The world is likely to pass 1.5°C of warming. Africa faces worse heat, drought and floods, but faster cuts to emissions can still limit the overshoot damage.
- Research Fellow, The ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century, Australian National University
Sustained, sweltering heat is hitting India and Pakistan hard – and humidity is making the situation even more dangerous.
By 2100, rural African dwellers will be exposed to dangerous levels of heat nearly twice as high as those in urban areas.
D'ici la fin du siècle, certaines régions d'Afrique pourraient être confrontées à des vagues de chaleur pendant 250 à 300 jours par an..
By the end of this century, parts of Africa could face heatwaves for 250-300 days a year, which will make it difficult for people to survive.
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