Analysis

Nations face fierce headwinds in adapting to extreme weather

Policymakers must help communities become resilient to events such as floods, fires and storms, at the same time as working to dramatically reduce emissions.

Camilla Hodgson

Updated Aug 10, 2021 – 12.21pm, first published at 9.40am

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London | Living in a world that is 1.5C warmer in two decades than it was 200 years ago means a heatwave that would previously have occurred once in 50 years is likely to occur nine times.

In the more serious instance of 2C of warming, the odds are worse still – sweltering conditions would be suffered 14 times, or every 3½ years.

Financial Times