Deadly heatwaves will continue to rise, study finds
Monday, June 19, 2017 - 10:22
in Earth & Climate
Seventy-four percent of the world's population will be exposed to deadly heatwaves by 2100 if carbon gas emissions continue to rise at current rates, according to a study published in Nature Climate Change. Even if emissions are aggressively reduced, the percent of the world's human population affected is expected to reach 48 percent.