Heatwave

Extreme heat killing more than 100 people in Mexico hotter and much more likely due to climate change

An aerial photo of Mexico city with dense buildings and mountains in the background

End of May and beginning of June 2024, Mexico and surrounding regions experienced extreme heat. Mexico already reported 125 heat-related deaths this season. Extreme and persistent heat has been overwhelming south western parts of the US, Mexico, and the northern countries of Central America. The area has been lying under a large and lingering region … Continue reading “Extreme heat killing more than 100 people in Mexico hotter and much more likely due to climate change”

Heat Action Day Report: Climate change and the escalation of global extreme heat

A map of the world showing heat anomalies over a 12 month period up until May 2024.

Researchers from World Weather Attribution assessed the influence of human-caused climate change on dangerous heat waves over the past 12 months, in collaboration with Climate Central and the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre.

Climate change made the deadly heatwaves that hit millions of highly vulnerable people across Asia more frequent and extreme

A crowded market in Kolkata India. The market is quite dark with a ray of light through the centre, illuminating a strip of people.

Throughout April and continuing into May 2024, extreme record-breaking heat led to severe impacts across the Asian continent.

Extreme Sahel heatwave that hit highly vulnerable population at the end of Ramadan would not have occurred without climate change

A man drags a trolley of water containers in the street in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

At the end of March and the beginning of April 2024 a region across the Sahel and West Africa experienced extreme heat, with maximum temperatures in the Sahel reaching more than 45°C and minimum temperatures of 32°C in Burkina Faso (Burkina Faso Meteorological Agency). Kayes in Mali recorded 48.5°C on 3 April.

Dangerous humid heat in southern West Africa about 4°C hotter due to climate change

A busy market in Lagos, Nigeria with umbrellas and a very crowded street

Southern West Africa experienced unusually excessive humid heat early in the season.

Extreme heat killing more than 100 people in Mexico hotter and much more likely due to climate change

Heat Action Day Report: Climate change and the escalation of global extreme heat

Climate change made the deadly heatwaves that hit millions of highly vulnerable people across Asia more frequent and extreme

Extreme Sahel heatwave that hit highly vulnerable population at the end of Ramadan would not have occurred without climate change

Dangerous humid heat in southern West Africa about 4°C hotter due to climate change

Latest analyses

Event type

Location

Year