Scientists and diplomats have warned of a spike in heat deaths as large parts of the world struggle with extreme weather in what is at risk of becoming the hottest June to August period on record.
Selwin Hart, UN special adviser on climate change, told the Financial Times that countries urgently needed to take action to protect people from extreme heat, which he labelled a “silent killer”. He warned that the recent spate of high temperatures was “just a sign of things to come”.
Germany’s climate envoy Jennifer Morgan said climate change was fuelling extreme weather around the world and putting “the most vulnerable segments of the population at risk”.