In the summer of 2023, extreme heat has affected almost half of the world’s population. From June to August, as many as 4.2 billion people felt the effects of heatwaves; which makes up 48% of the human population. reported Climate Center Researchers of the international scientific project in the field of climate.
According to the report, in the past three summers, between 1.5 and 4.2 billion people on the planet experienced abnormally high temperatures for at least 30 days; this corresponds to one-third of the five levels of the Climate Change Index (CSI). Climate Center.
The researchers noted that the summer of 2023 was the hottest summer recorded in the Northern Hemisphere. They said anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases increase the likelihood of a recurrence of extreme heat waves at least threefold.
Very strong climate change impacts (CSI level 3 or above) were observed in at least half of summer 2023 in North Africa and Central Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, the Mediterranean and the Caribbean, the Malay Archipelago and the Andes Amazon. West of Canada and even north of Greenland.
Experts said record temperatures have triggered wildfires in North America, Europe and Africa, increasing the risk of powerful tropical storms.
ancient scientists warnedthat climate change could change the face of Europe’s forests forever.