One country had 18 times more dangerous heat days in a year as the world marks an unfortunate milestone
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As the world hits an alarming climate milestone, a new report by a US research team shows the staggering amount of extreme heat days each country experienced last year, with the majority made more likely by human-induced climate change.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/10230630

Climate Central vice-president for science Andrew Pershing said the figures illustrated the “huge burden” the burning of fossil fuels imposed on people around the world

“Australia didn’t have a particularly interesting summer this year, but in Africa it’s just day after day after day of climate change just beating down on that continent.”

  • krashmo@lemmy.world
    15·
    6 months ago

    I gave up hope a while ago that we’ll do anything significant in time for it to matter. I used to be pretty optimistic but this is the topic that changed that. I’m not exactly a doomer but I’m definitely much more jaded and cynical than I used to be.