1bn people will suffer extreme heat at just 2C heating, say scientists

A man washes his face while on a bus during a heatwave in Kolkata, India. At least 166,000 people died due to heatwaves around the globe in the two decades to 2017, according to the WHO. Photograph: Debarchan Chatterjee/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

A man washes his face while on a bus during a heatwave in Kolkata, India. At least 166,000 people died due to heatwaves around the globe in the two decades to 2017, according to the WHO. Photograph: Debarchan Chatterjee/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

source https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/09/1bn-people-will-suffer-extreme-heat-at-just-2c-heating-say-scientists