Earth sweltered through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured, with a record warm August capping a season of brutal and deadly temperatures, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
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Amplified by wildfires and desert dust fanned by climate change, more frequent heatwaves are leading to a sharp drop in air quality and human health, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a Geneva-based UN agency, said in a report Wednesday
Geneva, Sept 6 (EFE).- Extreme heat events, exacerbated by wildfires and the spread of desert dust, are severely degrading air quality around the world, with adverse impacts on human health and agriculture, according to data by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) presented on Wednesday. “Heatwaves are worsening air quality, affecting human health, ecosystems, agriculture and …