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Global Hotspots: Places Most Vulnerable to Record-Breaking Heat Waves

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Source: CNN
Global Hotspots: Places Most Vulnerable to Record-Breaking Heat Waves
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Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea, and Central America are identified as high-risk regions for dangerous, record-breaking heat waves due to their fast-growing populations and limited access to healthcare and energy supplies. Heat waves have negative impacts on air quality, drought, wildfires, infrastructure, and human health. Governments are urged to prepare for heat events that go beyond current record temperatures by setting up cooling centers and reducing hours for those working outside, among other policies. Unprecedented heat events are becoming more likely as the world continues to burn fossil fuels.

Topics:worldclimate-crisis#climate-change#climate-crisis#government-preparedness#health-impacts#heat-waves#vulnerable-regions
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  1. These are the places most at risk from record-breaking heat waves as the planet warms  CNN
  2. Here Are the Places Most at Risk From Record-Shattering Heat  The New York Times
  3. These are the places most at risk for a record-shattering heatwave  The Verge
  4. Unprecedented heat extremes ‘could occur in any region globally’  Carbon Brief
  5. Feeling the Burn: Countries at Highest Risk for Devastating Heatwaves  SciTechDaily

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