Scientists Warn Extreme Heat , Threatens Billions of People Worldwide.
According to a new study, inaction on
climate change could expose over two billion
people to extreme heat conditions. .
'The Independent' reports that scientists from the
University of Nanjing and the Global Systems Institute at
the University of Exeter released their findings on May 22. .
The team's findings emphasize how the climatic conditions
that have historically supported human habitation
are rapidly shrinking as a result of global warming.
According to the team's findings, an estimated
one billion people could be spared the impacts
of extreme heat if global heating is kept to 1.5C.
The 2015 Paris accord, which nearly 200 countries
agreed to, was aimed at keeping global
temperature rise at 1.5C above preindustrial levels.
'The Independent' reports that various scientific findings
have agreed that the window to limit our planet's warming
within even a 2C threshold of change is rapidly shrinking. .
According to projections, current policies
are expected to result in 2.7C temperature
increase within the next 75 years. .
Recent research suggests that for every 0.1C of warming
above current temperatures will result in an additional
140 million people being exposed to dangerous heat.
Limiting global warming to 1.5C rather than
2.7C would mean five times fewer people
in 2100 being exposed to dangerous heat, Tim Lenton, Director of the Global Systems
Institute, via 'The Independent'.
According to the study, parts of the Earth with higher
population growth, like India and Nigeria, are expected to
experience the highest risk from increasing temperatures. .
According to the study, parts of the Earth with higher
population growth, like India and Nigeria, are expected to
experience the highest risk from increasing temperatures.
