Millions of TV viewers watched minute-by-minute coverage of Hurricane Ian blasting its path of destruction in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. But while hurricanes are scary and deadly, extreme heat is a stealthy killer that causes more deaths than all other weather disasters combined. This summer, a record-breaking heat wave baked the western United States, with temperatures soaring past 110°F in some places.
Escalating climate change has made heat waves more frequent and more severe worldwide. Bloomberg reports one-eighth of humanity lived in extreme heat for six months in 2022. Parts of Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan suffered temperatures above 104°F. China reported 267 weather stations reached new highs in August, and the country is experiencing another unprecedented heatwave this October.
World Weather Attribution researchers report that climate change made India and Pakistan’s heat wave 30 times more likely to occur. And newly reported research suggests
— source skepticalscience.com | 26 Oct 2022