Babies 'will face almost twice as much' extreme fire weather in Europe than great-grandparents
Children born after 2025 will experience three more years of brutally fire-conducive weather as global heating intensifies
TL;DR
- European babies born after 2025 could face almost twice as much extreme fire weather as their great-grandparents.
- Current climate policies are projected to expose a child born in Europe in 2025 to three more years of fire-conducive weather over their lifetime than someone born in 1950.
- The Mediterranean region will see the fastest rise in severe fire weather conditions.
- The increase in fire weather is attributed 86% to climate change and 14% to people living longer.
- Limiting global warming to 1.5C could reduce the exposure to extreme fire weather by 1.3 years for children born in 2025.
- Europe has experienced unprecedented heatwaves, droughts, and wildfires this summer, overwhelming authorities.
- The EU is considering the creation of a European firefighting fleet.