The heat waves of recent weeks would not have been possible without climate change, say researchers

The heat waves of recent weeks would not have been

The World Weather Attribution research group also warns that worse is to come.

The heat waves that plagued North America and Europe this month would be “virtually impossible” without human-caused climate change, says the World Weather Attribution research group. The group also warns that worse is to come unless we reduce emissions.

Among other things, the group’s analysis said that climate change has made suffocating heat in China 50 times more likely than it was before.

Climatologist Friederike Otton according to the equation is ultimately simple. The world has not stopped burning fossil fuels, which is why, according to him, the climate continues to warm and heat waves intensify.

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