As 12 months of record heat stack up, scientists unpack the impacts around the globe
As 12 months of record heat stack up, scientists unpack the impacts around the globe
www.abc.net.au One country had 18 times more dangerous heat days in a year as the world marks an unfortunate milestone
As the world hits an alarming climate milestone, a new report by a US research team shows the staggering amount of extreme heat days each country experienced last year, with the majority made more likely by human-induced climate change.
Climate Central vice-president for science Andrew Pershing said the figures illustrated the "huge burden" the burning of fossil fuels imposed on people around the world
"Australia didn't have a particularly interesting summer this year, but in Africa it's just day after day after day of climate change just beating down on that continent."
