Record Heat Waves Loom For Places Least Expecting Them, New Study Warns
- Global warming is severely escalating heat waves worldwide, according to British researchers.
- The study identifies locations at highest risk of extreme, deadly heat they've never before experienced.
- Developed and developing nations alike face threats, especially those unprepared for and unaccustomed to such severe heat.
- Policymakers worldwide must take urgent action to implement emergency plans before unprecedented heat waves strike.
- Climate change continues to intensify the likelihood and severity of extreme heat events around the globe.