An extreme-heat event that would have occurred once in 50 years in a climate without human influence is now
nearly five times as likely.

The UN Humanitarian office and Red Cross launch a new climate report titled: “Extreme Heat, preparing for heatwaves of the future”.

Analysts project a 700 percent global increase in the number of urban poor people living in extreme heat conditions by the 2050s.

The largest increases are expected in West Africa and South-East Asia.

The International Labour Organization projects that economic losses related to heat stress will rise from US$280
billion in 1995 to $2.4 trillion in 2030, with lower-income countries seeing the biggest losses.

Limiting global warming to 1.5°C rather than 2°C could result in up to 420 million fewer people being frequently exposed to extreme heatwaves and around 65 million fewer people being frequently exposed to ‘exceptional’ heatwaves.

Aljazeera.