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 deadly loss and damage from extreme heat when they are unambiguously and clearly and evidently the least responsible for climate change,” said Griffiths. Poorer countries who are not responsible for these torturous heatwaves do not have those resources.” ‘Stop climate change’ The organisations’ report called on governments to urgently take “aggressive steps” to prevent a future of recurrent heat disasters. “Limiting global warming to 1.5°C rather than 2°C could result in up to 420 million fewer people being frequently exposed to extreme heatwaves and around 65 million fewer people being frequently exposed to ‘exceptional’ heatwaves.” Beyond that, they encouraged governments to boost early-warning systems about heatwaves and give more training and funding to local responders who often are first on site when heatwaves hit.

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Young people are dying of heat and their risks could grow, study finds
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Young people are dying of heat and their risks could grow, study finds

NPR  

Young people are dying of heat and their risks could grow, study finds toggle caption Ulises Ruiz/AFP via Getty Images Extreme heat puts stress on everyone's bodies. "Young people are disproportionately vulnerable to heat," says Andrew Wilson, an environmental scientist at Stanford University and an author of the new analysis. But "sometimes we forget to talk about this population in …

Heatwave hotspots that should not exist are popping up across the world
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Heatwave hotspots that should not exist are popping up across the world

India Today  

The year 2023 has officially been recorded as the hottest year in history, with global temperatures averaging 2.12 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th-century average, surpassing the previous record set in 2016. Amid this unprecedented rise in temperatures, a new study reveals a concerning phenomenon: certain regions across the globe are experiencing extreme heat waves that exceed predictions made by climate …

Terrifying study predicts exactly how many people will DIE from climate change by 2100
1 month ago

Terrifying study predicts exactly how many people will DIE from climate change by 2100

Daily Mail  

A terrifying new study has predicted exactly how many people will die from climate change by 2100. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry used advanced numerical simulations to estimate the mortality attributable to air pollution and extreme temperatures. Their analysis indicates that a staggering 30 million people could perish by the end of the century thanks to climate …

UN to come up with solutions to support countries cope with extreme heat, give early warning coverage
1 month, 1 week ago

UN to come up with solutions to support countries cope with extreme heat, give early warning coverage

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The United Nations is developing a package of solutions to help countries cope with extreme heat so that every person on the planet is covered by a multi-hazard early warning systems by 2027, secretary general António Guterres said on Wednesday in Baku. Emphasizing the importance of early alert in coping with such calamities, Gutierres at a COP29 event …

Heat, air pollution, disease: How climate change affects health
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Heat, air pollution, disease: How climate change affects health

New Indian Express  

PARIS: Record-breaking heat, extreme weather events, air pollution and the spread of infectious disease: climate change poses an already vast yet rising threat to the health of humans around the world, experts warn. "Climate change is making us sick, and urgent action is a matter of life and death," the World Health Organization warned this week. Extreme heat The EU's …

Tamil Nadu Brace for Extreme Heat as State Warns of Heatwave
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu Brace for Extreme Heat as State Warns of Heatwave

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu is bracing for heatwaves, with temperatures exceeding 40°C in several parts of the state. The government has declared a State-specific disaster, providing relief to people affected by heatwaves, including providing medical assistance and financial aid to those who have lost loved ones to heat-related causes. Tamil Nadu is one of the regions in India that is particularly vulnerable …

Health risks of climate change reach record-breaking levels
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Health risks of climate change reach record-breaking levels

China Daily  

By Jonathan Powell | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-10-31 21:02 Children play at an improvised soccer field in the dry area of Lake Tefe, amid what the national disaster monitoring agency Cemaden has already called Brazil's worst drought since at least the 1950s, in Tefe, Amazonas State, Brazil October 18, 2024. People worldwide faced an unprecedented 50 extra days of health-threatening …

Europe faces three-fold increase in heat deaths by end of century
4 months ago

Europe faces three-fold increase in heat deaths by end of century

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. Our study looks at more than 1,000 regions across 30 countries, enabling the identification of hotspots where people will …

The devastating heat wave in 2003 was a wake-up call for Europeans
4 months, 1 week ago

The devastating heat wave in 2003 was a wake-up call for Europeans

NPR  

The devastating heat wave in 2003 was a wake-up call for Europeans Last summer's heat in Europe contributed to tens of thousands of deaths. A new study found that similar heat last summer contributed to more than 47,000 deaths, but as NPR's Alejandra Borunda from the Climate Desk explains, there's some good news, too. BORUNDA: That's an enormous number, but …

More than 47,000 people died in Europe last year due to heat, report says
4 months, 1 week ago

More than 47,000 people died in Europe last year due to heat, report says

The Hindu  

More than 47,000 people died in Europe due to scorching temperatures in 2023, with countries in the region’s south hit the hardest, according to a report by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health published on Monday. As climate change continues to increase temperatures, Europeans live in the world’s fastest-warming continent, facing growing health risks stemming from intense heat. The 2023 …

European heatwave killed over 47,000 people in 2023, more women than men
4 months, 1 week ago

European heatwave killed over 47,000 people in 2023, more women than men

The Independent  

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United Nations urges nations to adopt several proposals aimed at reducing heat deaths; asks to care for vulnerable people
4 months, 4 weeks ago

United Nations urges nations to adopt several proposals aimed at reducing heat deaths; asks to care for vulnerable people

The Hindu  

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 …

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 …

UN chief calls for action to stem ‘extreme heat epidemic’
4 months, 4 weeks ago

UN chief calls for action to stem ‘extreme heat epidemic’

Al Jazeera  

Antonio Guterres urges countries to shift away from fossil fuels to tackle the climate crisis driving extreme heat. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Antonio Guterres said billions of people around the globe are experiencing “an extreme heat epidemic” fuelled by climate change. “Extreme heat is increasingly tearing through economies, widening inequalities, undermining the Sustainable Development Goals, and killing people,” the …

Are climate change deaths increasing? Here's why experts expect humans to adapt to our heating world
5 months ago

Are climate change deaths increasing? Here's why experts expect humans to adapt to our heating world

Salon  

Climate change poses a major existential threat to humanity, meaning billions of people could die as the planet becomes too hot and unstable to live. "If we don’t adapt, heat wave mortality will increase sharply," Michael Wehner, a senior scientist in the Computational Research Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, told Salon. Martin Siegert, a glaciology professor at the …

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 …

Millions swelter under dangerous Fourth of July heat wave
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Millions swelter under dangerous Fourth of July heat wave

Associated Press  

Around 134 million people in the U.S. are under alerts as an “extremely dangerous and record-breaking” heat wave broils much of the country, according to the National Weather Service. When people are celebrating, “it’s very easy to get sidetracked,” staying out for longer and forgetting to stay hydrated, said Chris Stachelski, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. “I think …

India is likely undercounting heat deaths, affecting its response to increasingly harsh heat waves
5 months, 2 weeks ago

India is likely undercounting heat deaths, affecting its response to increasingly harsh heat waves

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — Months of scorching temperatures sometimes over 50 degrees Celsius in parts of India this year — its worst heat wave in over a decade — left hundreds dead or ill. Public health experts say the true number of heat-related deaths is likely in the thousands but because heat is often not listed as a reason on a …

US homeless suffer disproportionate impact of heat wave
5 months, 4 weeks ago

US homeless suffer disproportionate impact of heat wave

China Daily  

A person takes a break in the shade of a sidewalk as temperatures are expected to soar above 100 degrees Fahrenheit during the summer's first heat, in Sacramento, California, US, June 4, 2024. Despite the relief in the northeastern part of the United States, people from the Plains to the Southeast continue to suffer from heat waves, with temperatures reaching …

US homeless suffer disproportionate impact of heat wave
5 months, 4 weeks ago

US homeless suffer disproportionate impact of heat wave

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-06-26 15:35 A person takes a break in the shade of a sidewalk as temperatures are expected to soar above 100 degrees Fahrenheit during the summer's first heat, in Sacramento, California, US, June 4, 2024. Despite the relief in the northeastern part of the United States, people from the Plains to the Southeast continue to suffer from …

US reels under scorching temperatures, heavy flooding
6 months ago

US reels under scorching temperatures, heavy flooding

Al Jazeera  

More than 50 million people in the US under heat warnings while hundreds are evacuated from flooding in the Midwest. Soaring temperatures have placed more than 50 million people in the United States under extreme heat advisories, while flooding has spurred rescue operations and evacuations throughout the Midwest. The National Integrated Heat Health Information System said on Monday that about …

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 …

More than 75m in US under heat alerts
6 months ago

More than 75m in US under heat alerts

China Daily  

Children cool off at Crown Fountain in Millennium Park in Chicago, Illinois, as temperatures reached a record high of 36.1 C on Monday. SCOTT OLSON/AFP PHOENIX — More than 75 million people in the United States were under extreme heat alerts on Monday as a heat wave moved eastward, and the mid-Atlantic and New England were likely to see highs …

Tens of millions in the US remain under dangerous heat warnings
6 months ago

Tens of millions in the US remain under dangerous heat warnings

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Extreme heat alerts continued …

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 …

Getting ready for heatwaves
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Getting ready for heatwaves

Hindustan Times  

A crushing heatwave that began more than a week ago has become unbearable since Monday. In Delhi, power consumption surpassed records and desperate families mobbed water tankers after their taps ran dry. A 40-year-old labourer who lived in a room with no air cooling died at a hospital during the week and the administration imposed fines on wasteful use of …

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 …

Heatwave takes a toll but no data on deaths
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Heatwave takes a toll but no data on deaths

Hindustan Times  

In April, east and southeast peninsular India saw an intense spell of humid heat, and Odisha and West Bengal, one between April 15 and 30, which expanded over days to Bihar, Jharkhand and south peninsular India. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} In May, Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal and parts of peninsular India saw an intense spell of heat, Rajasthan, between May …

Heat Waves: 23 states have heat action plans but are they being implemented?
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Heat Waves: 23 states have heat action plans but are they being implemented?

Hindustan Times  

Last year, earth sciences minister Kiren Rijiju informed Lok Sabha that the Indian Meteorological Department in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority and local health departments have started Heat Action Plans in many parts of the country. Such heat action plans were being implemented in 23 States prone to high temperatures, Rijiju said. Last year, the Centre for Policy …

How much worse will extreme heat get by 2050? New report outlines worrisome future
7 months ago

How much worse will extreme heat get by 2050? New report outlines worrisome future

LA Times  

The next quarter of a century will bring considerable climate danger to millions of Americans living in disadvantaged communities, who will not only experience increased exposure to life-threatening extreme heat but also greater hardships from reduced energy reliability, a new nationwide report has found. Under a moderate-emissions scenario — one in which current fossil fuel consumption peaks in the coming …

Climate crisis made crippling April heatwave in South Asia 45 times more likely: Scientists
7 months, 1 week ago

Climate crisis made crippling April heatwave in South Asia 45 times more likely: Scientists

The Hindu  

Ms. Annu Mishra kept her modest food stall shut as temperatures in Odisha's Bhubaneswar remained above 40° Celsius for 17 consecutive days in April. Similar heatwaves could occur once every 30 years and they have already become about 45 times more likely due to climate change, leading climate scientists said on May 15, citing historical weather data. The team of …

What impact will the unrelenting heat have on India’s future health? | In Focus podcast
7 months, 3 weeks ago

What impact will the unrelenting heat have on India’s future health? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

This March was the hottest on record globally, the 10th month in a row to hit this peak. This doesn’t feel surprising – most parts of India have been sweltering since last month, the India Meteorological Department or IMD hadd forecast heatwave conditions in parts of at least 10 States last week and it‘s only going to get worse in …

India among worst hit by extreme heat, floods, glacier disaster in 2023: WMO
8 months ago

India among worst hit by extreme heat, floods, glacier disaster in 2023: WMO

Hindustan Times  

Asia remained the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023, the World Meteorological Organisation said on Tuesday while highlighting that extreme heat, severe floods, a glacial lake outburst flood devastated parts of India also last year. In India, Yemen, and Pakistan, floods were the natural hazard event which caused the greatest number of fatalities, highlighting …

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, …

Act now or face extinction soon
9 months ago

Act now or face extinction soon

Hindustan Times  

Much has been written about the year 2023 and all the temperature records it broke. The latest State of the Climate report by the World Meteorological Organisation confirmed that the year was the warmest on record, with the global average near-surface temperature at 1.45 °C above the pre-industrial baseline, and that it was the warmest 10-year period on record. Every …

New UN weather agency chief says rate of global warming is speeding up
10 months, 2 weeks ago

New UN weather agency chief says rate of global warming is speeding up

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In her first sit-down interview since taking office last …

Climate crisis may kill 14.5 million people and inflict USD 12.5 trillion economic loss by 2050
11 months ago

Climate crisis may kill 14.5 million people and inflict USD 12.5 trillion economic loss by 2050

New Indian Express  

The analysis is based on scenarios developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on the most likely trajectory for the planet’s rising average temperature -- 2.5°C to 2.9°C over pre-industrial levels.Shyam Bishen, Head, Centre for Health and Healthcare and member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum, warned: “Over the next decade, the failure to mitigate and adapt to …

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 …

Heatwaves worsen air quality and pollution: World Meteorological Organisation
1 year, 3 months ago

Heatwaves worsen air quality and pollution: World Meteorological Organisation

Hindustan Times  

The extreme heatwaves witnessed by the world recently are increasing in intensity and frequency due to climate change. This extreme heat, compounded by wildfires and desert dust, is having a measurable impact on air quality, human health and the environment, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organisation. The 2023 WMO Air Quality and Climate Bulletin, the third …

One BILLION people will die from climate change by 2100, study claims
1 year, 3 months ago

One BILLION people will die from climate change by 2100, study claims

Daily Mail  

World's richest will cause mass death - mostly poor people in developing nations Scientists have given a terrifying prediction about the future of humanity on this planet. According to experts in Canada, one billion people – one eighth of the current global population – will die due to climate change if global warming reaches or exceeds 3.6°F by 2100. UNICEF …

16 die of heat-related illnesses as scorching weather grips South Korea
1 year, 4 months ago

16 die of heat-related illnesses as scorching weather grips South Korea

India TV News  

At least 16 people have died from heat-related illnesses since May as extreme weather has gripped South Korea, with temperatures rising above 38 degrees Celsius in many parts of the country, CNN reported. According to the disease control and prevention agency, this death count far exceeds that of last year, when six people died from the extreme heat. The situation …

UK’s 40C summer of 2022 ‘will seem cool’ as extreme weather events become frequent, Met Office warns
1 year, 4 months ago

UK’s 40C summer of 2022 ‘will seem cool’ as extreme weather events become frequent, Met Office warns

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 The sweltering 40C summer in Britain last year “will be considered cool” by the turn …

A relentless heat wave that refuses to let up brings danger to California, Southwest
1 year, 4 months ago

A relentless heat wave that refuses to let up brings danger to California, Southwest

LA Times  

Mariah Barnett, 9, and her father, Troy, recline in a pool while trying to beat the 109-degree heat at the McMurtrey Aquatic Center in Bakersfield. “We would not see the kinds of temperatures globally that we’re seeing without climate change — it’s virtually impossible to explain these changes in the absence of climate change,” said Katharine Jacobs, director of the …

Human-induced climate crisis responsible for killer heatwaves sweeping planet, scientists say
1 year, 4 months ago

Human-induced climate crisis responsible for killer heatwaves sweeping planet, scientists say

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. The researchers evaluated the role of climate crisis in these extreme heat events using peer-reviewed methods, weather station data …

CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here’s what you need to see and know today
1 year, 5 months ago

CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here’s what you need to see and know today

Associated Press  

A landslide triggered by torrential rains in India’s western Maharashtra state killed at least 10 people, with many others feared trapped under piles of debris, officials said Thursday. Here’s what’s happening related to extreme weather and the climate right now: —In a refugee camp in Kenya, food shortages left kids hungry amid a drought even before Russia ended the grain …

Hellhounds of summer: The hottest heatwave in human history just keeps getting worse
1 year, 5 months ago

Hellhounds of summer: The hottest heatwave in human history just keeps getting worse

Salon  

The global heatwave continues to sizzle as humanity experiences its hottest summer on record. Welcome to the world altered by climate change: Heatwaves are so bad, they've been named after literal hellhounds, at least in the case with the ongoing European heatwave Cerberus, that received its moniker from the Italian Meteorological Society. However, it may be apt considering 61,000 Europeans …

Tourists and residents warned to stay inside as deadly heat hits Europe during peak travel season
1 year, 5 months ago

Tourists and residents warned to stay inside as deadly heat hits Europe during peak travel season

Associated Press  

MILAN — Officials warned residents and tourists packing Mediterranean destinations on Tuesday to stay indoors during the hottest hours as the second heat wave in as many weeks hits the region and Greece, Spain and Switzerland battled wildfires. “We are experiencing hotter and hotter temperatures for longer stretches of time every single summer here in Europe.” The new heat wave …

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 …

World reels from wildfires, floods as US, China discuss climate crisis
1 year, 5 months ago

World reels from wildfires, floods as US, China discuss climate crisis

Firstpost  

With scientists saying the target of keeping global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius of pre-industrial levels is moving beyond reach, evidence of the crisis was everywhere Global temperatures headed towards alarming highs and extreme weather proliferated as the world’s two biggest polluters, China and the United States, sought on Monday to reignite climate talks. ‘VERY SCARY’ The high temperatures are …

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