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Extreme poverty rendering Madagascar highly vulnerable to underreported extreme heat that would not have occurred without human-induced climate change

… season. Despite this, no impacts of the record breaking heat were recorded. This does not mean however, that no impacts occurred. It is a known fact that extreme heat in African countries is notoriously underreported, … leading to little awareness about the dangers of extreme heat. Heat-related mortality is estimated to increase by a …
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Hunger in a heating world: How the climate crisis is fuelling hunger in an already hungry world

… an estimated 64 percent of the US has been hit by extreme heat and water stress of different degrees.94 Despite the … region.199 The climate crisis has also contributed to a wave of rural migration to urban areas, or to areas with more … • Rain/precipitation • El Niño/La Niña • Heat • Cold • Temperature • Weather • Natural disaster …

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