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Extreme poverty renders Madagascar highly vulnerable to underreported extreme heat that would not have occurred without human-induced climate change

A street in Antananarivo, Madagascar with people sitting on the ground selling fruit.

Madagascar, in particular the most populated region around the capital of Antananarivo experienced in 2023 its hottest October ever, breaking many high and low temperature records.

23 November, 2023 | Heatwave | Africa

Strong influence of climate change in uncharacteristic early spring heat in South America

Large parts of South America suffered from extremely high temperatures for an extended period of time, reaching above 40ºC in central and Northern Brazil during mid-September, despite it being the spring season. 

10 October, 2023 | Heatwave | South America

Extreme heat in North America, Europe and China in July 2023 made much more likely by climate change

A Greek firefighter receives care from a Red Cross worker. The firefighter is sweating and grimacing and the Red Cross worker places her hands on his face.

Following a record hot June, large areas of the US and Mexico, Southern Europe and China experienced extreme heat in July 2023, breaking many local high temperature records.

25 July, 2023 | Heatwave | Asia, Europe, North America

Extreme humid heat in South Asia in April 2023, largely driven by climate change, detrimental to vulnerable and disadvantaged communities

Two men walk past each other in India. One man wears a pants and shirts and holds an umbrella and the other man wears orange robes.

For the last two weeks of April 2023, many parts of Bangladesh, India, Thailand and Lao PDR experienced record high temperatures.

17 May, 2023 | Heatwave | Asia

Extreme April heat in Spain, Portugal, Morocco & Algeria almost impossible without climate change

Sun beams into a historic Spanish street as people walk in the distance.

A large area of South Western Europe and Northern Africa experienced extremely high temperatures usually only seen in July and August, at the end of April 2023.

05 May, 2023 | Heatwave | Africa, Europe

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