Life-threatening heat events will become far more common as the world warms

% of weather stations projected to experience at least one non-compensable heat event of six hours every 1-10 years

1C

2C

3C degrees of warming

50%

40

30

20

10

0

Global

Continent

of Europe

Continental

US

1C

2C

3C degrees of warming

50%

40

30

20

10

0

Global

Continent of Europe

Continental US

Guardian graphic. Source: Powis et al, Science Advances, 2023. Weather station data from the Met Office HadISD database