forest fires approaching the village of Pefki on Evia island, Greece's second largest island
Further studies have assessed how much worse global heating has made the consequences of extreme weather, with shocking results. Millions of people, and many thousands of newborn babies, would not have died prematurely without the extra human-caused heat, according to the estimates. “Some say climate scientists shouldn’t paint a picture of doom and gloom. But we are humans, we have feelings, we have children,” said Dr Joyce Kimutai at Imperial College London, UK, part of the“The increasing role of climate change in the intensities of extreme weather events is definitely worrying,” she said. “And if this continues it’s really going to be difficult for everyone. The climate crisis is not discriminating how it affects people. It’s hitting every part of the world.
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