The World Meteorological Organization reports that the risk of temperatures rising to this level by 2026 is almost 50 percent. The experts also make regional forecasts – for example on drought.
In the heat of May 1, 2022, a farmer cools himself with water in the Indian state of Punjab.
The ongoing heat wave in India and Pakistan is unusually strong for a spring month. This weather event and many others make it clear that global warming is continuing unabated.