Deadly Sahel heatwave caused by ‘human-induced’ climate change: Study
8 months ago

Deadly Sahel heatwave caused by ‘human-induced’ climate change: Study

Al Jazeera  

Human-caused climate change contributed to an unusually intense and lethal hot spell throughout West Africa’s Sahel region in April, according to a study by World Weather Attribution, an international network of scientists focusing on extreme weather events. The heatwave caused temperatures in Mali and Burkina Faso to climb to more than 45 degrees Celsius between April 1 and April 5, an unusual spike for the season that likely led to numerous deaths, said the study published on Thursday. ‘Human-induced’ climate change The WWA’s observations and climate models found that “heatwaves with the magnitude observed in March and April 2024 in the region would have been impossible to occur without the global warming of 1.2C to date”, which it linked to “human-induced climate change”. Heat-related fatalities The length and severity of the extreme heat led to a stark increase in the number of deaths and hospitalisations in Mali and Burkina Faso, the WWA said.

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UN asks nations to better prepare, cool the vulnerable as ‘extreme heat epidemic’ breaks records
4 months, 4 weeks ago

UN asks nations to better prepare, cool the vulnerable as ‘extreme heat epidemic’ breaks records

Associated Press  

After three of Earth’s hottest days ever measured, the United Nations called for a flurry of efforts to try to reduce the human toll from soaring and searing temperatures, calling it “an extreme heat epidemic.” “If there is one thing that unites our divided world, it’s that we’re all increasingly feeling the heat,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday …

Lack of heat-related death numbers shows that India is unprepared for the next crisis
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Lack of heat-related death numbers shows that India is unprepared for the next crisis

Hindustan Times  

Though India experienced one of its worst summers with record heatwave days and prolonged warm night periods since April across the country, a reliable estimate of how many lives were lost is not available. Climate change has impacted temperature-related neonatal deaths in all countries surveyed, with most pronounced climate-induced losses from increased heat and gains from decreased cold observed in …

Extreme heat in India has killed more than 100 people in the past three and a half months
6 months ago

Extreme heat in India has killed more than 100 people in the past three and a half months

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — A monthslong heat wave across swathes of India has killed more than 100 people and led to over 40,000 suspected cases of heat stroke in the past three and a half months, according to data from India’s Health Ministry. People rest under a stationary train coach on a hot summer day in Mumbai, India Climate experts also …

Deadly heatwaves in US, Mexico made more likely by climate change
6 months ago

Deadly heatwaves in US, Mexico made more likely by climate change

Al Jazeera  

Deadly heat that recently blanketed the United States, Mexico and Central America was made 35 times more likely due to global warming, an international network of climate scientists has said. The World Weather Attribution group also said the extreme highs experienced across the region in May and June were four times as likely to occur today as a quarter of …

India’s deadly heat kills over 200 people, including dozens of poll workers as elections wrap up
6 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s deadly heat kills over 200 people, including dozens of poll workers as elections wrap up

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Over 200 people, including dozens of workers on election duty, have died in the last …

Climate change caused 26 extra days of extreme heat in last year: report
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Climate change caused 26 extra days of extreme heat in last year: report

The Hindu  

The world experienced an average of 26 more days of extreme heat over the last 12 months that would probably not have occurred without climate change, a report said on May 28. They concluded that "human-caused climate change added — on average, across all places in the world — 26 more days of extreme heat than there would have been …

Extreme heat in April made worse by climate crisis: Study
7 months, 1 week ago

Extreme heat in April made worse by climate crisis: Study

Hindustan Times  

Extreme heat events in April over large parts of South Asia were made 45 times more likely and 0.85°C hotter by the climate crisis, an analysis by World Weather Attribution, a global team of climate scientists said on Tuesday. These results align with WWA’s previous studies in 2022 and 2023 focused on the South Asia region which found that climate …

Sweltering heat across Asia was 45 times more likely because of climate change, study finds
7 months, 1 week ago

Sweltering heat across Asia was 45 times more likely because of climate change, study finds

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — Sizzling heat across Asia and the Middle East in late April that echoed last year’s destructive swelter was made 45 times more likely in some parts of the continent because of human-caused climate change, a study Tuesday found. Scorching temperatures were felt across large swaths of Asia, from Gaza in the west — where over 2 million …

From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere
7 months, 2 weeks ago

From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere

Associated Press  

In sweltering Brazil, flooding killed dozens of people and paralyzed a city of about 4 million people. “If this record pace of warming continues, 2024 will likely be a record year of climate disasters and human suffering.” When the world is warmer, it is likely to have more extreme weather and climate events, including record heat and rainfall, scientists say. …

Flooding in Americas, brutal heat in Asia and Africa: Extreme weather across the globe
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Flooding in Americas, brutal heat in Asia and Africa: Extreme weather across the globe

LA Times  

Tim McCanon, center, is rescued by the Community Fire Department during severe flooding this month in New Caney, Texas. The world has constructed cities designed for 20th century temperatures and rainfall, but climate change brings more heat and downpours, said Andrew Dessler, a Texas A&M University climate scientist. “So they’re getting slightly more extreme, but they’re passing our ability to …

Laborers and street vendors in Mali find no respite as deadly heat wave surges through West Africa
8 months ago

Laborers and street vendors in Mali find no respite as deadly heat wave surges through West Africa

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — Street vendors in Mali’s capital of Bamako peddle water sachets, ubiquitous for this part of West Africa during the hottest months. The Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre says that a lack of data in Mali and other West Africa countries affected by this month’s heat wave makes it impossible to know how many heat-related deaths there …

2.2 billion people could face heat waves beyond survival limit: Study
1 year, 2 months ago

2.2 billion people could face heat waves beyond survival limit: Study

Hindustan Times  

India and the Indus Valley will experience the first deadly moist heat waves and, subsequently, substantial increases in accumulated hot hours per year, a new paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has said. The paper led by Penn State College of Health and Human Development and the Purdue College of Sciences and Purdue’s Institute for a …

Experts warn of health risks as extreme heat sweeps the globe
1 year, 5 months ago

Experts warn of health risks as extreme heat sweeps the globe

Al Jazeera  

‘Heatwaves are one of the most deadly natural hazards,’ climate scientist says as high temperatures scorch parts of US, Asia and Europe. Babies, seniors, active people and those more exposed to high temperatures, such as the homeless, are usually more susceptible to heat-related health risks Existing conditions, including respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, can also heighten risks and be …

Dozens die as northern India swelters under heatwave
1 year, 6 months ago

Dozens die as northern India swelters under heatwave

Al Jazeera  

Officials say at least 34 people have died in the past two days as heatwave takes a toll in India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh. At least 34 people have died in the past two days as a large swath of the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh swelters under severe heat, officials said on Saturday, prompting doctors to …

‘In a hot oven’: India heatwaves take a toll on most vulnerable
1 year, 6 months ago

‘In a hot oven’: India heatwaves take a toll on most vulnerable

Al Jazeera  

Impoverished labourers say despite record-breaking temperatures they have little choice but to work outdoors. “But the number of extremely hot days and heatwaves, which are consecutive hot days, have been increasing across the country,” he said, citing climate change and rising temperatures as “big drivers” behind the increase. “I cannot skip work … Working in the heat is like torture …

Middle East countries face extreme heat risk, study finds
1 year, 7 months ago

Middle East countries face extreme heat risk, study finds

Al Jazeera  

New research published in Nature Sustainability journal suggests several regional countries may have entire populations exposed to extreme temperatures due to climate change. Countries across the Gulf region and the wider Middle East are highly vulnerable to extreme heat borne out of climate change, with poorer populations being particularly at risk in the decades ahead, a new study has warned. …

These ‘most-at risk’ hotspots globally vulnerable to deadly heatwaves in coming future, says study
1 year, 7 months ago

These ‘most-at risk’ hotspots globally vulnerable to deadly heatwaves in coming future, says study

Hindustan Times  

The effects of climate change are already being felt in many parts of the world, with extreme temperatures ranging from intense heatwaves to severe cold spells depending on the season. Statistically, these regions are also more likely to experience “record-breaking extremes than other areas.” Now, a study published in the journal Nature Communications on Tuesday revealed that specific regions around …

DC Edit | Summer may see extreme heat
1 year, 8 months ago

DC Edit | Summer may see extreme heat

Deccan Chronicle  

It’s summer and along with the season heatwaves are inevitable, particularly in El Nino years. It is also a freakish timing of the poll cycles that sees most general elections being held in the peak of summer, as they would probably be in 2024 as well, thus increasing the risk of exposure of people to the hazards of increasing wet …

Heat-linked deaths increased by 68% in populations above 65 years: Lancet report
2 years, 1 month ago

Heat-linked deaths increased by 68% in populations above 65 years: Lancet report

The Hindu  

Days of extreme heat are increasing in intensity and frequency due to the effects of climate change, an analysis of data from 103 countries showed in a recent Lancet report. The recently published report called Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels has stated that due to rapidly increasing temperatures, vulnerable populations such …

Future heatwaves will lead to large ‘loss of life’, report warns
2 years, 2 months ago

Future heatwaves will lead to large ‘loss of life’, report warns

Al Jazeera  

Publication by the UN, Red Cross says 38 heatwaves accounted for the deaths of more than 70,000 people worldwide from 2010 to 2019. The effects of recurrent heatwaves would include “large scale suffering and loss of life”, population movements and increased inequality, the report warned, adding that these trends were “already emerging”. “It’s grossly unjust that fragile countries must bear …

New Study Warns of Dangerously High Heat Levels in India as Global Emissions Rise in Coming Decades
2 years, 3 months ago

New Study Warns of Dangerously High Heat Levels in India as Global Emissions Rise in Coming Decades

News 18  

Many people living in tropical regions like India are likely to be exposed to “dangerously high” heat levels during most days of each typical year in the coming decades, warn scientists in their latest study on impact of climate change. “In the tropics and subtropics, where the dangerous Heat Index threshold was typically exceeded on less than 15% of the …

DC Edit | Heatwaves are the new normal
2 years, 4 months ago

DC Edit | Heatwaves are the new normal

Deccan Chronicle  

Conspiracy theories on climate change have almost ceased to gain currency as real events have forced people to accept what they are now experiencing year after year. Two latest studies point to the possibility of climate change making extreme weather events happen. The Met Office, Britain’s national meteorological service, says climate change made the current heatwave a whopping 100 times …

Climate crisis made South Asia heatwaves ’30 times more likely’
2 years, 7 months ago

Climate crisis made South Asia heatwaves ’30 times more likely’

Al Jazeera  

Study says heatwaves in India and Pakistan should be ‘extraordinarily rare’ but current level of global warming made them 30 times more likely. The devastating heatwave that has baked India and Pakistan in recent months was made more likely by climate change and is a glimpse of the region’s future, says a study by international scientists. But the current level …

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