World Not Ready For Rise In #ExtremeHeat
Nearly 3.8B people to face extreme heat by #2050 while tropical countries will bear brunt cooler regions will also need to adapt. Even a moderate increase in hotter days could have a "severe impact" in nations not used to such conditions. They found "that the population experiencing extreme heat conditions is projected to nearly double" by 2050 if global average temperatures rise 2C above preindustrial times
https://www.barrons.com/news/world-not-ready-for-rise-in-extreme-heat-scientists-say-7e1c9a16
#climate #climatechange