deadly heat waves

Three-quarters of the world’s inhabitants, including those living in Hawaii, will be exposed to deadly heat waves by the end of the century unless greenhouse gases are not substantially reduced, according to a study published today in Nature Climate Change.

And even if bold action is taken to curtail emissions, nearly half of the world’s population still faces living with the dangerous hot spells, with tropical regions feeling the worst of it, the study said.

“We’re left with a choice between bad and terrible,” said lead author Camilo Mora, a University of Hawaii professor.

In Hawaii, according to Mora, the extreme heat might last two or three months at a time, driving residents and tourists indoors in search of air-conditioned relief — all the while straining island power grids.


The episodes will be reminiscent of the oppressive heat and humidity felt here a few days each year now, he said, and for about a week during the strong El Nino summer two years ago.

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plainly_the_elder
14 hours ago

More fake news by the climate death cultists intended to grease the rails of the government grant gravy train.

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