An extreme heatwave in central Asia last month was made at least 4C hotter due to the climate crisis and could have been up to 10C warmer than in a preindustrial climate, researchers said.
A new study, published by the World Weather Attribution group, warned that soaring March temperatures in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan were likely to become far more common as the planet continued warming, accelerating glacier loss and threatening water supplies, agriculture and electricity generation across the region.
