In the summer of 2003, a devastating heatwave killed more than 70,000 people across Europe.
10 years of rapidly disentangling drivers of extreme weather disasters
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Deadly Mediterranean heatwave would not have occurred without human induced climate change
Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, France and Morocco experienced extreme heat in July 2024, causing at least 23 fatalities, widespread wildfires and bringing public life to a hold.
Extreme heat killing more than 100 people in Mexico hotter and much more likely due to climate change
End of May and beginning of June 2024, Mexico and surrounding regions experienced extreme heat. Mexico already reported 125 heat-related deaths this season. Extreme and persistent heat has been overwhelming south western parts of the US, Mexico, and the northern countries of Central America. The area has been lying under a large and lingering region … Continue reading “Extreme heat killing more than 100 people in Mexico hotter and much more likely due to climate change”
Heat Action Day Report: Climate change and the escalation of global extreme heat
Researchers from World Weather Attribution assessed the influence of human-caused climate change on dangerous heat waves over the past 12 months, in collaboration with Climate Central and the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre.
Climate change made the deadly heatwaves that hit millions of highly vulnerable people across Asia more frequent and extreme
Throughout April and continuing into May 2024, extreme record-breaking heat led to severe impacts across the Asian continent.