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One doctor warned heatwaves are ‘silent killers’, with the impacts of heat ‘severely underestimated’

A new analysis says human-caused climate change had a key role in the record-breaking heat wave in Iceland and Greenland in May

Human-caused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and other states in early April and made it more likely to occur

IN FOCUS: The climate crisis is already displacing millions of people from their homes as they seek to escape extreme weather events, desertification and drought, writes Alicja Hagopian. With Donald Trump ordering billions of dollars of cuts to climate aid projects, the poorest and most vulnerable countries face even greater…

Climate change caused by human activity increases the risk of devastating fires, like the ones in Los Angeles, California,according to the World Weather Attribution (WWA) network. The fires left at least 29 dead and thousands homeless.

Hot, dry conditions, a lack of rain and a longer fire-risk season are all more likely in today’s hotter climate

Scientists say 26 of 29 most severe disasters this year were intensified by climate crisis

According to the report, Human-induced climate change has added an average of 41 days of dangerous heat worldwide in 2024. Read further on Dynamite News:

Analysis shows fossil fuels are supercharging heatwaves, leaving millions prone to deadly temperatures

Philippines, a country that already faces the highest numbers of tropical cyclones in the world, endured six typhoons in just a matter of 23 days

Devastating rains that triggered floods in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan in recent months – killing hundreds of people and displacing millions – were worsened by human-caused climate change, a team of international scientists announced Wednesday.