In half of century life-threatening temperatures for humans
19:07
By 2070, temperatures in some parts of the globe will rise to the point that they will endanger people's lives. The danger concerns one-third of humanity.
Such conclusions were reached by an international group of researchers who published their conclusions in a report in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
In 50 years (unless we regain control of greenhouse gas emissions), the average annual temperature in many regions of the world can rise to 29 degrees Celsius, or about 7.5 degrees. For comparison, the average temperature in Poland in 2019 was 10.1 degrees Celsius.
Such a rise in temperatures threatens the lives of 3.5 billion people on Earth. The most vulnerable are the inhabitants of India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Indonesia, Sudan and several other countries.
This threat, however, will not bypass the inhabitants of the colder regions of the planet. Overheating the globe means chaos in global food supply, a crisis in the health care system, and mass migrations of people to colder regions.
The threat is avoidable with a rapid reduction of global greenhouse gas emissions.
