Projections for 'dangerous' heat stress (IMAGE)
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The top panel shows the historical record for “dangerous” days per year, with a heat index above 103 F. The left column shows the range of dangerously hot days in 2050, with 10 times more “dangerous” days in the southeastern U.S and more than 100 “dangerous” days in parts of South America, Africa, India and Australia. The right column shows the broader range of possibilities for 2100. The bottom right shows the worst-case scenario, with dangerous conditions for much of the year in South America, central Africa and South Asia. (Lower values in sub-Saharan Africa and India are because they experience “extremely dangerous” conditions.)
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Vargas Zeppetello et al./Communications Earth & Environment
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