2023 was recorded to be one of the hottest years ever . This past month we have already seen some high temperatures in different parts of the world.

  • Ghana has had hot temperatures – abnormal for this time of year with some areas reaching a heat index of nearly 50C.
  • Philippines has reported hot temperatures and closed schools with heat index hitting high 40C.

Will the summer of 2024 be as hot or hotter?

Are you ready for another hot summer?

With already many parts of the world reporting high temperatures, as we slowly start to head into summer are we going to have another hot summer?

Source: Global daily surface air temperature (°C) from 1 January 1940 to 31 July 2023, plotted as time series for each year. 2023 and 2016 are shown with thick lines shaded in bright red and dark red, respectively. Other years are shown with thin lines and shaded according to the decade, from blue (1940s) to brick red (2020s). The dotted line and grey envelope represent the 1.5°C threshold above preindustrial level (1850–1900) and its uncertainty. Data: ERA5. Credit: C3S/ECMWF.

Have you considered how heat might affect you or where you live? Below see the figure created by Carolina Pereira Marghidan that captures how heat may affect different parts of our society either directly or indirectly. Not only does the heat affect the environment but also our health, our food quality and quantity (as mentioned in the articles above), water availability and quality, and different infrastructures (schools, power, roads and rail).

Overview of how heatwave can affect different aspects of society. (Source: Carolina Pereira Marghidan – Fig 1. Conceptueel diagram van de complexe interacties en gevolgen van de hittegolf in India & Pakistan, 2022 https://klimaatveranda.nl/2022/06/01/klimaatverandering-maakte-extreme-hittegolf-in-india-pakistan-30-keer-waarschijnlijker/ and Fig 9 in https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/wp-content/uploads/India_Pak-Heatwave-scientific-report.pdf

Source: https://www.climate.gov/media/15819

Are you feeling the heat?

Where you live, are you feeling the heat? How is it affecting you?

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