Paris, Feb 4, 2025 (AFP) - Warming threatens to expand area of world too hot for humans

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2025-02-04
Extreme heat will reach dangerous levels -- even for younger people -- across an area equivalent to the size of the United States if Earth's global warming hits two degrees Celsius, scientists warned on Tuesday. Climate change is driving an increasing number of deadly heatwaves across the world, exposing a growing number of people to conditions that test the limits of human endurance. Last year, more than 1,300 people died at the hajj pilgrima......
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