'Fewer hot days if Paris goals met'
New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- The terms of the 2015 Paris Agreement could help the world avoid 57 hot days every year if countries follow through on their emission-cutting commitments and limit warming this century to 2.6degC, a new analysis has said.
The report titled "Ten Years of the Paris Agreement: The Present and Future of Extreme Heat" by Climate Central and World Weather Attribution shows the historic accord can help the world move toward a safer climate.
However, researchers warn that 2.6degC of warming will still subject future generations to dangerous heat, cause severe health impacts, and widen inequality. In a 2.6degC world, countries would experience an average of 57 additional hot days per year than they do in today's climate but thi...
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