More than Half the World Could See ‘Record-Setting Heat’ Every Year by 2100

More than half of the world could see new temperature records set in every single year by the end of the century if global warming is not curbed, a study finds.

And new heat records could be set in two-thirds of the world’s least developed countries each year by 2100 under the same scenario, the research adds.

Limiting global warming to below 2C above pre-industrial levels could reduce the extent of land seeing record-setting heat by almost three quarters, the lead author tells Carbon Brief.

The research “nicely illustrates the pace of change”, another scientist tells Carbon Brief.  However, it is worth noting that there are limitations to using climate models to project future temperature extremes, he adds.
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Climate change is causing unprecedented heat extremes worldwide.  The past four years have been the warmest on record – with 2016 being the hottest year ever recorded.

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