Last 12 months were the hottest ever recorded, analysis finds
Over the course of the year, 7.3 billion people, or 90% of humanity, endured at least 10 days of high temperatures.
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Over the course of the year, 7.3 billion people, or 90% of humanity, endured at least 10 days of high temperatures.
Over the course of the year, 7.3 billion people, or 90% of humanity, endured at least 10 days of high temperatures.
Roughly nine out of ten people experienced at least 10 days of record heat over the past year
It's beneficial to everyone to prevent the causes of this phenomenon.
As extreme heatwaves, storms and wildfires increase in severity and frequency, a comparatively new kind of research called weather attribution studies determines whether they are linked to human-caused climate change.