The City Fix

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The world recently experienced a 13-month streak of record-breaking global temperatures. And as blistering heat waves punish communities across several continents, 2024 is on track to be the hottest year on record. Global average temperatures are now perilously close to exceeding 1.5.

Sea level rise 96

Sea level rise South America Ozone Stormwater 96

Grist

MAY 30, 2024

billion people — notably in South and East Asia and the African Sahel — experienced at least 31 days of extreme heat, hotter than 90 percent of documented temperatures between 1991 and 2020, according to a new report. Pollutants from vehicle combustion, including nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds, react in sunlight to form ozone.

Health 137

Health Pollution Climate change Africa 137

Unsustainable

MAY 1, 2019

The UCSUSA points out that “Consequences of global warming include drought, sea level rise, flooding, extreme weather, and species loss. Many other countries in South and Southeast Asia with rapidly growing economies are expanding their use of coal to create electricity. The year 2016 ranks as the warmest on record.

Climate change 40

Climate change Fossil fuels Global warming Pollution 40