Warming will sink 40% of the world into extreme conditions: scientists

There is a danger that people in countries located between 20 degrees North and 20 degrees South latitude are exposed to hyperthermia.

At Princeton University, they believe that in the tropical regions of the planet, where more than 40% of the world’s population lives, the climate crisis is pushing humans to the limit of adaptation. Reported by The Guardian.

Climatologists have found that when the average annual temperature rises 1.5 ° C, the temperature in the tropics can reach 35 ° C, which is the limit of adaptation of the human body.

“In theory, no one can withstand a wet bulb temperature above 35 ° C, no matter how much water they can drink,” said expert Mojtaba Sadeh.

The “wet thermometer” shows what internal temperature a humid (wet, sweaty) human body will tend to reach.

The team found that wet bulb temperatures are increasing at roughly the same rate as the average tropical temperature.

According to scientists, there is a danger that residents of countries located between 20 degrees north and 20 degrees south latitude are exposed to hyperthermia.

Climate change was previously reported to be the most serious threat to global security, undermining political, economic and social systems. This is the conclusion reached by the UN Security Council.

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