2024 is set to be the hottest year on record. It was also the first year with average global temperatures 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Human-induced climate change added an average of 41 days of dangerous heat in 2024, harming human health and ecosystems, stated a joint report released on Friday by a group of scientists associated with the World Weather Attribution (WWA) and Climate Central. 2024 is set to be the hottest year on record. It was also the first year with average global temperatures 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Heat records were broken on three consecutive days on July 21, 22 and 23. On July 21, one of the hottest days of the year, as many as 5.3 million people were exposed to extreme temperatures, said the report. The study highlighted how climate change is forcing millions to brave lethal heat for a longer period of time even as high emissions continue to warm the planet at an alarming rate. If the world does not rapidly transition away from fossil fuels, the world is likely to see more of such “dangerous heat days”, the scientists warned. “The world is not cutting emissions and preparing for climate change quickly enough. The consequences are record-breaking extreme weather events that cause deaths, displacement and loss of livelihoods,” Ben Clarke, a researcher at the Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, said. Small island and developing countries were the most impacted, with Nauru (173), Barbadosa (164), Saint Vincent (159), Federated States of Micronesia (157) and Grenada (154) reporting the highest number of extra risky heat days. In the South Asian region, Maldives lead the pack reporting a total of 136 extra risky heat days, followed by Sri Lanka (77) and Bhutan (56). With less than 20 additional risky heat days, India and Pakistan […]
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