Three international organisations – Climate Central, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre and World Weather Attribution – have released a report about the rising temperature in 2024 which could be traced to the effect of climate change.

The report said that 4 billion people in the world experienced 30 days more of extreme heat. And there were 67 extreme heat events. And they said that this was a direct result of the unabated use of fossil fuels and the carbon dioxide they released into the atmosphere.

They analyzed weather data from May 1, 2024 to May 21, 2025. They found that the temperature crossed the 1.5 degrees Celsius barrier over the pre-industrial era, and over the last five years the average temperature was more than 1.3 degrees Celsius. The report noted, “Although floods and cyclones dominate headlines, heat is arguably the deadliest extreme event.”

Frederick Otto, associate professor of climate science at Imperial College,........

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