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Jesus Lizana, Marie-Curie Research Fellow, University of Oxford

Northern Europe faces biggest relative increase in uncomfortable heat and is dangerously unprepared -- new research

Northern Europe will experience the greatest relative increase in uncomfortably hot days if global temperature rise reaches 2℃. DRG Photography/Shutterstock

Limiting the global temperature rise to 1.5℃ is getting harder. A recent UN report even stated that there is now “no credible pathway” to achieve this goal.

Our planet has entered uncharted territory, with all kinds of records being broken. For four consecutive days at the start of July 2023, Earth experienced its hottest day on record. And the North Atlantic Ocean is currently experiencing the highest sea-surface water temperatures ever recorded.

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