It is shown that the world's largest capital in the world is currently more than 25% more hot days than in the 1990s. According to analysts, without urgent actions to protect millions of people from high temperatures, they will suffer more and more in dangerous conditions.
From Washington, the District of Colombia and Madrid to Tokyo and Beijing, the analysis shows noticeable growth on hot days, since the climatic crisis intensifies. In general, the assessment of the International Institute of Environment and Development (Ied) found that the number of days above 35C in 43 most densely populated metropolitan cities of the world increased from 1062 from 1994-2003 to 1,335 from 2015 to 2015.
Growth was seen all over the world, with an average number of days above 35C in Rome and Beijing and tripling in Manila. In Madrid, currently on average 47 days a year exceeds 35C, compared with 25 earlier. In London, which has a relatively cool climate, the number of days above 30c doubles.
Global heating caused by the burning of fossil fuel makes each heat wave more intense and more likely. Extreme heat probably caused Early death of millions of people Over the past three decades, with older people and poor people in fast -growing cities, the most deeply affected.
“Global temperatures are growing faster than the government expected, probably, and definitely faster than they seem to react,” said Anna Walnitsky, a researcher. “The inability to adapt to adapt it will condemn millions of urban residents to more and more uncomfortable and even dangerous conditions from the effect of the city island of warmth.”
“The poorest people will probably suffer the most, whether in London, Luanda or Lima, but the impact will be much worse in low-income communities or unplanned in the world south thanks to low-quality housing,” she said, noting that a third of the city inhabitants of the world live in slums or informal settlements. “Climate change is a new reality. Governments can no longer hold their heads in the sand. ”
Emissions of fossil fuel cause The climatic crisis is still growingDespite the need to fall by 45% by 2030, in order to have a chance to maintain a global temperature below the Paris Agreement, 1.5 ° C higher than pre -industrial levels. As a result, the fallen temperatures were registered around the world in 2024, from USA And Canada To EgyptIN China And JapanThe latter field reached its record temperature of 41.2 ° C in July, with more than 10,000 people Taken to the hospital. In Europe, at least 16,500 thermal deaths were the result of a climatic crisis from June to August.
Many large cities, from Dallas to Shanghai, also deal with “Climate Knich”According to the guardian, he will bring fatal fluctuations between extreme wet and dry weather.
A New analysis Compiled temperature data for the 40 most densely populated metropolitan cities and three more cities with high political significance this year. The climate summit of the UN, COP30, will be held in Brazil in November, and its capital, from 1994 to 2003 in Brazil, was only three days of more than 35 cents, compared with 40 from 2015 to 2024. In South Africa, in which the current G20 presidency operates, the residents of Pretoria are now 11 days a year on average compared to only three a year in 1990.
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Global Adaptation Center (GCA) launched a campaign on Thursday, called Heat includedTo accelerate the scaling of decisions that save life and protect livelihoods, from cooling centers and shaded recreation areas to the schedules of working layers of climate and systems in the early stages.
Maki Sall, the chairman of the GCA and the former president of Senegal, said: “Extreme heat is not a distant risk – it is here that now threatens our people, our economies and our future. Investing in practical, proven decisions, we can protect our citizens. ” In the UK, the preparation of the government to protect people from the escalation influences of the climatic crisis was convicted as “inadequate, partial and disparate“Official advisers in April.
Walnitsky said: “Many of us know what it feels like to lie in wakefulness at night, dripping sweat during the heat. This is not a problem, we can simply condition our way out. Cities need to immediately increase funding to improve insulation and ventilation of buildings, develop heat plans and create a shadow where it is possible. ”
